Lung Glue?
I saw an ad this morning for a new wonder glue, 3M Super Spray Adhesive. The ad was making it perfectly clear to even the slowest of viewers that your life would never be the same once you had tried their product. Gluing problems that had formerly defied you would now be conquered in a matter of seconds, allowing you to make yourself a name in the annals of adhesive history.
I took note, however, of the fact that the wunderkind of stickum is an aerosol. Visions of lung cells being glued forever in place began to form up rank and march their way through my mind, so I went to the appropriate site to read up on the product and found nothing there to assuage my concerns. Although they say it is a "low mist" spray, that still does not guarantee that inhalation will not occur. 3M assures us the product contains "no methylene chloride trichloroethane or chlorofluorocarbons" but did say it would "bond virtually any material". Does that include lung tissue? The sales blurb ends with a four-point summary of the glue's wonder attributes, the last one being "fast, aggressive tack". If you follow this link, you'll see that the URL includes the word, "BADhesive". The emphasis is mine, but it might be just the right way to read this.
I wonder why the ad I saw neglected to show the users wearing a face mask. Maybe it was because using their adherent once will glue all air passages shut anyway, precluding any further need to worry about overexposure.
I took note, however, of the fact that the wunderkind of stickum is an aerosol. Visions of lung cells being glued forever in place began to form up rank and march their way through my mind, so I went to the appropriate site to read up on the product and found nothing there to assuage my concerns. Although they say it is a "low mist" spray, that still does not guarantee that inhalation will not occur. 3M assures us the product contains "no methylene chloride trichloroethane or chlorofluorocarbons" but did say it would "bond virtually any material". Does that include lung tissue? The sales blurb ends with a four-point summary of the glue's wonder attributes, the last one being "fast, aggressive tack". If you follow this link, you'll see that the URL includes the word, "BADhesive". The emphasis is mine, but it might be just the right way to read this.
I wonder why the ad I saw neglected to show the users wearing a face mask. Maybe it was because using their adherent once will glue all air passages shut anyway, precluding any further need to worry about overexposure.
1 Comments:
You'd think 3M would have the warning signs up in huge bold letters -- it's unlike a corporation not to provide the warning just to prevent lawsuits. Having said that, even with warning labels saying the stuff will kill you, it will only encourage some to buy and use it ... unfortunately, evolution is a slow process.
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