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sapping all the moisture from the adhesive.
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What could do that?
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This.
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Liquid nitrogen.
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Sometimes used in defusing bombs.
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Poured over the components, it temporarily freezes them
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so that the bomb can be removed safely.
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I'm almost positive that some liquid nitrogen
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got splashed onto this bomb.
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Henry did say that
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the blood he found on the knife was dehydrated,
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like it had been exposed to extreme temperatures.