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    The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue

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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    07/28/09

    In reply to The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue
    I'll have you know that I use that Galactic Glitter Glue in most of my Star Wars craft projects...
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    Image of Strakus Strakus
    07/27/09

    In reply to The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue
    Well considering the glues in question generally have greater tensile strength than steel...

    Furthermore, Burt Rutan, with Voyager, Global Flyer, and a few dozen other impressive aircraft, has essentially shown there is no part of an aircraft he can't figure out how to make from fiber and plastic.
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    07/27/09

    @Strakus: And since the glues are stronger than steel the obvious next step is of course to build a spacecraft completely made from glue!

    *runs to the patent office*
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    Image of alphanumeric1971 alphanumeric1971
    07/27/09

    In reply to The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue
    A tad off topic, but, is the glue pictured made out of Twilight vampires?
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/27/09

    @alphanumeric1971: Boiled down and rendered into glue? We can only hope.
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    Image of alphanumeric1971 alphanumeric1971
    07/28/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I just wonder if they make better glue than horse hooves...
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    07/27/09

    In reply to The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue
    I guess those kids huddled over basement model kits & gooey tubes of hallucination-friendly cement had the right approach after all.
    I just hope that modern aerospace engineers remember to take an Xacto knife to the edges of every segment before gluing them together to avoid the shedding of many bitter tears.
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    07/27/09

    In reply to The Future Of Space Travel Is Glue
    Why glue?

    Because the price of duct tape and chewing gum has gone up way to much lately.
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    Image of RenRen RenRen
    07/27/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Don't forget twist ties and paper clips.
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