How does glue work? And why are some glues absolutely horrible while others work great?

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Therr are many types of glue including: PVA, gluesticks, super glue, etc. Im wondering, why some are better than others and why some glues don’t work at all? The typical school glue stick can sometimes barely glue a sheet of paper to another while some glues can stick buildings together.

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Different kinds of glues stick things together in different ways. A lot of them (like Elmer’s glue or wood glue) seep into tiny holes in each material. When they dry, the two items are bonded together by the glue.

Others work by chemically bonding the two surfaces, or in a similar method to Elmer’s, but using a two-part epoxy to harden the bond, rather than drying.

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