Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox

The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea. Today, we have enough types of tape and glue to build and repair almost anything. But what gives glue and tape their stickiness? And is one stronger than the other? Elizabeth Cox explores the world of adhesives.

Lesson by Elizabeth Cox, animation by Sinbad Richardson.

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[skibur]

I feel bad for that one kid who broke his glasses 3 times and got hit in the face with a soccer ball twice in about 30 seconds

[hiddenimbecile]

The strongest glue and tape is
Flex tape and Flex glue

[lkklkk]

At the the end I really liked the pun “Stick with us”

[palashverma]

1:00 This is the cutest explanation of cohesion and adhesion ever

[spiritedrenee]

Depends. Does Flex tape count? Because it can repair and boat that has been sawed in half.

[alviyunitasari]

When i was a kid i thought tape was paper with glue on the bottom

[learnlanguageswithaleena]

3:56 that one smiling bowling ball is so cute

[SinkPisserthePlumbingPlauge]

“No single adhesive works well in all conditions”
Flex glue: no

[flash]

Ted Ed: Glues dont work in space
Flex glue: hold my boat

[cbarre]

3:58

*DID THAT BOWLING BALL JUSK BLINK?!?*

[rahulanand]

Just loved the way you told the concept of adhesives and cohesives via animations 1:05.

[JaredFrontman]

1:06 thats exactly how I imagined the glue molecules to bond with other surfaces, when I was 5 years old

[aarreeii]

''Stick with us'', was that a pun?

[gamerseven]

I love the way the bowling balls were animated at 3:57 . so neat

[personmanthing]

2:43 the good thing about tape, its so dang satisfying close up

[bagface]

"If you can't fix it with duct tape, you aren't using enough."

- Sign I Saw In A Store

[beeyouteafool]

1:41 This is exactly how I fixed my broken glasses during quarantine lol

[willives]

The quote at the beginning is now one of my favorite opening quotes for TED-Ed videos

[mattyaqin]

How to stick stuff quickly?
Put glue and then tape it.
Done!

[fzsake]

1:33 flexing glue,





Thats how flex glue was made.