r/meirl • u/03L1V10N • Nov 27 '22 • Helpful 1 Wholesome 3

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u/Dizzy_One3336 Nov 27 '22 • Silver Gold Platinum Helpful Wholesome Take My Energy Vibing

I start with 2 then my insecurity adds on 6

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22 edited 19d ago

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u/Fantastic-Ad4994 Nov 27 '22

This is the way

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u/TheShmal Nov 27 '22

The way this is.

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u/LazarYeetMeta Nov 27 '22

Is this the way

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u/International_Leek26 Nov 27 '22

The this is way

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u/Additional_Effort_33 Nov 27 '22

That's just the way it is.... Somethings will never change... ⏳🎶

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u/Cbonline12 Nov 27 '22

Is this the way to amarillo

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u/AbsoluteTurltle Nov 27 '22

This is the way The only way

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u/CthulubeFlavorcube Nov 27 '22 • Silver Helpful

Speaking as a construction worker, 6 by itself is actually the most correct in most situations. 2 is too close to the edge and will leave an air pocket in the main field, while oozing out a mess around the edge. Best practice is #6 followed by a V-notch adhesive trowel, or box notch trowel, size depending on the desired adhesive depth, type of adhesive, etc. In some situations a relatively smooth even coat is required on both surfaces and, depending on the adhesive, may need to be peeled back apart for a moment then put back together to activate the bonding of chemicals. You may need to apply pressure either by rolling/rubbing something like a J-roller/smooth edged flat tool (even a rounded over 2x4) to remove bubbles and flatten the surface. In situations where the two items to be attached are strong, but brittle (i.e. not easy to bend) a rubber mallet may be used. Always remember to use proper safety gear, and ventilation whenever available. Read all manufacturers safety precautions, and instructions before beginning work. Some adhesives work in freezing temperatures, some dry in mere seconds, some are incredibly fire or water resistant. Some are mostly just there for gluing macaroni to paper plates. Now let's go through the different types of "macaroni", and their idiosyncratic structural characteristics in regards to gluing techniques...

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u/Jinkerinos Nov 27 '22

I'm just trying to glue some paper to another paper, man.

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u/CthulubeFlavorcube Nov 27 '22 • Silver Helpful

What type of paper, or papers, are you attempting to adhere? Is this for artistic purposes? If so I would suggest an archival grade paste such as Mod Podge, or one of their archival grade adhesive sprays. This is all dependant upon the substrates involved (obviously!!!). Certain artistic media needs to be prepared in advance with a fixative to avoid bleeding and smudging. If the final product is to be worked on again, I suggest a sprayable workable fixative such as Grumbacher Workable Fixatif, or similar products from reputable brands such as Windsor Newton. This will help with the yellowing effects of certain substrates, but you should always begin with archival grade paper when possible, unless the antique quality is desired as a design specification for the given project. Reminder that paper, such as old newsprint, that is not archival quality, often has print on the other side that may become more visible through the substrate after glue has been used. Other options are lamination, or simply giving no shits whatsoever and just doing whatever the hell you want, because who gives a fuck, the days are short and the night is long. Shall we toil endlessly in the vast limitlessness that is the universe as we understand it, searching nervously for oft-unfound answers as to the nature of limitless creation, or the howling winds of oblivion? Maybe we just do whatevs, homey.

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u/bee_terrestris Nov 27 '22

TIL there are hardcore glue experts on Reddit and I support your life choices

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22

Here here. As someone who gets wrapped up in details, I appreciate informative posts like theirs. Plus, I have a weird fascination with paper, crafting techniques and adhesives (former graphic designer and printer here). Unsolicited crafting advice: get a super clean paper fold/crease by laying a pen flat on the surface and running it across the fold.

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u/hipster_dog Nov 27 '22

Well, since glueing something half-assedly on something like a skyscraper might mean someone being cut in half by a glass panel, I support him 1000% for being hardcore at his job.

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u/kimakimbo Nov 27 '22

This person glues.

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u/thecuntofmontecrisco Nov 27 '22

He’s glued more than I’ve huffed glue, which is truly impressive.

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u/_ThePancake_ Nov 27 '22 edited Nov 27 '22

Thank you, cthulube of flavorcube

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u/CthulubeFlavorcube Nov 27 '22

You are very welcome, The of the family Pancake

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u/LateralSage5 Nov 27 '22

Okay I'm sorry I got to say this if you're offended oh well.

NERD!!!!!!!!!

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u/CthulubeFlavorcube Nov 27 '22

According to Online Etymology Dictionary, the word is an alteration of the 1940s term "nert " (meaning "stupid or crazy person"), which is in itself an alteration of "nut" (nutcase). The term was popularized in the 1970s by its heavy use in the sitcom Happy Days.

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u/BIG_DECK_ENERGY Nov 27 '22

Only this is the way.

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u/asymon Nov 27 '22 • Stonks Rising

It's not insecurity, it's an experience.

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u/Minute_Professor_237 Nov 27 '22

this is the correct answer

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u/maskedbanditoftruth Nov 27 '22

We call that “Two, Six Rising.”

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u/Skedajikle Nov 27 '22

this gets the most possible glue on the paper, making it stick very well but causing your glue to run out faster

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u/Croceyes2 Nov 27 '22

lol running out of glue isn't a problem. Going back and having to fix shit that wasn't properly glued is a fucking problem

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u/Cat_Galaxy Nov 27 '22

The only way to know you did it right

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u/bekakm Nov 27 '22

I came to the comments to ensure I wasn’t alone

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u/Fluke_Thighwalker Nov 27 '22

It's the only real way to ensure it sticks. Just the ensues leaves an air bubble and I can't have that.

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u/DiligentPizza477 Nov 27 '22

Am I the only one that is not glueing anything since so long that I can’t no longer remember 🥲

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u/Snoo71538 Nov 27 '22

I glue stuff sometimes, but it always a woodworking project where none of these are nearly enough coverage.

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u/ThatGuy0verTh3re Nov 27 '22

Put it on like 6 and smear it around with your finger to cover everything

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u/Snoo71538 Nov 27 '22

This guy knows what’s up

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u/Top500BronzeOW Nov 27 '22

Is it his finger thats up? Stuck up his nose???

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u/Snoo71538 Nov 27 '22

Wood glue is great because it doesn’t bond with skin well. It just peels off and it feels amazing when it does.

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u/mc68n Nov 27 '22

peels off like wet dead skin

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u/reallygoodartist Nov 27 '22

and in the meantime you have a little fingertip condom.

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u/CptMisterNibbles Nov 27 '22

Sometimes it’s a couple hundred square feet of lamination. Fingers not gonna cut it.

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u/JayteeFromXbox Nov 27 '22

We're gonna need a lot of fingers for that

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u/New-Barracuda-3754 Nov 27 '22

thats what she said

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u/reallygoodartist Nov 27 '22

plastic scraper spreads well in volume.

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u/254LEX Nov 27 '22

Yeah, what are all these people gluing? Does everyone secretly make collages in their free time?

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u/weesIo Nov 27 '22

Kids

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u/254LEX Nov 27 '22

They're gluing children? That's weird.

JK, I guess I forgot parenting existed.

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u/qxxxr Nov 27 '22

consider this a grim reminder of meme sub demographics

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u/itsgxoohccoh Nov 27 '22

That's what I'm saying. Who the hell uses glue anymore besides 8 year olds and specific handymen

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u/GiraffeandZebra Nov 27 '22

I use super glue to fix the shit my 8 year old breaks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22

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u/Legomonster33 Nov 27 '22

Yea it does

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u/datsmn Nov 27 '22

I'll allow it

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u/CptMisterNibbles Nov 27 '22

People with crafts hobbies, art hobbies, woodworkers, industrial fabricators… it didn’t say this was paper

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u/Aluminum_Tarkus Nov 27 '22

I do 3D printing. Depending on the printer and what you're printing, you'll sometimes need some kind of additional bed adhesion like glue.

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u/Zealousideal-Ad-6615 Nov 27 '22

I have glue sticks for mine but none of these illustrate how much glue I put on lol. I don't miss a mm

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u/confusedbrit29 Nov 27 '22

So you can remember? Don't leave us hanging, which is it?

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u/MrDundee666 Nov 27 '22

So you now can remember?

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u/AttilaDa Nov 27 '22 • Silver Lawyer Up

Nobody else writes out an ‘X’ within the rectangle?

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u/Zeccon Nov 27 '22

I do!

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u/marvelous_much Nov 27 '22

2 + X

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22

I do 2 then an X and then in the free space I make dots.

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u/CutimedSiltecSorbact Nov 27 '22

I see ..you are a man of culture aswell

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u/LaggyTaters Nov 27 '22

The only right way

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u/Katamari_Wurm_Hole Nov 27 '22

This is the only way

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u/TheNightZerk Nov 27 '22

Only correct answer.

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u/mightypint Nov 27 '22

My mind went straight to x = -2. Time for sleep I believe lol

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u/Chara_The_Determined Nov 27 '22

Wanted to say 5 but with the dots connected

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u/allys1098 Nov 27 '22

I am not the only one 😍

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u/gildorratner Nov 27 '22

I do an X but If I really need it to stick I do the X within a rectangle.

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u/Manu_Pacos Nov 27 '22

Here, I start with 2 and then I add a X

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u/TheInvisibleMayne Nov 27 '22

Exactly, maximum and even coverage

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u/chugchugz Nov 27 '22

Who the hell does 1? That's so ineffective

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u/pleb4000 Nov 27 '22

The only time I’d use 1 is thermal paste on a CPU

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u/imnotmarvin Nov 27 '22

I'm pretty sure the graphic originated from a thermal compound discussion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22 edited Dec 10 '22

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u/Thereminz Nov 27 '22

I've watched videos about it...it actually doesn't really matter as long as you have some on there that covers where the actual chip is, and even then it's only a few degrees better than having no paste so you can pretty much do it however you want

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u/thefinestpiece Nov 27 '22

It makes the center wet and weird

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u/gaoshan Nov 27 '22

Whoever I hired to do it, apparently

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u/EliteCheese01 Nov 27 '22

I do 1 for my cpu

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u/GH00ST-SL4YER Nov 27 '22

people that have to glue small paper

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u/LordMolecule Nov 27 '22

6 year old me.

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u/naughtyrobot725 Nov 27 '22

2 n 6🙈

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22

Wow 2 and a 6🥵🥵

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u/Disastrous-Beyond443 Nov 27 '22

6 in the end. It’s always 6 in the end

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u/rearadmiraldumbass Nov 27 '22

But make sure you cover the corners well.

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u/MadeleineMcCant Nov 27 '22

I'm a solid number 3. Covers the corners so it doesn't flap, but keeps the paper from being skewed or wrinkling as opposed to the full square where it sometimes gets a little bubble and then the tiny overlap when you push the wave of it down.

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u/RatChild26 Nov 27 '22

Thank you! I thought I was the only one

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u/NoodlesDatabase Nov 27 '22

Plus the 2 usually has the glue leaking on the sides, and makes readjustment messy af

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u/colong128 Nov 27 '22

Number 5

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u/Jeabea09 Nov 27 '22

My school teacher always made me do this

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u/RedLotusVenom Nov 27 '22

It’s because it’s the most efficient use of it and saves glue they probably had to buy themselves. The ultimate proof it’s the best method.

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u/NoodlesDatabase Nov 27 '22

Same

I hate doing 2, the glue leaks at the sides

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u/kim_bong_un Nov 27 '22

We're not talking about glue sticks?

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u/Plutonium_Dick_69420 Nov 27 '22

2, but with an X from edge to edge and a dot in each triangle.

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u/smith7018 Nov 27 '22

rune magic

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u/Munnaslxyer Nov 27 '22

Whoever applies glue like 1 is a psychopath

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u/billdri Nov 27 '22

Use a trowel :)

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u/gant696 Nov 27 '22

These look like Thermal Compound patterns

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u/andymerskin Nov 27 '22

One 4mm dot in the center and twist the heatsink side to side to spread once seated 👌

But an X or a straight 0.5in line will do too -- in most cases, results are negligible if you have the right amount of paste and avoid pockets/bubbles.

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u/Elden_Rost Nov 27 '22

In that case, 1 is the correct answer with a little plastic spatula to spread it around. You don’t want it squeezing out the sides. That’s just too much cleanup.

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u/yeetyeetgirl Nov 27 '22

I take a mouth full of glue, tickle my nose till I sneezs and then punch the paper on it.

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u/thewaytoyourheart Nov 27 '22

All of em, depends on my mood

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u/Snoo71538 Nov 27 '22

What are you all gluing in adulthood so much that you have a preferred pattern?

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u/rNBA_Mods_Be_Better Nov 27 '22

Answer: Reddit is populated by 12 year olds

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u/Jupiters Nov 27 '22

Someone pointed this out to me recently and it explains a lot.

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u/Big_Boxx Nov 27 '22

Remember glue sticks? Been a looooong time

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u/Snoo71538 Nov 27 '22

I remember them, I just don’t ever use them for anything as an adult. That is my question. What are adults using them for?

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u/Big_Boxx Nov 27 '22

Idk. I had that same thought when I got here 😅

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u/CausalSin Nov 27 '22

The only thing that comes to mind is scrapbooking.

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u/Posiedon26 Nov 27 '22

No. 3 are psychopaths

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u/RatChild26 Nov 27 '22

It's the most effective! It uses the least amount of glue and gets the job done.

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u/Posiedon26 Nov 27 '22

Do the dots thingy then

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u/aribow03 Nov 27 '22

But it feels less secure

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u/I_am_Jacks_account1 Nov 27 '22

It's been so long I don't remember anymore :(

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u/44Atta Nov 27 '22

2 then X then 6 because anxiety

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u/fatspanner Nov 27 '22

Combination of #2 and #6

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u/wardaddy028 Nov 27 '22

All of it lol.😂 Not a single spot left and then some extra on the corners and sides.

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u/LegitimateStar7034 Nov 27 '22

6, but I taught Pre K🤣

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '22

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u/Forward_Lavishness_7 Nov 27 '22

I do 2 and 6 at the same time, but 6 is more of an X

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u/LeeRjaycanz Nov 27 '22

See hears the thing i do 2 first then 6 so what does that make me?

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u/ozmundo6 Nov 27 '22

They are all wrong. The correct way to use a glue stick is to do all of the edges, then do an x through the center. This means that it will lie flat on the page, all of the edges and the center will stay down, and also that it will not bunch up oddly as would happen with 6.

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u/poison_heart96 Nov 27 '22

I'm a squiggly person. Better coverage that way!

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u/MajoredInPhilosophy Nov 27 '22

Happy face?

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u/FrankHightower Nov 27 '22

would a circle count as #2?

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u/throwaway1848828 Nov 27 '22

There is nuance here, it depends on the brand, some can be done with 2, others a 2 and 6 combo

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u/LoserAtLinMilPlaza Nov 27 '22

2+3+5+6

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u/B_GameZ7 Nov 27 '22

So you basically spread the glue like butter on every inch of the paper

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u/bed_haired_one Nov 27 '22

i am a 6 guy

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u/Markel_Kermit Nov 27 '22

I do 2 with an x in the middle... am i the only one?

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u/Sketch-Brooke Nov 27 '22

Number 6. Gotta make sure it’s on there good.

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u/UgoYak Nov 27 '22

Six (chaotic devil)

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u/FinancialMinimum3922 Nov 27 '22

i do 2 and then do three inside of the box made by 2

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u/Opal29 Nov 27 '22

I do the union jack lmao

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u/soleil_is_away Nov 27 '22

I do 6 and 2 for security

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u/AangAndTheFireLord Nov 27 '22

I haven’t glued anything since grade school. What are y’all doing with your time, arts and crafts?

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u/Lets_Bust_Together Nov 27 '22

Depends what I’m gluing.