2007-03-24 13:43:39 · 6 answers · asked by marley2791 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
gum is more elastic than the foods we eat because it contains some rubber. the only kind of food that chemically gets broken down in your mouth are carbohydrates (sugar, bread, etc.) so if any part of the gum would be broken down it would only be the sugar
2007-03-24 14:34:12 · answer #1 · answered by levi52291 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause the particles in gum are attracted to each other so its difficult to separate them. kinda like pulling a rubber band
2007-03-24 20:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know a girl that chewed gum for about 10 minutes and it dissolved. so thats not true. it got sticky then it just disappeared.
2007-03-24 23:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh it does... it just takes a looong time. i once fell asleep with a piece of gum in my mouth and when i woke up the next afternoon it was almost completely dissolved
2007-03-24 21:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by grmkorn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because chewing gum is made of rubber and plastic
2007-03-24 20:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by jamie s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz its cool like that
2007-03-24 20:51:49 · answer #6 · answered by anonymous! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋