Thursday, October 23, 2014

Shakespearean Sticker Soliloquy

I can’t decide if I should take the backing off the sticker, or if I should save it for later: once you peel the back of the sticker off you can’t really put it back on, the back will just keeping falling off; trying to keep it sticky side up would seem like a solution, but that won’t work either, it will still lose its stickiness, so you can’t do that either. The sticker would collect all sorts of particles; they will not come off, which, being stuck to the sticker, would render it useless: it would not adhere to any surface no matter how much you wanted it to. Therefore when the back is peeled off it should be immediately be stuck wherever you want; first, you should have in mind where you want it to go, you should plan on keeping the sticker there forever; then, peel the back off, and place it in that very spot, and apply force. Yes, because you don’t want it to accidentally fall off, however if you did want it to come off it won’t be easy, and likely won’t turn out well, especially if you want to reuse it, the sticker won’t be the same; it might rip, or it may lose its adhesiveness, but lets not forget the possibility it may not come off, you’ll have to use a chisel, or even some mayonnaise, which is a real thing, try it if you don’t mind risking the life of your sticker. It’s hard to decide what to do with a sticker, imagine peeling off the back and having it stay in one place forever, it’s just too big of a commitment to live with.

1 comment:

  1. I love the playfulness of the topic...and the mayonnaise tip. (I've used olive oil before--it works, too.) Nicely done!

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