Super Glue was accidentally invented by Harry Coover Jr.
while he was trying to design a plastic that would work well for gun sights during 1942.
Instead of the plastic he actually needed, he discovered a type of adhesive that has revolutionized the adhesive and glue industry.
After perfecting the substance, he later gave it the name it holds today.
Top 5 Practical Uses of Super Glue Super glue is a substance that can be used for many different projects.
Here are some of the more common ones, along with a few uses that may surprise you.

• Hobbies and Crafts-When you spend hours working on your model airplane, model car, or any other type of craft, you don't want it to fall apart with the slightest bump.
  This is why many hobby stores carry super glue.
  It can easily be used with almost any material, and it is extremely durable.
  
• Woodworking Projects-Sometimes a nail or a screw isn't enough to keep two pieces of wood from coming apart.
  Many individuals use super glue along with nails and screws, for additional strength.
  
• Nut and Bolt Retention Dressings-In order to keep nuts and bolts from accidentally coming out, you may want to place a little dab of this incredible bonding agent over the end of your fasteners and fixings.
  
• When No Other Glue Works-Many materials, like rubber and plastic are not always easy to bond.
  Super glue has no problem bonding to most types of rubber and plastic.
  
• Medical Uses-New types of medical super glue have been derived from the original formula.
  These forms are used as a replacement for stitches.
  

I Bet You Didn't Know (Unusual Uses) Here are some interesting facts about the famous glue that I bet you didn't know...

• It's been used to harden the toes and shanks in ballet shoes.
  
• Super glue has been used in fragging corals- a process of attaching broken coral to a rock in order to allow new coral to grow.
  
• Until 1998, when new forms of the original were developed, the FDA would not approve this product for medical use because it caused so much irritation to the skin.
  
• Although the US could not use our famous glue for medical purposes (not legally anyway) until 1998, other areas of the world actually did.
  
• Guitar players and other stringed instrument players sometimes use super glue on their finger tips to prevent the strings from cutting into or hurting their fingers while playing.
  
• Superglue is sometimes combined with baking soda to make a filler.
  
• Rock climbers sometimes use it to take care of any damaged skin on their fingers after a climb.
  

No matter what you need bonded together, there is a good chance that super glue can do the job for you.
You will be amazed at the many projects it can help you complete.
Of course, we don't recommend using it for anything except it's officially stated uses.
The fun facts listed above were for entertainment purposes only.
Be extra careful when using it around children or within their reach.
I'm sure most of us who are reading this article have vivid memories of our fingers stuck to something, or to each other.
Let's not carry on that tradition.