[PLUG] Dapper + Reiser

[Brian Beattie]

On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 21:14 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> 
> > From what I have read, it was invented during World War II to provide a
> > means of patching ripped tents. Thus the water would run off them as
> > before. And the original name of the product was "duck" tape. Due to folk
> > etymology and the tendency of English spearkers to adopt spelling
> > pronunciations, it is now "duct" tape.
> 
>    That might be the supermarket checkout line tabloid version, but it was
> invented and used to seal air ducts in HVAC systems. Hence, the name duct
> tape.
> 
Actually Sealing duct work is one thing "duct tape" (the silver gray
fabic stuff) is not good for, the adhesive dries out and it falls off.
It was in fact invented during WWII, but for sealing Ammunition cans.
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html

There is a different product which is an aluminum foil backed with
adhesive that is designed for sealing duct work.
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