What happened to my chewing gum?

Asked by jonsblond (43675) January 8th, 2009 from iPhone

The previous “gum” question reminded me of something that happened to me in the 6th grade while chewing gum in class. It was grape bubble yum. I had been chewing it for a short time, when suddenly it turned into liquid. We were watching a film in class and the teacher was not in the room, so I had no choice but to swallow the nasty stuff. This had never happened to me before or since. Does anyone know how or why it turned to liquid?