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Two different things refusing to let go, which physics calls love and engineers call a problem.
means The sticking together of two different surfaces or substances, whether through molecular attraction, suction, or a scar of tissue that forms after injury or surgery.
from From Latin adhaerere — 'ad' (to) plus 'haerere' (to stick) — the same root that gives English 'adhere' and 'inherent,' as if sticking to something and being essentially part of it were always secretly the same idea. 'Haerere' also lurks behind 'hesitate,' which literally means to stick in place, unable to move — so the Romans apparently saw clinginess and indecision as cousins.
- gecko trick
- sticks via molecular attraction, not glue, to walls
- tape math
- peeling fast needs more force than peeling slow
- surgery downside
- scar tissue can glue organs together post-op
- vs cohesion
- adhesion bonds different surfaces, cohesion bonds the same one