1. VALUE: 1 KITCHEN THERMOMETER +
COUNTLESS BATCHES OF BREAD SAVED
Baking yeast must be activated in water between 100 °F and 110 °F. Below 100 °F, the
yeast will not activate. Above 110 °F, the yeast will die. Don’t have a kitchen
thermometer? Use a piece of gum instead! Gum is made from natural or synthetic
chicle, a tree sap that hardens and softens over a very narrow temperature range. Run
water over the gum, slowly increasing the temperature. When the gum just softens,
STOP! You’ve reached 109 °F, the perfect temperature for your yeast.

2. VALUE: WE’VE MADE CHEWED GUM
DESIRABLE. $500 + FREE SHIPPING FOR JT’S
DISPOSED GUM.

3. Gum as the new
currency? If Bitcoin
can do it, so can
we!
VALUE: CAN BUY
GROCERIES, CARS,
PLANES
(DEPENDING ON
HOW MANY STICKS
OF GUM YOU HAVE
IN THE BANK)