bending stereotypes

[Apollonian]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Squirt the forehead. They instinctively wipe.

"Bonds Skin Instantly" is very very nearly true.

Hard to mug someone with your hands stuck to your face.

This is hilarious. Thank you for sharing.

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by Apollonian

This is hilarious. Thank you for sharing.

you're welcome.
FYI...
The local police were not amused.

[The Colonel]

Originally Posted by Daigoro

Everytime someone mentions this rule, it's my hobby to post this clip from Justified: The 21 foot rule

Speaking of which, does anyone know what the equivalent rule (if any) is for longarms?

[Agemegos]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Squirt the forehead. They instinctively wipe.

"Bonds Skin Instantly" is very very nearly true.

Hard to mug someone with your hands stuck to your face.

I once read a news item in the British Medical Journal about a man who had mistaken a tube of superglue for his son's eye ointment. This was not catastrophic as you might think, because cyanoacrylate breaks down in a few days in the presence of water (don't mend crockery with superglue).

[Þorkell]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

you're welcome.
FYI...
The local police were not amused.

Because it's hard to cuff a man who has one arm attached to his head?

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by Þorkell

Because it's hard to cuff a man who has one arm attached to his head?

Because a live but injured suspect is a huge lot more paperwork and officer time. Or so I've heard from officers of that department.

And because one guy caught it on the nose... he was the mouth-breather type anyway, but... the potential for short term sealing of airways can result in significant self-harm while panicked in attempting to create an effective airway.

Also note, not all superglues are equally quick. And not all are CA.

Also note: Cyanoacrylate survives water just fine. I've friends who used it in fish tanks. I've used it on leather drinking vessels. Skin and mucus membranes, however, slough routinely. Pin your hand to your chest, and the skin involved will be ready to slough off in a day or 3... and your hand will come free within 2-4 days. Much like how it falls off fingers within the week.

CA superglue (in high purity) is a surgical glue, originally designed to close battlefield wounds for transport to BnAS or Field Hospitals

[Apollonian]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Also note: Cyanoacrylate survives water just fine. I've friends who used it in fish tanks. I've used it on leather drinking vessels. Skin and mucus membranes, however, slough routinely. Pin your hand to your chest, and the skin involved will be ready to slough off in a day or 3... and your hand will come free within 2-4 days. Much like how it falls off fingers within the week.

CA superglue (in high purity) is a surgical glue, originally designed to close battlefield wounds for transport to BnAS or Field Hospitals

Incidentally, my preferred solvent for CA glue is acetone. However, I've almost entirely used it to dissolve the glue of metal miniatures. Not sure how it is for prolonged skin contact, but my guess is... not very healthy. (Let alone mucus membranes.)

[RogerBW]

Originally Posted by Apollonian

Incidentally, my preferred solvent for CA glue is acetone. However, I've almost entirely used it to dissolve the glue of metal miniatures. Not sure how it is for prolonged skin contact, but my guess is... not very healthy. (Let alone mucus membranes.)

As volatile solvents go it's relatively harmless. By which I mean "not a cancer-causing or long-term neurotoxic agent"; you still don't want to be breathing it all day.

(It also has an amusingly wide range of ignitable concentrations, 2.5%-12.8% v/v at anything above -20°C.)

[ak_aramis]

Originally Posted by Apollonian

Incidentally, my preferred solvent for CA glue is acetone. However, I've almost entirely used it to dissolve the glue of metal miniatures. Not sure how it is for prolonged skin contact, but my guess is... not very healthy. (Let alone mucus membranes.)

Just don't use that on plastic ones! Many plastics are damaged by acetone...

Also, medium purity acetone is routinely used for removing fingernail polish...

[Apollonian]

Originally Posted by ak_aramis

Just don't use that on plastic ones! Many plastics are damaged by acetone...

Also, medium purity acetone is routinely used for removing fingernail polish...

Yeah, I already found that out the hard way. Turned a perfectly good model into gray goop.