Chewing gum used as glue and sealer? Whoever knew it could be so handy, but as MacGuyver has shown us many times before, you can use anything as a substitute to either make or repair another item.
The list below has 14 easy fixes you can use your chewing gum on, some of them will require it to be chewed, and some will not. There are probably a lot of ways chewing gum can be used, but this is just a few.
Fix Tile:
If you have loose tiles anywhere, you can fix them by putting tiny pieces of chewed gum around the edges, then gently press it back in its’ place.
Fix The Hem Of Your Clothes:
Place tiny pieces of chewed gum in between the hem, and press down on it until the hem stays in place.
Fix A Natural Gas Tank Leak:
This is just a temporary fix until you can get someone out to repair the leak, but chew a piece of gum and press it over the leak.
Get Rid Of Earaches:
These are earaches that are caused by allergies, colds or sinus infection. When you chew the gum, it opens your Eustachian tubes that runs from the back of your throat to your middle ear.
Caulking Compound:
Use your chewed gum to plug and seal any holes you discover that will cause problems.
Holes In Your Garden Hose:
Place your chewed gum over the hole in the garden hose, and if you want to reinforce the gum, place a piece of tape over it.
Crab Bait:
Lightly chew a piece of spearmint gum, and stick it on the end of your hook. Apparently crabs like spearmint, so this will lure the crabs to you.
Repair Eyeglasses:
If the frame is cracked or the leg is broken, then put your chewed gum over the crack to hold it together. If it’s a broken leg, then put the two pieces together, and wrap the chewed gum around the two pieces until the leg is secured.
Repair Cracks:
Your chewed gum can be used to file holes and cracks wherever they appear. Walls, floors and pottery.
Fix Your Window Pane:
You can use your chewed gum just like putty for windows.
Protect Your Food:
Some insects, especially meal worms don’t like spearmint, so place a few pieces next to your macaroni, spaghetti, rice, flour and noodles. This will protect these items by repelling the insects.
Use On Airplane Flight:
Chewing gum will relieve your ear ache caused by air pressure changes. The chewing process opens up the Eustachian tubes.
Retrieve Jewelry From Plumbing:
If you ever loose your ring or ear ring down a drain, just straighten out a wire hanger, chew a piece of gum, wrap the gum around the end of the hanger, stick it down the drain until you touch the item and it adheres to the chewing gum.
Secure Book Dust Covers:
Place tiny pieces of chewed gum around the dust cover, and place it on the book. Press in place until the dust cover is secure.
Did you know that the main ingredient in chewing gum use to be chicle, which is from the sap of the sapodilla tree, that can be found Central and South America?
But during World War II, it was rather difficult for the gum manufacturers to get chicle, so they started manufacturing synthetic gum bases.
Today, Americans spend about 2.5 billion dollars for chewing gum, and we chew an average of 168 sticks each year, so it’s no wonder chewing gum used as glue and sealer is so popular.
