Posted on 01/16/2010 8:09:03 AM PST by Palter
You know, I cannot stand know-it-alls who THEORIZE that this stuff was made out of rabbit glue. There is no such thing as rabbit glue. All-porpoise glue, yes. Gerbil glue was abundant since Egypt. But how DARE you sit there with your teeth in your mouth and your face hanging out and PROCLAIM like some Holy Royalty that this was made out of RABBIT GLUE! Ha! Ha! It IS to laugh. Your wrongness is only superceded by your audacity. Rabbit glue indeed. No such thing has EVER existed in the history of mankind. Next, you will be asserting that NASA created Rabbit Teflon to better cook Rabbit Eggs. WHY DO YOU PROMOTE SUCH FOOLISHNESS? Don't you know any better? Rabbits don't excrete glue, they don't spit glue, they cannot be made into glue, and they have NEVER stood in line at Walmart with a shopping cart full of glue. Get a clue -- or should I say get a GLUE! A non-rabbit cannot-exist nonglue that has never existed on this or any other planet in this or any other universe. Rabbit glue, how silly, how droll, how anti-rock-and-roll. Stop smoking crack or drinking methyl alcohol or wearing your pants baggy or whatever else it is that makes you talk CRAZY, NUTTY BUNNY about RABBIT GLUE. OMG! LOL! That is INSANE TALK! SEEK help, GET help, TAKE your meds, and STOP the crazy rabbit glue stuff.
There is a TV documentary on this. Can’t remember which one but probably Ancient Marvels or something like that where they actually manufacture and test the linen armor against arrows, spears, etc.
Don’t make me go Medieval.
interesting. thanks
...Its supreme advantages are very, very fast bonding; and easy debonding with hot water if an instrument must be disassembled for internal repairs. [snip]
Because the glue is hygroscopic, it continually absorbs moisture from the atmosphere, causing the glue to swell and shrink. Over time, this constant flexing causes the brittle oil paint to crack. Modern substitutes for rabbit skin glue are available, such as Gamblin’s PVA size [2] and Golden Acrylics’ GAC100. These substitutes do not have the hygroscopic properties of rabbit skin glue, while still being very slightly hygroscopic, and should not cause the damage to oil paints that rabbit skin glue does. However, these modern replacements do not stiffen and tighten the canvas as well as rabbit skin glue does, so some artists still prefer to use rabbit skin glue.
Since they hadn't invented gunpowder yet, the cry was, "keep your armor dry!"
I saw that program, too. Makes me want to go outback and find various small critters and make them into glue to test a few theories.
The armor would probably be much lighter in weight then metal based armor. Perfect for Alexander and his Companion Cavalry. Apparently the first shock cavalry unit.
That really is a fascinating article. I happen to know a certain woodworker that’ll go all geeky over it.
I wonder if pickled pig’s feet would work for glue. I’ve never seen anyone take one out of the jar at a bar and eat one in over 50 years of hanging out.
Could make an interesting Saturday night project.
Thanks ApplegateRanch.
TAKE IT TO HIM LAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you live a few hundred miles too far south...
I guess that vest of his wasn’t foolproof then. ;’)
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