Rehydrating a Glue Stick - Sticky Solution

Over the years, I have probably thrown out at least 100 glue sticks. We buy several packs at the beginning of each year and when I got really into scrap booking, I bought a 24 pack. Of course, in my life, I don't have time to go through a 24 pack of glue sticks in a year before they dry out so you can imagine that the landfills are probably full of dried up glue sticks. 
 
I threw out a few last week as I was cleaning out my craft room and found the 24 pack half empty and all of the sticks left in it were dried out. I KNOW that I have thrown out several just pulling them out of the package and they were never used. 
 
I had a thought then, "If they can dry out, they must have some water content. I wonder if it is like the play-dough I reconstituted recently and if I add water, if it will make the glue stick usable again." 

I figured I had several in the garbage can to mess with so I pulled one out that had never even been used and I added water. I tapped the air bubbles out and made sure the water was actually down into the tube. 

I then put the lid on the tube and left it by the sink in the basement where I rarely go. Princess Five said it almost fell into the sink drain the other day and wondered why there was a glue stick there.
 
I went in there today trying to remove some Sharpie off a tile from when I marked it to cut it and noticed the glue stick by the sink. I thought to myself, "Why would Princess Five leave a glue stick by the sink?" It took me a second to remember that I had put the glue stick by the sink. 


Imagine my joy and glee at finding the glue stick was like new or better. It was PERFECT! I was thrilled and then proceeded to make this video to post on youtube and unlike the play-doh video I did a few weeks ago, I didn't find one video about reconstituting or re-hydrating glue sticks. Fun for me! Sometimes I surprise myself with my ability to come up with great ideas. Wish I were better at doing something with those ideas. :-) Perhaps I should put some water in a little bottle and sell it as "Glue Stick Miracle" and market it and make millions.... Ok, I am tired but I thought it was funny at the time.