Proverbs commonly said to be Chinese Proverbs commonly said to be Chinese In English, various phrases are used and claimed to be of Chinese origin – "..., as they say in China" or "An ancient Chinese proverb says...", and may be specifically attributed to Confucius. Chinese has influenced English in various ways, and some such phrases have clear Chinese origins, while in other cases the attribution to Chinese is demonstrably false, and in other cases the status is less clear. Notable examples include: Other examples include phrases contained in fortune cookies, or sayings in the same style; fortune cookies are of Japanese American origin, and the
Screaming jelly babies the test tube. The aroma of candy floss (cotton candy) is also given off. Other carbohydrate or hydrocarbon containing substances can also be dropped into test tubes of molten chlorate, with similar results. Screaming jelly babies "Screaming jelly babies" (en-UK), also known as "Growling gummy bears" (en-US/en-CA), is a classroom chemistry demonstration, variants of which are practised in schools around the world. It is often used at open evenings to demonstrate the more light-hearted side of secondary school science. The experiment shows the amount of energy there is in a piece of confectionery; jelly babies or gummy bears are often