Awesome Gum

This playful tabletop lamp combines classical sculpture with modern art. Designer Uto Balmoral’s Wonder Lamp features a cast resin head of a Roman warrior who’s here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And he’s not out of bubble gum, thanks to the custom-made pink LED lightbulb sticking out of his mouth.

Guinness World Records introduces us to Gary Duschl, a man with an obsession for Wrigley’s chewing gum. Over the last 54 years, he has folded more than 2 million gum stick wrappers to create a woven paper chain. Each day he’s added more than five feet to his chain, which currently measures more than 20 miles long.

This classic How It’s Made takes us inside the Dubble Bubble factory, where they make mass quantities of chewy, fruity gum meant for blowing bubbles. And if you ever wondered if it was okay to swallow your gum, the “made of plastics and rubbers” bit might dissuade you.

French artist Jeremy Laffon creates spiraling towers and sculptures using the humble material of chewing gum, then documents their decline in video and photographs by applying heat to slump the structure.

For those of us who are multitaskers and don’t have a lot of time to waste, Blue Q’s super sarcastic gum will keep a smile on your face and your breath fresh at the same time.

Experience the taste of stadium fine dining wherever you are with Ballpark Gum. The gumballs cover the holy trinity of ballpark food – peanuts, hot dog and beer. Hot dog gum. Yum.

Once you’ve seen this stuff, would you ever chew DoubleMint or Juicy Fruit again? Didn’t thinks so. According to ThinkGeek, you must chew this if you ever want to ride a unicorn. Also, raises the dead.