2006-06-30 16:11:12 · 10 answers · asked by Kelsie 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
the designed original use for duct tape was to connect pieces of metallic duct work. But then we discovered that it actually holds the universe together...from Wikipedia
Duct tape, originally known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose adhesive tape, usually silver or black in color, although many other colors, including 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 under the name "Duck Tape" as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition cases. 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 100mph Tape in the military, citing the urban legend that duct tape will hold its adhesion up to winds traveling 100 miles per hour.
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 restricted from using it in systems they install, but do-it-yourselfers are not). However, metallized and aluminium tapes used by professionals are still often called "duct tapes".
2006-06-30 16:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by Miracle Max 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is for air ducts, but I say if you can't fix something with duct tape it isn't worth getting.
2006-06-30 23:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by dreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
duct tape is used on heating ducts, I don't know what your trying to say.
2006-06-30 23:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says you can't use it on a duct?
2006-06-30 23:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was originally intended for sealing air ducts....so they stop quaking
2006-06-30 23:15:00 · answer #5 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use it to silence Daffy Duct :) or even Donald Duct
2006-06-30 23:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by Psyxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can use it on a duct, just not a duck. weirdo.
2006-06-30 23:14:51 · answer #7 · answered by ASLotaku 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be different if it was spelled DUCK tape but its not
2006-06-30 23:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A duck is spelled with a "k" if you haven't noticed, Miss Smart-Aleck.
2006-06-30 23:14:12 · answer #9 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, my kids call it 'The Force'
2006-06-30 23:14:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋