# all about glue

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 28, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207 "2003-08-28T15:25:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![i\_love\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ab992/32.png) [@i\_love\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/i_love_cats)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207/1 "2003-08-28T15:25:57Z")

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What is glue made of?  
How do they make it?

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**Author:** ![Mort\_Furd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207/2 "2003-08-28T15:38:56Z")

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What kind of glue?

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207/3 "2003-08-28T15:44:43Z")

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Some glue is made from horses

[http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhorseglue.html](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhorseglue.html)

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-about-glue/198207/4 "2003-08-28T15:45:43Z")

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If you mean casein glue, aka white glue like Elmer’s, it’s made from milk proteins.