Thursday, October 05, 2006
I Did Not Know This
Krazy Glue can cause certain fabrics to get really hot and start smoking.
The Story
I have a certain pair of shoes that I really like. These shoes do not have a sole like most shoes. Instead, they have a piece of thick fabric glued to a rubber "honeycomb." For a while now, this fabric has been pulling away from the rubber and bunching up under my foot. This began as a periodic annoyance, but has lately turned into an every-time-I-wear-these-shoes annoyance. I bought some Krazy Glue to reattach the fabric. I first glued the bottom of the fabric to the rubber, and it seemed to work well. I then tried to fix a piece of the fabric that had kinda pulled apart from itself. That sounds strange, so let's just say the fabric was broken so I glued it back together. About 5 seconds after I applied the glue, the top of the fabric got really hot to touch. Confused, I put it down and noticed a plume of smoke rise from inside my shoe. I read the back of the glue packaging but didn't see any warning of "May Cause Certain Fabrics To Burst Into Flame, Incinerating You And Everything You Own." After the first puff of smoke, I didn't apply any more glue. No more smoke came, and a moment later, the shoe was cool to touch. As this happened quickly, I have no picture. Sorry.
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The Story
I have a certain pair of shoes that I really like. These shoes do not have a sole like most shoes. Instead, they have a piece of thick fabric glued to a rubber "honeycomb." For a while now, this fabric has been pulling away from the rubber and bunching up under my foot. This began as a periodic annoyance, but has lately turned into an every-time-I-wear-these-shoes annoyance. I bought some Krazy Glue to reattach the fabric. I first glued the bottom of the fabric to the rubber, and it seemed to work well. I then tried to fix a piece of the fabric that had kinda pulled apart from itself. That sounds strange, so let's just say the fabric was broken so I glued it back together. About 5 seconds after I applied the glue, the top of the fabric got really hot to touch. Confused, I put it down and noticed a plume of smoke rise from inside my shoe. I read the back of the glue packaging but didn't see any warning of "May Cause Certain Fabrics To Burst Into Flame, Incinerating You And Everything You Own." After the first puff of smoke, I didn't apply any more glue. No more smoke came, and a moment later, the shoe was cool to touch. As this happened quickly, I have no picture. Sorry.
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