Have you ever swallowed gum?
Everyone tells you "Don't swallow it! It will not come out for another 7 years!". But then. people say, "Eww, spitting is disgusting. Don't do it!" and, "don't throw your gum on the floor! That's disgraceful!".
So, the pros overweighed the cons... erm, the cons of disposing the gum properly overruled the cons of swallowing it, so that is what I do. As in, I still do it. Constantly. All. The. Time.
Why? Maybe it's because I think it's a myth that items you swallow stay in your stomach. Your gum just takes about 7 years to digest.
However, I'm not so confident about my position now, after reading this.
Apparently, a woman swallowed a pen accidentally, and no one believed her. 25 years later, she begins to have other health problems (she is now 76 years old), and finds that the pen is still in there. It was later extracted and in fact, works.
That's just fascinating that a pen that old stuck in a moist, acidic environment would survive, never mind operate afterwards.
And better yet, the woman's stomach and digestive tract is pretty much unscathed! Now that's what I'd call a miracle!
This is just another example of the quality of items back then in comparison to now. I can tell you, stick a new pen in your mouth for 2 minutes (don't actually do it!) and it won't work.
If you want to see my full rant on Item Quality, click here.
I guess the moral of the story is "Don'tcha Put it in youe Mouth!", followed by duo with one deranged looking... thing.
Thanks for reading!
Everyone tells you "Don't swallow it! It will not come out for another 7 years!". But then. people say, "Eww, spitting is disgusting. Don't do it!" and, "don't throw your gum on the floor! That's disgraceful!".
So, the pros overweighed the cons... erm, the cons of disposing the gum properly overruled the cons of swallowing it, so that is what I do. As in, I still do it. Constantly. All. The. Time.
Why? Maybe it's because I think it's a myth that items you swallow stay in your stomach. Your gum just takes about 7 years to digest.
However, I'm not so confident about my position now, after reading this.
"Man, where is a pen when you need one?"
Apparently, a woman swallowed a pen accidentally, and no one believed her. 25 years later, she begins to have other health problems (she is now 76 years old), and finds that the pen is still in there. It was later extracted and in fact, works.
That's just fascinating that a pen that old stuck in a moist, acidic environment would survive, never mind operate afterwards.
And better yet, the woman's stomach and digestive tract is pretty much unscathed! Now that's what I'd call a miracle!
This is just another example of the quality of items back then in comparison to now. I can tell you, stick a new pen in your mouth for 2 minutes (don't actually do it!) and it won't work.
If you want to see my full rant on Item Quality, click here.
I guess the moral of the story is "Don'tcha Put it in youe Mouth!", followed by duo with one deranged looking... thing.
AAAAAAHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Thanks for reading!
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