It’s the glue definition of reversed Theseus.
We started with a sticky mess. Now we have strong adhesive. The technology evolved from the one to the other but are they still the same thing.
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Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m pretty sure we had glue before we were even our current species.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Like what? Spit? Poop? Semen?
nesc@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Like gelatin, casein, starch, horn glues? They are old as dirt.
Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Tree resin you can get ahld of on accident, light a green piece of wood on fire, you get glue. Animal products can turn to glue with again just leaving it in a fire a long time or a hot enough fire. Humans have been making stone tools a lot longer than Homo Sapiens have been around.