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Bubble gum warning - do not swallow. (Original Post) dipsydoodle May 2014 OP
lol Earth_First May 2014 #1
One of my most favorites ever! GoCubsGo May 2014 #2
You just made me swallow my gum intaglio May 2014 #3
hahaha cate94 May 2014 #4
And I thought the drug side effect warning about "oily discharge" was scary! pinboy3niner May 2014 #5
Same thing happened pipi_k May 2014 #6
I'd have used a flaming arrow kentauros May 2014 #7
Hmmm... pipi_k May 2014 #8
Depends on which way you were oriented at the time. kentauros May 2014 #9

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
6. Same thing happened
Sun May 4, 2014, 10:47 AM
May 2014

to me at the age of 7 when I swallowed a rubber balloon.


I floated over the town dump for about 45 minutes before someone shot the balloon with a bb gun

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
8. Hmmm...
Sun May 4, 2014, 01:42 PM
May 2014

Wondering if that would have generated enough escape velocity to send a 7 year old into permanent earth orbit...



kentauros

(29,414 posts)
9. Depends on which way you were oriented at the time.
Sun May 4, 2014, 06:05 PM
May 2014

If on top of the well-filled balloon, then yes, to the Moon!

If on the bottom, well, remember the Spacelab Splatdown?

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