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Blogs > rm_SinfulNix > SinFull Thoughts

Duct tape  

rm_SinfulNix 50F
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1/16/2007 7:19 pm

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5/21/2007 11:34 pm
Duct tape
Duct tape is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose pressure-sensitive adhesive tape. It is generally silver or black in color but many other colors, like transparent, have recently become available. Duct tape is usually 1.88 inches (48 mm) wide. It was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a<b> waterproof </font></b>sealing tape for ammunition cases.[1][2] Permacel, then a division of Johnson & Johnson, used a rubber-based adhesive to help the tape resist water and a fabric backing to facilitate ripping. Because of these properties, it was also used to quickly repair military equipment, including jeeps, guns, and aircraft. Duct tape is also called "100 mph tape" in the military, citing the fact that duct tape will maintain its adhesion when subjected to winds traveling at up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), which is why duct tape is used for quick repairs to cars during NASCAR races.
After the war, the housing industry boomed and people started using duct tape for many other purposes. The name "duct tape" came from its use on heating and air conditioning ducts, a purpose for which it, ironically, has been deemed ineffective by the state of California and by building codes in most other places in the U.S. (which means professionals are forbidden to use it in systems they install, but do-it-yourselfers are not). However, metalized and aluminum tapes used by professionals are still often called "duct tapes."
Other names for duct tape (including the Scandinavian "Jesus Tape", a name which comes from duct tape's apparent ability to perform miracles

Since as of late Duct tape seems to be to topic among me and a few others I thought I would add some educational shite here there are so many uses for duct tape may I quote a true Canadian Mr. Red Green his self “if women don’t find you handsome at least they’ll find you handy or something very close to this any way the perfect accessory can be made into and used in so many ways from mini skirts to pants to tying your partner down to covering the rust on your car oh and to fix ducts too.

God made the world, but it's held together with duct tape

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