Regarding the police’s use of “fluid debonding agents” for #superglue protestors

The jokes just write themselves…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11062193

How do you un-glue a protester?

Climate campaigners superglued themselves to a car park gate during a demonstration on Monday. How are they released?

It is the latest tactic used by direct action activists to make sure they stick in the public consciousness – but you definitely should not try it at home.

Climate campaigners in Edinburgh are the latest to superglue themselves to premises in order to make a point – a technique designed to cause maximum disruption to police.

A Scotland Yard spokesman says its officers use a “fluid de-bonding agent” to detach them, but declined to specify exactly which one for operational reasons.

I suppose that if the police told us all how to defeat superglue, that society would become unstuck at the hands of adhesive terrorists.

Further punnage welcome below…

Comments

4 responses to “Regarding the police’s use of “fluid debonding agents” for #superglue protestors”

  1. Person 1: They must be upper class protesters.
    Person 2: How do you know that ?
    Person 1: They’re all stuck up..

  2. I remember seeing a superglue de-bonding agent demonstrated on Tomorrow’s World, which shows that these things have been around for a while. I’ve never seen them on sale commercially, though.

  3. David Johnson

    acetone is a pretty good super glue debonding agent. Can be found in some nail polish remover.

  4. Andrew Gabriel

    It will be acetone. Nail varnish remover is an example. I imagine they probably have it to hand to remove their nail varnish before going on duty 😉

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