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12-19-2006, 07:08 PM
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Ifish Nate
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Interesting Article on Duct Tape
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
I read this to my kids tonight for their bedtime story.  Really! They were mesmerized.
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12-19-2006, 07:32 PM
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Super Moderator
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Truly mesmerizing, indeed.
My favorite was this little gem (and my apologies in advance to anyone whom I might offend by posting it here):
Other names for duct tape (including the Scandinavian "Jesus Tape", a name which comes from duct tape's apparent ability to perform miracles) have been documented at length..."
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12-19-2006, 09:02 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Have used it on warts after hearing it from a doctor. Works very well. Matter of fact it worked better than the injections my son got which didn't do squat.
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12-19-2006, 09:47 PM
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Ifish Nate
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Well, ya know if a doctor didn't see it, it didn't really happen....
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12-19-2006, 10:45 PM
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Ifish Nate
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Duct Tape and baleing wire will fix anything
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12-20-2006, 10:13 AM
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Sturgeon
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
"It is also used as an effective gag when smoothed over a person's mouth and lips."
I have a sinister-in-law that I need to try this on 
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12-20-2006, 10:57 AM
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King Salmon
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Somebody made a TV show based on Duct Tape.
Red Grave's I think ? Channel 10 from Canada...
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12-20-2006, 12:12 PM
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AdminiMom
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
But... did they use Duct Tape to film it? Did they show the film on a Duct Tape TV?
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12-20-2006, 12:51 PM
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Mr. Carkington
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
EB Green - Used at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut and various other shipyards. Army truck green in color and extremely strong. In the days of high drama and massive naval buildup EB Green could be seen on boots, clothing and vehicles holding things together all around coastal Connecticut.
Apochryphal story. A boat was sandblasted for painting in the dry dock and a wooden plug covered with EB Green was discovered under the paint. This was a temporary plug in a hull penetration from a previous overhaul and it did not leak.
So add
Test depth tape .. to the list.
Louisiana Chrome - Cajun for duct tape.
Good stuff.
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12-20-2006, 01:31 PM
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King Salmon
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Is there any such thing as Duck Tape ? QUACK !
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12-20-2006, 01:35 PM
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Steelhead
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Just remember this...
Nothing says "shoddy workmanship" like wrinkles in your duct tape!
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12-20-2006, 02:29 PM
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Sturgeon
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Quote:
Somebody made a TV show based on Duct Tape.
Red Grave's I think ? Channel 10 from Canada...
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Red Green, funny, quirky. He did his last show a few years ago.
A few years ago I re-painted my DB and was using that blue masking tape stuff to keep slop off the pin stripes. I thought the blue looked so good that I went out to find some auto-detailing tape that I did NOT buy due to it being about $60!!!
A bit later I was in GI Joes and happened on the shelf that had colored duct tape. Lo and behold the blue duct tape was the right size and color and only $4. It held up well for two years and looked great. Replacing it was a breeze. So, add that to the list..... 
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12-20-2006, 04:34 PM
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Sturgeon
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
I thought it was duck tape, not duct.......the soldiers in WW2 that used it thought it was waterproof like a duck!
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12-20-2006, 05:19 PM
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Steelhead
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
I, unfortunately have used duct tape recently to repair a self made hole in the cab over of my RV. It held out all the elements during our pineapple express rains without fail. RV is now in shop being repaired. I'm wondering if it should've just been left alone .
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12-20-2006, 08:10 PM
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Chromer
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
While reading this the first thing I thought of was the Red Green show. I don't get PBS anymore, is the Red Green show still on?
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12-20-2006, 09:09 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Funny there should be so much interest in Duct Tape today. Maybe some of ya'll saw me driving around in this.......
My teenage daughter saw fit to nearly rip the door off the truck last night. Since the door won't shut and I needed to drive around getting estimates, I used some cord to hold it almost shut and the tape to keep the weather out. Put almost 100 miles on it (70 of that was highway)going to various shops getting estimates.
I've used duct tape for just about everything. When I worked at at Mt. Bachelor, the first we'd do (lift operators) would be to tape the fingers of our ski gloves. The tape would outlast the leather.
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12-20-2006, 10:31 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Ouch!!! Did she back out of garage with the truck door open?
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12-21-2006, 06:48 AM
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Tuna!
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
I always thought the three greatest inventions were duct tape, velcro, and bungie cords. I couldn't imagine going camping without them.
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12-21-2006, 12:23 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Re: Interesting Article on Duct Tape
Quote:
Originally Posted by txaggie
Ouch!!! Did she back out of garage with the truck door open?
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Nope....hung it up on a cement planter at a business.
She's learning three things
don't break the law
don't wreck the truck
don't lie to dad about what happened. (biggest lesson taught here)
The roads will be safe for at least 6 months
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