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 SUPER GLUEI decided to study and understand the history of superglue since it is a widely available commodity. Moreover, Superglue is an object that I have been using since I developed an interest for crafts. I found it necessary to thus understand the history of common objects like Super Glue before reading interesting stories of objects I have never encountered before. I wanted to know more about where it comes from, what it is made of and why it sticks to things. I also was curious to know the story behind its discovery. I discovered the After reading about its history I was fascinated by its extent of use. The most interesting part being its use in healing wounds to prevent blood loss before being carried to a hospital. The superglue was first used in the vietnam war in a spray form. Since then it began to gain popularity for the same. The fact that it was extensively being used to save lives of the wounded drew me emotionally towards its history. In the process of research, I also learnt a survival technique in case of heavy bleeding due to cuts. But I also learnt that the super glue available in the markets today is much different from the ones used in surgery and therefore one must take precaution while using it. Going back in history, it was not only superglue that saved thousands of lives but the introduction of the body armor to the allied forces fighting in the World War 1. During the war times, the soldiers fighting for the allied forces had little or no body or head protection for the first few years. It took almost two years for the Allied forces to design a helmet for their army. However the helmet turned out to be ineffective because firstly, the helmet only protected the head and secondly, the helmet didn't provide enough protection. This is when Bashford Dean and his team crafted Met armorers - battle harnesses with complete torso protection both in the front and the back. It also had pauldrons (shoulder guards), couters (elbow) and vambraces (forearm). Dean offered the two finest battle helmets of modern times it all came to just over 15 pounds which was quite wearable. Moreover, Dean's armor was fully cushioned and could stop a .45 ACP at 1000 ft. per second .It gave good coverage, ease and comfort, and raw protection. Both the objects were invented to protect troops on the allied side during the WW1,WW2 and the Vietnam war thus creating a link between them.Although body armor is used by people of specific occupations like the police or the army, super glue is an item that could be found in the hands of an army man. a surgeon or even a craftsman. Super glue is now available very cheaply at hardware and stationary stores. Besides being used in surgeries, making of solar panels, unveiling fingerprints, making herbicides etc it has increasingly become a part of slapstick comedy in the popular culture. People, especially teenagers, have being playing pranks with superglue by gluing them on toilet seats and other goods secretively to later find someone stuck to it.In the 1983 movie “The Man Who Loved Women,” Burt Reynolds and a tube of Instant Krazy Glue become stuck to a white shag carpet and a miniature dog named Simba. The phrase "Superglue one's mouth shut" has become a popular way to ask someone to keep their mouth shut. Superglue, knowingly or unknowingly, has become a part of the popular culture through the ages.Citations: T. Rees Shapiro, “Harry Coover, Super Glue inventor, dies at 94”, March 28, 2011, Washington D.C., Michael Vlahos, “Could Body Armor Have Saved Millions in World War I?” ,April 30, 2013, United States Of America, Elizabeth A. Harris, “Harry Coover, Super Glue’s Inventor, Dies at 94”, March 27, 2011, U.S.A., Sarwat Baig, “Cyanoacrylate Superglue!”, Bristol University, UK, ................
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