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Post by seniorcitizen007 on Nov 6, 2022 21:12:18 GMT
One day, several hundred thousand years ago, a Neanderthal hunter, fed up with animals that he had stealthily crept up upon and thrust his long (15 foot) hunting lance into, running off so that the lance banged against trees and broke away from its stone spearhead and became dislodged from the animal, concocted a "superglue" out of Birch bark that securely glued the spearhead to the lance. Now when the animal bolted its progress was impeded by the lance and the hunter was able to close with it and kill it. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/experiments-show-how-neanderthals-made-first-glue-180964718/#:~:text=Archaeological%20evidence%20shows%20that%20as,and%20spears%20to%20their%20handles. THis is my supposition as to why the superglue was made (or a use it was realised it could be put to) |
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Post by jonksy on Nov 6, 2022 21:54:53 GMT
What an interesting article. Thanks for that senior.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2022 6:16:11 GMT
Unfortunately superglue is now being used to secure idiots to public places, roadways and park benches after they have vandalised things with tomato soup, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake and paint.
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Post by Montegriffo on Nov 7, 2022 10:25:19 GMT
I believe Super Glue was accidentally developed during WWII by Eastman Kodak while trying to make clear plastic gun sights.
It was later used during the Vietnam war where it was sprayed directly onto wounds to stop the bleeding.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2022 12:18:49 GMT
Which is marvellous. It wasn't invented for idiots to stick their rear ends to the road.
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Post by Baron von Lotsov on Nov 7, 2022 12:46:05 GMT
Which is marvellous. It wasn't invented for idiots to stick their rear ends to the road. These idiots are educated. Have you seen any clips of interviews? Some come from education, some from the civil service, some are scientists. I know it is highly counter-intuitive, but it is my experience some of the educated people can be the stupidest of the lot, and contrary to common belief, a lot of uneducated people are highly intelligent. I mean like you can have people who have never been given a job and are pro criminals and could probably do a better job of being a criminal solicitor than the ones who are currently qualified. You see once the system starts giving out badges it breeds arrogance. The smartest of the lot are the humblest of the lot. Never assume you are correct due to your status. I felt it happening to me at one time just because I got into a prestigious institution. I kind of had to tell myself off a few times and then changed tack. Never follow the consensus and question everything was my direction henceforth. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2022 14:21:04 GMT
Idiots are those who buy into ideologies and then spend their lives making arses of themselves trying to prove the tenets' validity. The individual needs a strong sense of identity and a trustworthy moral compass in order to be immune to the many pretty lollipops thrust at the vulnerable, the gullible and the sneaky. I think one has to have the ability to say "no thanks" written into one's DNA but it helps a lot if one has had role models who uphold this sort of freedom. It's not about being a rebel without a cause, though. That is some idiot Hollywood 1950s idea that attached itself to rogue teenage arrogance. It has ruined much of the world's access to common sense.
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