I like culture but not the type that grows in a petri dish. This Seattle tourist attraction is one I'd avoid like the plague.
One of the most offbeat attractions in the United States, the Seattle Gum Wall is also one of the most germ infected tourist spot in the world.
Located in Post Alley, under Park Place Market, the Gum Wall has its beginning in the early 1990s, when people, irritated that they had to wait in line to get tickets to the theater, stuck chewing gum on the wall. At first, they would use the gum to stick small coins to the wall, but in time, the tradition of the coins disappeared, and the gum remained.
Link - Via Book Of Joe
Is there any science to back that statement up?
The flora in the mouth of healthy humans is minimal, and old chewing gum doesn't have nutrients to sustain or grow microbes, so how can it be the most "germ infected" anything?
It was on one of the walls going to one of the rides. Can't remember which one.
I remember there only being a few pieces of gum at first. And through the years, every time we'd go, there was more and more until the entire wall was covered.
I haven't been back in a few years, but they cleaned it or just put up a new wall now. Seemed like people were still trying to keep the gross tradition alive though.
Is this on public property?
If so, why did no one clean this up?
Y.u.c.k.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_Alley
Have you ever chewed gum from someone elses mouth after they've been chewing it? It only takes about 3-4 seconds before it starts to feel like your own.
I know where you are coming from, but I'm afraid I can't say that I've been a practitioner of gum swapping experiences.
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