2007-01-29 14:11:38 · 5 answers · asked by invincible 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Because the gum is soft because of the warmth of your mouth, but the water cools the gum and makes it hard.
2007-01-29 14:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is related to temperature. With gum at or near your body temperature, 98.6ºF, and the drink, usually at 40-50ºF, the gum, when chilled to this temperature, gets hard. An extreme example of this would be to put the gum on an ice cube for a couple of minutes, then try to chew. As the gum warms, it will get softer once again.
I hope this helps.
2007-01-29 22:25:39 · answer #2 · answered by 06_TX_TL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is because friction causes heat, when you chew an off-the-wraper gum, it is hard, after a while it smoothes and becomes really "gummy" "flexible" this is because certain things used in the chewing gum were ment to get flexible with use, when they come in contact with cold environment, it looses its flexibility and contracts (shrinks). Water is not the only thing that makes gum do this, try ice, snow, cold wind... you get my point.
2007-01-29 23:11:25 · answer #3 · answered by eds_tb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gum has emolient in it that react to but do not break down because of your saliva which can be thought of as a mild form of stomach acid. When the water hits the gum it halts the process.
2007-01-29 22:35:40 · answer #4 · answered by Cherry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the hydrogen in the water reactes with the glucose in the chewing gum
Just Kidding I have no idea.
2007-01-29 22:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by chris 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋