My parents told me that if I swallowed chewing gum it would wrap around my heart and windpipe and choke me :-(
A childhood belief about chewing gum
you weren't the only one
51 of you believed this
- I thought when you chew gum and you swallot it you would choke and die o_o— Courtney
- My Nan told us if we swallowed chewing gum it would wrap itself around my wind pipe and kill me— susan
- I used to believe that if I swallowed chewing gum, it would wrap around my heart and strangle me— "Tusitala"
- I used to believe if you swallowed chewing gum it would strangle your guts and kill you!— David
- I used to believe that if you swollowed you gum, that it would stick to your heart and then you'll die.— Ebony
- Swallowing chewing gum = choking— Kitty Lover