<HTML>In a message dated 7/5/01 4:19:58 AM Central Daylight Time, Tvak@AOL.COM writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">OUCH!  Just as this was happening my daughter said "It looks like that burnt you."  I asked her how she knew, and she told me she could see the SMOKE!!! I wasn't aware that CA glue could burn.  I know I've gotten it on my fingers before and never felt a burning sensation, so why did it burn this time?   Was it because the glue on my finger came into contact with the saliva? </BLOCKQUOTE> Yes.  CA does not "dry" like other glues.  It hardens as a chemical reaction.  If the glue is exposed to a catalyst, it will cure instantly and produce heat.  I have seen a puff of smoke many times when I used the "kicker" on the water thin type and also been burned a few times too.  One brand of CA glue is even called "Hot Stuff". It does surprise me however that the saliva would act as such a rapid catalyst.  I would think that it would be slower unless perhaps your personal chemistry might also be called, "hot stuff". Be careful using CA glues.  They are useful but also potentially hazardous both in short and long term effects. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin</HTML>