They have an adhesive on part of the back. The adhesive is generally not strong enough to make a good glue, but it's tacky enough to make a decent temporary attachment. Low Mw Poly(acrylates) (actually, oligo-acrylates would probably be a better term) tend to be good candidates for this kind of adhesive.
The glue used was actually a failure of an adhesive, invented by 3M.
It found a use for temporairly sticking attachments to other paper without causing damage.
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Reminder tabs that you can stick anywhere and later just pull off and not leave sticky residue.
just for fun because i worked in a sticky note factory and they make all kinds of designs and colors just to make it expensive and get everyone to buy them. ____ Sticky notes actually come in a variety of colors, not just yellow... but I think that the reason they are yellow and not white is that the color provides a good contrast to regular paper or folders, and since sticky notes are often used as reminders, the color helps them to draw extra attention, so that people using them don't forget.
Which adhesive?"Super glue" type adhesives are usually a cyanoacylate polymer, while the sticky stuff on the back of sticky notes is a polyacrylate. Lots of different polymers can be used as "adhesives". Epoxy glues are, well, epoxides.
I read in Readers Digest a long time ago that it was a Native American saying about snow conditions but I remember it as "sticky no sticky no sticky sticky". And meaning if the snow is sticky and can be made into a snowball it won't be around long, and if it is not sticky, not able to be made into a snowball, it will be around for awhile.
Yellow Sticky Notes was created in 2007.
"Sticky notes" in French is spelled "post-it" or "notes autocollantes."
The duration of Yellow Sticky Notes is 360.0 seconds.
Some sticky notes are 3 inches by 3 inches. The sizes of these notes vary.
"Sticky" is supposed to be a part of Windows 7. Please check Start-> All Programs -> Accessories -> Sticky Notes.
7 Sticky Notes is the best sticky note app.
The cast of Sticky Notes - 2008 includes: Skynard Ronstein as SkyRon
Sticky notes are a great way to stay organized, jot down ideas, and remember important information. But with so many options out there, it can be difficult to choose the best sticky notes for your needs. Hereβs a guide to help you select the right sticky notes for you:
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Sticky Notes - 2008 was released on: USA: 2 December 2008 (Zero Film Festival)
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It is difficult to provide an exact figure for the number of sticky notes sold each year. However, companies like 3M, which produces Post-it notes, are known to sell billions of sticky notes annually, making them a popular and widely used office supply.