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The World's Strongest Glue

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-that's-sticky dept.

missing_myself writes "Yahoo news reports the world's strongest glue is made by bacteria. "The adhesive can withstand an enormous amount of stress, equal to the force felt by a quarter with more than three cars piled on top of it." Time to get rid of the duct tape? "

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  1. Compression, tension, shear? by corsec67 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How strong is this glue under tension and shear?

    I have an invisible glue here that can withstand an infinite amount of force under compression, and it is massless. Tension is a while 'nother matter.

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