This document discusses the benefits and drawbacks of chewing gum. It notes that chewing gum can strengthen teeth and jaws, freshen breath, alleviate stress, and help focus attention and memory. However, it can also cause mess if not disposed of properly and pose a choking risk for young children. The document provides tips for using gum creatively or to solve minor problems, but notes sugars in gum can be unhealthy if consumed in large amounts. Overall, it argues that with responsible use and proper disposal, gum has more benefits than risks and could be introduced in learning environments.
2. Known Benefits - Facts First!
Makes jawsand teethstronger
Cleans your teeth & helps
to gain fresh breath
Alleviates stress
Helps paying attention
and improves memory
If vitamins, minerals,
nicotine or herbs are added
it can help drop smoking,
lose weight or gain more
energy
Can be used instead of pills as it
helps the needed substances to get
into the blood stream faster
3. Do It Yourself – Useful & Creative Tips
Fill cracks in clay flowerpots
or other small vessels that
should be watertight
Use it as catfish bait
Secure lightweight
items together or on a
surface
Create art - a sculpture of
chewed gum, a pixelated painting
of colorful gumballs…
Remove light
scratches from CDs
4. Negative Effects & Solutions
Mess under tables and chairs?
Solution: if we didn’t have to hide it
and would have proper disposal
means, the mess probably wouldn't
happen
Risk of choking! Don't give
it to children under 6
years! Don’t forget it in
your mouth when falling
asleep!
Chewing can make disturbing
noises. Chew with your mouth
closed and try to keep it quiet
Some chewing gums contain sugar -
consuming too much can lead to all
kinds of bad effects on your health.
Solution: consume sugar free
chewing gum
5. What I Feel. About Chewing Gum
I love to have a fresh breath - it
just helps to get more kisses :*
If the kiss gets French - its better
not to have the gum in the way
Good for pranks! Hand your best friend an
extremely sour chewing gum – the resultant
facial impressions are just priceless!
It is nasty to find chewed gum under your
table or shoe or bag .. and especially bad if
you forget it in your mouth when falling
asleep - you can choke or it may end up in
your hair
I’ve practiced blowing huge bubbles
since 7 – I'm pretty good at that now.
Wanna compete? ;)
I Think…
6. If proper means of
disposal are available the
negative effects on
environment can be
minimized
Consuming too much sugar or
making disturbing noises can
be prevented easily by
choosing sugar free gum and
keeping your mouth closed
while chewing
Chewing the chewing
gum must be thought to
children and given to
them only if they can
start using it responsibly
Altogether chewing gum has many
more positive properties than
negative and it would be even a
good idea to introduce it to any
learning environment like schools
or work places, taking care of our
hygiene and improving our
cognitive processes
SUMMARY
7. What is the most
INTERESTING
VALUABLE
&
CREATIVE
thing you can do with
CHEWING GUM
?
8. Wall Cover/Art Installation in Stockholm Metro
The most valuable use of chewing cum is to chew it - to energize your cognitive processes,
which will lead to the most interesting and creative thoughts that you ever could imagine!
Editor's Notes
Information used from:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gumchewinggumfacts.comvoices.yahoo.com/7-unusual-uses-bubble-gum-3979924.htmleverything2.com/title/uses+of+chewing+gumhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/04/01/what-eating-too-much-sugar-does-to-your-brain/