Heavy rain hit Utah County for a second consecutive day Tuesday, bringing with it flooded roads, accidents and mudslides.
Verb. 1. gum up-stick together as if with gum; the inside of the pipe has gummed up. clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke-become or cause to become obstructed; The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up. verb.
Butyl rubber, commonly used in gum (as well as tires and basketballs, mm!), is a synthetic rubber that provides it with an ideal chewiness. Youâve probably noticed that gum is unaffected by the crushing of your teeth - thatâs kind of the point. So when you swallow the gum, it moves through your digestive tract into your stomach as one giant wad. While your enzymes are able to break down the carbohydrates, oils, and alcohols in the gum as they would with regular food, the rubber base in the gum is basically immune to these enzymes.