Thursday, November 16, 2006

Unsuper-gluing myself

Two nights ago, I super-glued myself. I was fixing something, and I had to use a strong adhesive. Unfortunately for me, the super glue trickled down my legs (I was slumped on the floor while I was super-gluing). I reacted pretty quickly and wiped the sticky stuff with my fingers and ran straight to the bathroom. I did what my instincts told me to do - i washed it off with water. Cold running water. I removed some, and waited for the remaining glue to dry before I peeled it off my skin. Now, if I only knew that it wasn't the right thing to do, I wouldn't have left ugly red marks on my legs and fingers.


But anyway, thanks to ehow.com, I found out the "correct way" of removing super-glue off of my skin (a good 30-mins after my bathroom scenario). And I quote the ff. instructions:

STEP 1: Do not attempt to tear or force
apart the glue. This could tear your skin.

STEP 2: Apply acetone-based nail-polish
remover to the area. The acetone breaks down the bond.

STEP 3: If there's a lot of glue on your
skin, soak the skin in nail-polish remover to dissolve the bond.

STEP 4: Clean the area with soap and water
after removing the glue.

STEP 5: If you don't have nail-polish
remover, soak the affected skin in warm, soapy water.

STEP 6: Slowly roll the skin to work apart
the bond as the warm water soaks through. Continue doing this until the skin is
free of glue.

I ran out of nail polish remover, so I still have a remembrance over this clumsiness - I have a wierd-looking dried super glue on one of my finger nails. :-/

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