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I fully admit I’m terrified of the Packers passing game vs the Lions DB’s next Sunday 😭
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Just in: Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons is believed to have sustained a torn Achilles tendon at practice Sunday, sources tell ESPN. A suspected season-ending injury for Simmons after rejuvenated and impressive training camp and preseason performances.
Most chewing gum is plastic and rubber. The pack calls it gum base.
Extra reads sorbitol, gum base, glycerol, natural and artificial flavors, then under 2% of sweeteners, soy lecithin, BHT and color. Orbit and Trident read about the same. Gum base is the part you actually chew, and none of the 3 say what it is.
FDA rule for gum base names 46 things a company can use and still print those 2 words. Polyvinyl acetate is on it, and that's the polymer in white glue. So is polyethylene, the same family as a grocery bag, and butyl rubber, which is what inner tubes are made of. Then paraffin, petroleum wax, polyisobutylene, pine rosin esters to soften it, and lanolin, which is the grease out of sheep's wool. Pick any mix and the label reads gum base.
It's why gum doesn't dissolve no matter how long you chew. The sweetener and the flavor wear out in a few minutes and what's left in your mouth is the polymer, which is also why it stays on a sidewalk for years. Gum used to be chicle, a tree sap. Simply Gum and Glee still use it and say so on the pack.
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Joaquin Buckley was in disbelief watching Mike Malott knock him out cold 😭😭
“That’s gotta be Ai. He put me out like that? That motherf*cker slept my ass.”
