How to Blow a Bubble Within a Bubble

A double bubble begins with two pieces of gum.

Bubble gum, gum especially designed for blowing bubbles, was first sold in stores in 1928. Walter Diemer, an accountant for Fleer Chewing Gum Company, accidentally discovered that less sticky ingredients could be used to create a chewing gum that blew bubbles. Pink food coloring was added and, today, still remains the standard bubble gum color. As soon as the first bubbles were blown, people began experimenting with multiple bubbles within each other. There are a few simple techniques, including patience and a steady air flow, that are used to blow a bubble within a bubble.

Things You'll Need

• 2 pieces bubble gum

Instructions

1. 

   Bubble gum pieces come in sticks, balls and squares.

   Place one to two pieces, depending on the size of the gum, into your mouth. Chew until moist and almost completely soft. A little texture left to the gum helps keep the bubble stiffer.

2. Flatten the gum with your tongue against the inside of your upper-two front teeth. Open your mouth slightly and gently push your tongue halfway into the flattened piece of gum. Move your tongue around a tiny bit in order to create a little pocket where you will blow air through. Pull your tongue gently back into your mouth.

3. Blow air slowly into the pocket, using shallow breaths, for about two seconds or until achieving the size bubble you want. Purse your lips together. Flatten the remaining gum inside your mouth against the back of the upper-two front teeth again. Use your tongue to work the remaining gum into a pancake shape again.

4. Place the gum at the tip of your tongue and and slowly push your tongue through. Work your tongue around a little bit to form another small pocket. Pull your tongue back into your mouth.

5. Open your mouth a tiny bit and slowly and evenly blow air through the second bubble. A bubble will appear inside the first bubble that is hanging outside your lips. Close your mouth when the second bubble is the size you want.

Tips & Warnings

• The gum is likely to shoot out of your mouth if you don't hold it in tightly when blowing.

• Blowing the bubbles too hard or fast will make them pop.

References

• Chewing Gum Facts.com: Bubble Gum History
• Bubble Gum Bubble: Lesson: How to Blow a Bubble with Bubble Gum