The Five Senses of Gummy Bears

The Five Senses of Gummy Bears

The five sense that we you every day are Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, and Taste. The slight of the gummy bear is a colorful bear, sound of the bag opening, the smell of the bears when the bag is opened, the touch of the sticky bear and the taste of the super sweet bear.

Sight: Walking through the candy aisle of a candy store I catch a glimpse of a clear shiny plastic bag with a rainbow of colors burning a hole through. "What is it?" I ask myself. At that very moment I spot the face of the Gummy Bear. His smiling face betrays the fact that he knows a tragic and gruesome execution awaits him, followed closely by a reuniting of his head with a body of one of his different colored brethren.

Sound: Ripping open the bag causes a echo like a large cop bending over to grab the last crumb of his doughnut and splitting open his trousers. The sound of chewing the Gummy Bear brings to mind the sloppy noise of a horse tromping through a mud hole. Tearing his tiny face from his little bear body I can hear a tendon snap.

Smell: After the familiar ripping sound of the bag my olfactory system is attacked with the sickly sweet smell of fruit trees in blossom. One smell, however, rises above the rest. That aroma is similar to a freshly peeled lemon.

Touch: Touching a Gummy Bear is something you don't easily forget. The sticky smooth texture is like an overheated ball of wax, or with a little stretch of the imagination, a steamy bathroom mirror.

Taste: The most dramatic sense that a Gummy Bear stimulates is taste. The super-sweet, fresh fruit flavor practically explodes my tongue. I can taste the Gummy part; it is like flavorless gum, or like eating Jell-O when you have a cold. Eating them as a teenager I can taste the fun and adventure of childhood Gummy Bear wars between the warm and cool colored bear soldiers, and I need the flavor to remind me of those years.