Science fair fun

Ok, so call us procrastinators. I admit it, when it comes to things that just have to be done, I tend to wait until the last minute. Sometimes it works out great and sometimes not so great. So here it is...Tyler has a science fair project due Monday, yep, Monday! That leaves us 3 days to get it done. So I think we have a pretty good one picked out and I along with the rest of my family and a couple of friends have all agreed to be "guinea pigs" for the benefit of science and in my opinion, for all mankind. It sure is gonna be tough though. He decided to "test" different chewing gums to see which holds it's flavor the longest.

So we have 5 different brands of gum all the same flavor, some sugar free, some flavor crystals, some with the hrad shell outside and even one with a liquid center. Sure is a good thing I enjoy chewing gum but I have to admit, I am somewhat disappointed with my results so far. I never really paid attention to it before, but gum really does lose flavor quick! I mean it is still chewable for a while after it loses flavor, but I don't blow bubble often and that is the best way to figure out if the gum still has flavor, I mean seriously, think about it. Most of the time when you chew gum, it isn't really touching your tongue very often. Right? You generally keep it in your teeth. When you go to blow a bubble, you stretch the gum over your tongue to create a pocket for the air to catch in. So if you do that, you can really tell if the flavor is still there. So far I have chewed Extra and it seems to hold its flavor for about 1 hour. Which to me, doesn't seem long enough. I guess we'll see how it compares to the rest before I let it bother me.