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Doctors and scientists are very interested in manufacturing the type of glue that a barnacle uses to attach itself to rocks and other surfaces. Research has shown that this is an extremely strong adhesive. A thin layer three ten-thousandths of an inch thick over an area of one inch can support a weight of seven thousand pounds. It can also withstand temperatures up to 380 degrees Farenheit without cracking, and it will only soften at temperatures above 6,000°F. It is also resistant to water, strong acids, solvents, and alkalies. This would be a valuable substance if we could find out how to produce it.[http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html] | Doctors and scientists are very interested in manufacturing the type of glue that a barnacle uses to attach itself to rocks and other surfaces. Research has shown that this is an extremely strong adhesive. A thin layer three ten-thousandths of an inch thick over an area of one inch can support a weight of seven thousand pounds. It can also withstand temperatures up to 380 degrees Farenheit without cracking, and it will only soften at temperatures above 6,000°F. It is also resistant to water, strong acids, solvents, and alkalies. This would be a valuable substance if we could find out how to produce it.[http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html] | ||
There are a thousand ways that it could be used. This includes medical, construction, mililtary, and even everyday uses. [http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html] | There are a thousand ways that it could be used. This includes medical, construction, mililtary, and even everyday uses. This could include mending bones, patching up skin, repairing tears in materials, holding stuff together, and hundreds of other uses. [http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html] | ||
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