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To: Palter

“When Alexander was in India, and received 25,000 new suits of armor for his army”

“The researchers chose to work with two simpler glues that would have been available everywhere: a glue made from the skins of rabbits”

My mind boggles at how many rabbits(if they used rabbit glue) were required for the amount of glue 25,000 suits of armor would need.

Interesting article, thanks.


3 posted on 01/16/2010 8:16:11 AM PST by Spike Knotts
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To: Spike Knotts

It’s a good thing they breed like, well, ahhh rabbits.


6 posted on 01/16/2010 8:36:35 AM PST by dangerdoc
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To: Spike Knotts

I bet most animals can be made into glue. Ever heard of “glue factory” ?

Easy to make version of kevlar, neat.


7 posted on 01/16/2010 8:39:53 AM PST by MetaThought
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To: Spike Knotts
They used glue made from rabbits?

Thumper died so that Alexander could thump the Persians?

That does it--Alexander was a bad man.

9 posted on 01/16/2010 9:04:09 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Spike Knotts

Rabbits pulled out of the herd for glue would get replaced really fast.....


19 posted on 01/16/2010 10:17:55 AM PST by wendy1946
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