You know you have a very serious problem when...

rustncogs
rustncogs Posts: 84
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
You know you have a very serious problem when you pull a piece of broken glass out of your heel, and your first thought is:

“Damn it! That’s def gonna be a puncture.”

…and then you find yourself idly wondering where the repair kit is, if you have any of the small patches left, and if the red stuff will stop the vulcanising solution from working properly…
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Superglue is good for fixing a puncture in skin.
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Superglue is good for fixing a puncture in skin.

    Didn't the americans used it for sealing wounds in Nam, or is that just another urban myth
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Rich158 wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Superglue is good for fixing a puncture in skin.

    Didn't the americans used it for sealing wounds in Nam, or is that just another urban myth
    Chuck Norris uses it to fix broken bones.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Rich158 wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Superglue is good for fixing a puncture in skin.

    Didn't the americans used it for sealing wounds in Nam, or is that just another urban myth
    Chuck Norris uses it to fix broken bones.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Rich158 wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Superglue is good for fixing a puncture in skin.

    Didn't the americans used it for sealing wounds in Nam, or is that just another urban myth

    There's an article on The Straight Dope about this. Seems it's true, as far as stopping bleeding goes, but not so much gluing holes closed.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Alas it is true but it stings like f**** 8)
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    Used to use it for gluing split finger tips when rock climbing. You had to sand the end of your finger afterwards though to get more friction :D
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  • jimmcdonnell
    jimmcdonnell Posts: 328
    It's true, superglue was originally developed as a battlefield wound repair agent. Its household gluing properties (massively overexaggerated BTW) came later...
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  • woodyonthebeach
    woodyonthebeach Posts: 583
    would no nail have the same affect if used in the same way
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    woodyonthebeach wrote:
    would no nail have the same affect if used in the same way

    Absolutely* :lol:


    *the above statement may or may not be true

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