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human
ELI5: Why does superglue always take forever to dry on the desired surface, but bonds to your skin in a microsecond?

Every time I use superglue to fix something, it seems to take hours to finally dry, but while I'm holding it in place, if I accidentally get any on my fingers, it's dry before I can even run to the sink and wash it off. Is there some science behind this, or does God just hate me?
gpt
Superglue requires moisture to set. Typically when you're glueing something the surfaces are clean and dry, so there is only atmospheric moisture to set the glue, and the glue is closed off from the air by the surfaces being pressed together. Your fingers are a comparatively moist environment, and the texture of your skin tends to wick the glue out across a larger area. More moisture and a larger exposed surface area = rapid drying.