If you have put a bandage or stuck a Post-It on your window, you have encountered adhesives. Some inventions gave birth to other inventions, other inventions found new uses. This is the case of the cyanoacrylate family. In my house, when something was broken, my dad would take Superglue or Gorilla Glue. In just a few seconds, the plate or cup was as good as new. Before these products were invented, I would have used Elmer's glue and hoped after a long wait that the cup would be repaired. The wait was almost unbearable and in most cases Elmer left large clumps of glue residue. Dad would always find the cup unlucky. Now, just like in the commercial where the guy hangs from his helmet after just a drop of Crazy Glue, my damaged plates were saved from the trash. Dad never found a broken cup again. In the introduction, I gave some examples of products that adhesives have helped us with in our daily lives. Now I want to focus on a specific area or product whose usage has changed for the better. This area is liquid glue or the scientific name for cyanoacrylates. They go by the trade names Super Glue, Gorilla Glue, and Permabond to name a few. These products made it easier and faster to repair our small incidents. I will cover the Super Glue product in this article. First, before I can tell you what Super Glue is, I need to tell you what it is not. It is not made from natural materials, but from artificial chemicals. Super Glue was not created to stop wounds from bleeding during World War II. Super Glue was truly a mistake when it was created. Scientists led by Harry Wesley Coover Jr. were trying to invent a clear viewfinder during World War II. It was rejected for this int...... middle of paper ...... which could cause flu-like symptoms with repeated exposure to the fumes. Now, don't think about sniffing the vapors which will make you dizzy. That still doesn't stop my father from using it as a bandage. Any new technology has risks associated with its use. I'm sure the Wright brothers understood not to step into the spinning propellers of the Wright Flyer. Super Glue is the same way. You don't put glue on your lips or eyes. When you put Super Glue on cotton, it causes burns. A little common sense goes a long way. In my opinion, the use of Super Glue and its family of cyanoacrylates will not stop. When something needs to be fixed quickly, people usually turn to Super Glue or other similar products. When different materials are added, different adhesives can be made. Nature has no known substance that can do the same job.