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How super glue was invented | Moments of Vision 8 - Jessica Oreck

2017-02-06

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Today, super glue is a nearly indispensable household item — but its incredibly sticky nature almost caused it to be abandoned in the development phase ... twice. In the eighth installment of our ‘Moments of Vision’ series, Jessica Oreck shares the wartime origins of this sticky substance.

Lesson and animation by Jessica Oreck.


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