From clubs to bubble blowing competitions that have been cited in the Guinness Book of World Records, bubblegum has seen as interesting tale.
All of us at some point have chewed on bubblegum. We have even played that game as children, “Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish. How many bubblegum do you wish?” In addition, we have participated in bubble blowing competitions and today, there is also a bubblegum club! WOW! That’s so much of bubblegum in our lives! So where did so much bubblegum come from? Who invented it? These are some of the interesting things that we’re going to find out.The first bubblegum, which was developed by Peter Meijer in 1906, was sticky and broke too easily, so it was quickly abandoned. Accompanied by his assistant, Meijer strove to create a stronger, less sticky type of gum, but was forced to give up in 1908 and declare bankruptcy.
Bubblegum was first introduced to the American public in 1911, although it was nor commercially successful.
The Fleer company developed an improved bubblegum, which they marketed under the name Dubble Bubble. The reason bubblegum is traditionally pink is that it was the original color used by Frank H. Fleer, as it was the only one stock when he made it.
Up to the 1970s, bubblegum had a tendency to stick to one’s face, if given the opportunity. But with the advent of super-soft, non-stick gum, bubble blowing became a less dangerous sport. In the years that followed, the fear of gum sticking to one’s face actually ceased to be a cultural phenomenon, despite having been a common humorous reference in entertainment.
Indeed, with the introduction of non-stick gum, bubblegum became one of the best- selling sweets in the US United States
The current Guinness World Record Holder for blowing the largest bubble is Susan Montgomery Williams, from Fresno , California Louisville , Kentucky
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