what is a duct tape?

Answer 1

Um...

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Answer 2

Duct tape, also known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose 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 waterproof 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 urban legend that duct tape will maintain its adhesion when subjected to winds traveling at up to 100 miles per hour (161 km/h).

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, metallized and aluminium tapes used by professionals are still often called "duct tapes."

Answer 3

Duct tape, also known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose 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 waterproof 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 urban legend that duct tape will maintain its adhesion when subjected to winds traveling at up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).

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, metallized and aluminium tapes used by professionals are still often called "duct tapes."

Answer 4

"A" duct tape is a roll of duct tape. Duct tape is used for taping ducts together. It can also be used for almost anything you would use regular tape for but it is much stronger. And no, it is NOT also known as duck tape, people who call it duck tape don't know any better. It's the same as saying contacks for contacts, you know, for your eyes instead of glasses.

Answer 5

Duct tape is an extremely tough type of tape. It was originated to use on furnace ducts. Now people discovered that it works great on just about anything.

Answer 6

Duct tape is a wide silvery adhesive tape usually use for repairing plumbing, pipes, and taping cable and other wires :)

Answer 7

Heavy duty tape, usually silver in color. Also called gaffer's tape, used to tape up small lights and things during movie shoots.

Answer 8

silver colored tape used for join of ventilation ducts

Answer 9

it has nothing to do with health or beauty unless you know something i dont, but to aswer your question, its my husbands answer to everything that is brokin...his motto is..F#@ K it, Duct IT!

Answer 10

THE TAPE THAT FIXES EVERYTHING.