Here's the painful reality: There are easily acquired adhesives on the market that can put your rear end in certain jeopardy.

A 35-year-old U.K. man discovered this recently when he had to be taken to the hospital to have a public toilet seat removed from his backside. West Midlands firefighters were the first on the scene, but they weren't able to detach the man, who appears to have been the victim of a prank. Having no other options, first responders uprooted the entire toilet and took it to the hospital, where a special chemical was applied to separate the man's skin from the stainless-steel toilet.

"Once free he was taken into the hospital for a check-up but appeared to be none the worse for his ordeal other than, understandably, being rather embarrassed," said a police report. "The ambulance crew then took the toilet back to site where the council were due to refit it."

The super-glue-wielding prankster has not been apprehended, though we think it would be apropos to say we hope they get his ass.

What a sticky situation -- and one that reminds us, rather ironically, of our in-depth exploration into amazing uses for duct tape.

Amazing Uses For Duct Tape

    Babysitter He's got his binky duck with him, so what's the problem?

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    Bodysuit "Uh-oh. My balls are starting to itch."

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    Shaming Easily the best drunken shaming picture we've ever seen. May this never happen to you.

    all4humor.com

    Butt Crack Cover Not to sound ungrateful, because we are definitely grateful, but wouldn't a belt be easier?

    joe-ke.com

    Bandages Heck, two more passes and you've got the whole face covered. Go for it.

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    Cargo Strap Yeah, that's gonna hold.

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    Bike If this is an improvement, we can only imagine what this bike looked like before.

    someoftheanswers.com

    Formal wear Why not? It's not like they were going to get laid anyway.

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    Auto repair The black tape around the windows lets you know that this guy has no immediate plans to actually fix his car.

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    Child Silencer This should be legal, not only for your own kids, but any kids at all. Like those on airplanes.

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