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