Journey to the Center of Bubble Gum

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Journey to the Center of Bubble Gum
By Lauren Goodall
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Shelley Long
Emma Buton
We love bubble gum!!!
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Who Invented Bubble Gum???

• Walter E. Dimer

He was twenty-three at the time
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How Much Money He Made

He made over a million and a half dollars worth
of bubble gum the first year!!
(in 1928)
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Where He Invented It

He invented it in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Contests

• Didnt get a reward
• Contests for kids

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gum base
sugar or another sweetener
corn syrup
softener
flavorings
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In 1998, Gary Duschi got a record for having the
longest gum wrapper chain! It weighed 362 pounds
and 26,503 feet long.
9 years ago in Singapore, chewing bubble gum
and/or gum was banned because people would throw
their gum in the streets and would collect things
like dust and dirt and stay there! Isnt that
disgusting!!!
World famous hotel in Singapore
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Did you know that?

• Worked for a gum company
• Made by mistake
• Taught store clerk to blow bubbles
• Playing around with gum found bubbles in it

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Quiz Time

• Who invented bubble gum?
• Walter E. Dimer
• True or False? Was bubble gum was invented on
  purpose?
• False
• Why was bubble gum banned in Singapore?
• People threw it on the ground it attracted dust
  dirt
• Where was bubble gum invented?
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• How much money did he make the first year?
• Over 1.5 million
• How did he make bubble gum?
• Playing around with regular gum and found bubbles
  in it
• What are three ingredients in bubble gum?
• gum base
• sugar or another sweetener
• corn syrup
• softener
• flavorings
• How much does the gum wrapper chain weigh? How
  long is it?

Bubble Gum
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Conclusion

• Thank you for watching my presentation
• Please pass the pictures around
• These are pictures of bubble gum sculptures

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Bubble Gum
The End