superglues stick around

Tags: adhesives
Categories: Scientific humour

An example of a pun in science discourse:

"The other problem with superglues is because they are not biodegradable they tend to stick around for a very long time…"


Prof. Jeff Karp, Harvard Medical School and MIT, was speaking on an episode ('War and Wounds') of the BBC radio programme/podcast 'Glued Up: The Sticky Story of Humanity'

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.