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-'''Bubblegum''' is a type of [[chewing gum]] that is especially designed for blowing bubbles.  It is often pink in color and has a particular flavor. Bubble gum tends to be more [[viscous]] than standard chewing gum in order to facilitate bubble blowing. Some brands are especially non-sticky, such as [[Big League Chew]], [[Bubble Yum]] and [[Bubblicious]]. In the [[United States]], bubble gum is often dispensed by [[gumball machine]]s. The act of blowing bubbles with bubble gum is often called ''bubbling''.
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-==Inventor disputed==
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-Some might say the true inventor and patent holder of [[Dubble Bubble]] is seldom publicly acknowledged, based on a poorly documented story about confusion created by a popular 1960s game show called ''[[What's My Line?]]''.{{fact}}  According to the story, seeking to include the inventor of bubble gum in its line-up of guests; the writers for ''What's My Line?'' consulted with the [[Fleer|Frank H. Fleer Company]]. In the 35 years that elapsed since the invention of [[Dubble Bubble]], the true creator of the formula, Gilbert Mustin, Sr., had died.  Realizing that the publicity opportunity was too valuable to decline, the Fleer Corp. decided to cast Walter Diemer (Gilbert Mustin's accountant, who knew nothing about chemistry at the time of bubble gum's invention) as the charmingly haphazard inventor of bubble gum.  The July 1990 edition of ''Smithsonian'' magazine followed suit, publishing an article on the inventor of bubble gum, whom they claimed to be Walter Diemer.  After interviewing the elderly Diemer, who at this point was consumed by senility, ''Smithsonian'' portrayed Walter Diemer as the undisputed hero of children across the world.  To this day, Diemer is publicly acknowledged as the accountant who accidentally invented Dubble Bubble.  So far, according to the story, no publication has acknowledged the fact that Gilbert Mustin's name lies on the original 1928 patent for bubble gum.'''
-The credibility of this story depends upon a citation for the purported 1928 patent. Looking under the U.S. patent classification most frequently used for such gum inventions (namely 426/3, 426/4, 426/5, and 426/6) one will find that G.B. Mustin filed for three patents: one on 10 November 1926 and two on 10 September 1928, respectively under the titles of "Method of Making Chewing Gum Sandwiches" and "Chewing Gum and Method of Making the Same" all issued 29 July 1930 under patent numbers: 1,771,506; 1,771,981; and 1,771,982.  The latter two inventions are chewing gum improvements that could possibly describe the bubble gum formula prior to it actually being called "bubble gum". Furthermore, the first patent found within the classification numbers provided above that referred to "bubble gum" was issued to Richard P. Dyckman in 1936 for "Bubble Chewing Gum" (U.S. patent# 2060461).
-==In fiction==
-In many cartoons, bubblegum is used as a trap so that when someone steps in it, they get stuck in the sticky mess, sometimes resulting in the person taking off his/her footwear.
-In a Bonanza [[Big Little Book]], Little Joe and Hoss encounter a city-dwelling cowboy wannabe who is infamous for chewing bubble gum.
-==See also==
-*[[Chewing gum]]
-*[[Functional gum]]
-*[[Gum base]]
-*[[Gum industry]]
-*[[List of chewing gum brands]]
-==References==
-==External links==
-*[http://www.fordgum.com/story.html The Story of Gum]
-[[Category:Confectionery]]
-[[Category:Gum|*]]