Candy
Chewing Gum Stigma
In Oct 2013, the chewing gum company Beldent gathered five sets of identical twins. In each set, one twin was instructed to chew gum while the other sat motionless. Visitors to the Buenos Aires Museum of Contemporary Art were then asked questions about the twins.Their answers indicated that 73 percent of people had a more favorable impression of the gum chewing twins. Beldent claimed that this disproved the "chewing gum stigma."
Though I disagree. I think gum chewing does turn off some people. What the experiment showed was that there's an even greater stigma attached to being expressionless, showing no emotion at all
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 03, 2019 -
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Category: Experiments, Psychology, Candy
Gateway Drug
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 06, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Drugs, Candy, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Potato Candy
Which recipe do you prefer? In either case, be sure to whip some up for St. Patrick's Day--or anytime you want tuber-based sweets!Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 31, 2018 -
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Category: Candy, 1930s
Non-melting popsicle
Recently announced by the U.K. design firm Bompas & Parr, who say that it took them a year to develop and that it was "designed with global warming in mind," so thatThe technology is based on pykrete, which is a frozen mixture of sawdust and water that resists melting. Pykrete was invented during WWII, and for a while the British Royal Navy was considering building a supersized aircraft carrier out of the stuff.
The non-melting popsicle uses edible fruit fibers instead of sawdust to achieve the same non-melting effect. A company rep said, "The texture of the ice lolly is not far off a regular lolly, though a tad chewy."
More info: fast company
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 24, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Candy, Inventions
Fake Flavored Condom Candy
1 Box New Imported Candy Geli White Candies Fun Snack Condoms Durex Chocolate Candy FunFool's Day Tricky Evil Harry Potter Candy
I got nothin'.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 02, 2018 -
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Category: Sexuality, Foreign Customs, Candy, Asia
Barfo Family Candy
The classic, vomiting-head candy released by Topps in 1990.Drew Friedman tells the story of its creation here.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 18, 2018 -
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Category: Candy, 1990s
Rambo Bubble Gum
Raspberry-flavored gum shaped to resemble shrapnel or flak.Went on sale in 1985, as a tie-in with the release of Rambo II.
image source: Candy Wrapper Museum
Wisconsin State Journal - Nov 3, 1985
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 11, 2018 -
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Category: War, Candy, 1980s
Follies of the Madmen #342
Nestle's = "Ness-uls" Down Under? Who the heck knew? In any case, girls sure do love chocolate-affiliated horoscopes, don't they?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 21, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Candy, 1960s, Women, Australia
A Rose and a Baby Ruth
Apology on the cheap.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 30, 2017 -
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Category: Music, Nature, Teenagers, Candy, 1950s, Love & Romance
Hippy Sippy
Hippy Sippy consisted of tiny chocolate balls packaged in a container that looked like a hypodermic needle. The chocolate balls were sucked out through the "needle." The candy was introduced in 1968, but was pulled from shelves within a year because of popular outrage.It reminds me of the Chilly Bang! Bang! juice-filled squirt gun.
More info: Box Vox
Camden Courier-Post - Oct 19, 1968
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 30, 2017 -
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Category: Drugs, Candy
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