Caffeinated Gum - Do or Don't?

There are plenty of ways to load up with caffeine. Besides coffee there are soda and energy drinks of course, but also caffeinated water, mints, energy bars and now... gum. Japan has had Jean Claude Van Damme's BLACK BLACK! caffeinated gum for a while (Google it). But now Wrigley's has a version. Subscribe for more news from Noah: http://goo.gl/Z7lbS

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For avid gum chewers, the debate is usually between minty or fruity, but now, like that one time in the 90s or always in Japan, there will be a third party in this decision -- caffeine. This summer we'll find out if enough of us in the US wake up in the morning, get ready for work, and think, "Nah, I'll skip my coffee today, I'll just have some GUM!"

BLACK BLACK!

Have you tried caffeinated gum? Are you excited, horrified, disappointed, moved to tears, holding your breathe, super extra jazzed, pumped beyond belief? ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU? **deep breaths** Tell us in the comments below and Noah might address them in the next Mailbag episode!

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