# 26 inches of rubbery goodness! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322 "2012-01-22T18:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/1 "2012-01-22T18:58:53Z")
Oh, it’s candy! That’s not what I first thought. > **[Giant 3-Pound Gummy Worm: We've got the largest selection.](https://www.vat19.com/item/worlds-largest-gummy-worm)** > > Three pounds and 4,000 calories of gummy goodness. Seriously - did they not realise? ---
**Author:** ![Debon\_Err](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/2 "2012-01-22T19:09:42Z")
Wow. Just… wow. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/3 "2012-01-22T19:11:43Z")
Really? 26 inches is a record? I’m surprised; I would have guessed a lot higher. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/4 "2012-01-22T19:21:54Z")
I like how they specify that it’s 1.5" thick and has a 5" circumference. There aren’t many other circumstances where circumference is given in inches. Also, “Mangetout” translates as “Eats-All”. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/5 "2012-01-22T19:28:12Z")
From the “Burning Questions” section, down below: > [@](#): > > Q: Are you aware of how very, very dirty looking this product is? > A: We’re aware, but what can you really do? That’s what worms are shaped like. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/6 "2012-01-22T19:35:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Nutritional Information > > We’re not going to sugarcoat this: The World’s Largest Gummy Worm is not very good for you—unless you suffer from a disease whose only cure is three pounds of delectable gummy. > > Like any delicious dessert, simply enjoy the worm in moderation. It has a shelf life of over a year, so there’s no rush. > > Below is a table of nutritional information to confirm that the World’s Largest Gummy Worm is, in fact, not as healthy as 3 pounds of veggies. I like truth in advertising. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/7 "2012-01-22T19:39:36Z")
…and there goes my afternoon…stupid website full of awesome weird stuff… ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/8 "2012-01-22T19:54:34Z")
I don’t get it. Why do they market an edible dildo as candy ? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/9 "2012-01-22T20:25:14Z")
It might look like that, but it wouldn’t be very functional. It’d get way too sticky, very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/10 "2012-01-22T21:12:18Z")
Oh gods…the yeast infections! _shudder_ ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/11 "2012-01-23T02:49:27Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > …and there goes my afternoon…stupid website full of awesome weird stuff… Great Scott! They have [26 lb gummy bears!](http://www.vat19.com/dvds/26-pound-party-gummy-bear.cfm) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/12 "2012-01-23T06:38:08Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Oh, it’s candy! That’s not what I first thought. > > [Giant 3-Pound Gummy Worm: We've got the largest selection.](http://www.vat19.com/dvds/worlds-largest-gummy-worm.cfm) > > Seriously - did they not realise? I’m sure they did. Note how they mention its ribbed body. And the “Just bite it” image. This is my favorite question: Question: If you cut the worm in half, will it form two new worms? Answer: No, but that would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/13 "2012-01-23T12:58:59Z")
Whoa, gummi worms have faces? I didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/14 "2012-01-23T13:17:47Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > Great Scott! They have [26 lb gummy bears!](http://www.vat19.com/dvds/26-pound-party-gummy-bear.cfm) Indeed. However, a more wallet friendly and practical party item might be the [gummy shot glasses!](http://www.vat19.com/dvds/gummy-shot-glasses.cfm) (Really, they have way more than gummy stuff there, including one of those shark shaped remote control “blimps” which I’m totally getting for my daughter’s birthday. But it’s pretty dang awesome that at least 3 “wow” items are made of gummy.) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/15 "2012-01-23T13:19:42Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > I like how they specify that it’s 1.5" thick and has a 5" circumference. There aren’t many other circumstances where circumference is given in inches. They make it worse (better?) by using the word “girth”! ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/26-inches-of-rubbery-goodness/610322/16 "2012-01-23T16:24:45Z")
I’d hit it.