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Can confirm. Especially the bits that stick just to me, and the bits that refuse to stick to what I want them to stick to!

Minced duct tape.

Any time I fix anything in my house requiring glue i foolishly save the unused amount in the tube even though I know that next time A) it is not the kind of glue I need, or B) the leftover glue has hardened into a rock-hard solid mass

I work with Epoxy in aircraft construction on a semi professional level. The worst thing my club ever added to epoxy was beer that fell over while working on a wing. (Of course that thing was scrapped)

That checks out!

@xkcd.com, I'm going to need one long lid to cover all the nozzles at once, or 16 individual keyed lids so they don't get mixed up.

Don't forget the Polymascotfoamalate

On Trump’s mouth please.

I've used some of these epoxies.

You think that's bad? Wait until you see greenstuff.

Labor is strong when it sticks together!

they did the predator handshake and need to get unstuck first

(Also between the sail plan chart and this Randall's doing a real "comics I immediately message to my dad" week XD)

Hex-Epoxy.

stuff that expands as soon as you open the tube; stuff that contracts as soon as you apply it

Get the mix ratios off by a µL and it turns your base material into a puddle of goo.

There are reasons it's known as "Poxy Resin" around here. 3:OP>

The rosin is the part that helps you stay chill when the job goes sideways

You forgot hairspray. Oh, wait, *that* actually works as glue and yet dissolves nicely in water. Seriously, hairspray is one of the best temp glues for dry situations. Dries fast, even coverage, and doesn't smell bad too...

It can't be stressed enough that you have to mix these in the right order

It needs one big central bridge plunger behind the other 16.

*Someone* seems salty.

It's duck tape, not duct tape. This is important for two reasons 1) Pedantry 2) When people see something called duct tape, they think it is safe for air-ducts. This mistaken belief can kill people.

Very wrong, its missing the Yellower and the 10 parts formaldehyde

This cracked me up. Your comics are so damn good.

That one really sent me! 🤣

Oh it sticks very well to examination gloves, too.

i'm calling the cops

As a DT teacher I love it. Perfection

I don't think that's the right order.

Poxy epoxy

Yup thats the stuff.

I think that one on the bottom is the primary ingredient in every tube of super glue I buy

But all you need is part 16

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