Duct tape Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Duct tape is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose adhesive tape, usually silver in color and 2" (50mm) wide. It was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition cases. 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.The names duct tape and duck tape seem to have arisen in the 1970s, after the color was changed from Army green to metallic gray.
After the war, the housing industry boomed and people started using duct tape for many other purposes. The name 'duct tape' comes 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 restricted from using it in systems they install, but do-it-yourselfers are not). However metallized and aluminum tapes used by professionals are still often called "duct tapes".
Duct tape is sometimes referred to as duck tape, possibly because it was made of cotton duck fabric, possibly for its ability to repel moisture like "water off a duck's back", and certainly partly for the fact that the pronunciations are hard to distinguish in some dialects of spoken American English. "Duck Tape" is now a registered trademark of Duck Products. A rumour (circulated widely after a 2003 terrorism scare, when the US population was advised to buy duct tape) that "duck tape" is the original name has not been substantiated.
A medical study announced on major news networks on October 15, 2002, stated that application of duct tape can be used as an effective treatment for warts. Duck Products annually sponsors a competition that offers a college scholarship to the most stylish prom formalwear made from duct tape. The number of uses to which duct tape can be put is a source of jokes (some of them collected into books). Some people enjoy making novelty items out of duct tape or decorating objects with it.
The epigram "duct tape is like the Force--it has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the Universe together" has been attributed to science fiction fan Carl Zwanzig. Red Green of The Red Green Show refers to duct tape as "the handyman's secret weapon".
Also called "100 mile an hour tape" by many mechanics who claim that it can hold parts of a car together up to the speed of 100 miles per hour.
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