'This weeks Reactions takes us back to the playground. Rumor has it that gum stays in your stomach for 7 years but is there any truth to this? Science and chemistry can give us the answer to this age-old myth. Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook! http://facebook.com/ACSReactions Twitter! http://twitter.com/ACSReactions Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions Cadillac Candy - AM Producer: Elaine Seward Writer: Sam Lemonick Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski Scientific consultants: Nancy McGreal, Ph.D Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D. Sophia Cai Sources: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=172.615 http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/digestive-system-article/ http://www.wrigley.com/uk/about-us/ingredients.aspx http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130625-does-gum-take-years-to-digest https://www.dukemedicine.org/blog/myth-or-fact-it-takes-seven-years-digest-chewing-gum http://u.osu.edu/buckmdblog/2009/12/02/medical-mythbusters-does-gum-really-stay-in-your-stomach-for-7-years/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-chewing-gum-takes-seven-years-to-digest/ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/3527600035.bpol2001/abstract?userIsAuthenticated=true&deniedAccessCustomisedMessage= Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others\' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it\'s OK to pee in the pool? We\'ve got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. Reactions is produced by the American Chemical Society.'
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