Underwater Glue

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Sure people have made anย underwater glue before but scientists at MIT have engineered proteins based on those found on mussels and barnacles (you know that crap that sticks to ships) to create a super glue that can stick to pretty much anything. ย This has the potential for things as vast as underwater ship repair and surgical adhesion.

Now for the most part animal based glue products including horses have gone away as more synthetic glues have become more prevalent. ย That did not stop the following conversation with my wife the other day.

Mrs. Bearman: Oh look there is some roadkill. ย Guess that keeps Gorilla Glue in business. (Gorilla Glue is headquartered near our house)

Bearman: What???

Mrs. Bearman: They use roadkill in their glue.

Bearman: WHAT?? ย Where the hell did you hear that?

Mrs. Bearman: ย I don’t know someone told me that.

Bearman: ย It probably was a bad game of telephone where someone joked about Gorilla Glue being made from real Gorilla and ultimately it gets turned into Gorilla Glue is made from roadkill. ย Oh yeah. ย I forgot, I saw the Gorilla Glue roadkill truck on patrol the other day.

Mrs. Bearman: Ok it does sound stupid now that you say it.

 

Comments

46 responses to “Underwater Glue”

  1. Pirate Mike Avatar

    Very popular with horses, yes!

  2. George Ford Avatar

    Great invention! They’ll be keelhaulin’ all the money in. ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      That’s some ship term that you coastal people know haha

  3. DadaHyena Avatar

    Crying cockels and mussels, alive, alive,…and glue!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Talk like a pirate day was last week

  4. lisleman Avatar

    The roadkill truck – maybe that could be a second career for me.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar
      1. lisleman Avatar

        You haven’t work with the co-workers I’ve work with.

  5. frigginloon Avatar

    Oh dear, I guess people will have toilet seats permanently stuck to their butts!!!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      That should be a warning after surgery

      1. frigginloon Avatar

        Indeed …with the question ….why such a long face ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Deb Avatar

    I know it’s true, but hate to think about it looking at the cute horse.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Aww…my horse is cute

  7. cswalddesign Avatar

    Emulators of Esther Williams unite!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      The tend to stick together

  8. Comedy Plus Avatar

    Yes, I know about these things and that’s true. I also loved your conversation with your wife.

    Have a fabulous day. ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      She wasn’t so happy I shared it. “People will think I am some kind of dumbass”

  9. Bill Murphy Avatar

    No, everyone knows roadkill is what they use in Oscar Myer Hot Dogs. Be sure to tell your wife that. And be sure to tell her that it came from a very credible source. An avatar you are familiar with on the internet. ๐Ÿ˜›

  10. jynksie Avatar

    I wonder what gorilla glue is made out of?!? [smirk]

  11. Michael corley Avatar

    A sticky turn of events!

  12. Binky Avatar

    Just so long as no one decides to make Wombat Glue.
    And I’m talking to you, Mr. Bearman!

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Wombat Glue NEVER

      Binky glue….well

      1. Binky Avatar

        A glue from pacifiers?

  13. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Barnacles??? I thought they would use seahorses. I guess the roadkill has to be dead gorilla for gorilla glue. . You don’t see a lot of that around. Maybe there’s a new use for possum roadkill, possum glue just doesn’t have the right sound though. More cuddly than sticky

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      What kind of roadkill is found in Taz?

      1. Tony McGurk Avatar

        Possums, kangaroos & wallabies mostly. The occasional, dare I say it, WOMBAT, sorry Binky. I’ve never seen an echidna or Tassie devil dead on the road but apparently devils get on the roads eating roadkill at night as they are mostly nocturnal & often become casualties themselves..

          1. Tony McGurk Avatar

            Sorry Binky, but I can honestly say I’ve never hit a wombat. Hit a big roo once at night & it did a lot of damage to my front end. Upset me a lot too as I hate to hit an animal on the road. I don’t even like seeing roadkill that others have hit.

          2. Binky Avatar

            That would be upsetting to hit an animal. Here it’s mostly deer as the big ones, but just the other day there were two dead racoons on the city streets.

          3. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

            I was driving on a dark highway one night. For no reason at all I changed lanes as there was no one else around. The second I did, I passed a dog standing in the other lane. Phew

        1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

          Next time you hit a roo make sure to make me a new kangaroo ball bottle opener. those are expensive.

          1. Tony McGurk Avatar

            I could even use Barnacle Glue to attach the bottle opener to the scrotum ๐Ÿ˜›

  14. Tim Green Avatar

    Emergency rooms across the world…prepare….

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Imagine they will use it to repair wounds and it will cause wounds

  15. Gruhn Avatar

    That just makes sense doesn’t it? Thanks for the info. The pictures help me to understand.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      Descriptive news is what I am about haha

  16. Perk Avatar

    As weird as spider-goat BioSteel silk.

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      I have heard of spider pig, not spider goat

  17. Dave Avatar

    Thanks for sharing that deep and thoughtful conversation you had with your wife ๐Ÿ˜‰

    1. Bearman Cartoons Avatar

      They usually don’t get much deeper haha