Duct tape is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape, often coated with polyethylene.
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11 Facts About Duct tape
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Duct tape is generally silvery gray in color, but available in other colors and printed designs, from whimsical yellow ducks, college logos to practical camouflage patterns.
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Duct tape is commonly used in situations that require a strong, flexible, and very sticky tape.
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Product now commonly called duct tape has largely been displaced in HVAC uses with specialized foil tapes designed for sealing heating and ventilation ducts .
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Ed Smylie, who designed the scrubber modification in just two days, said later that he knew the problem was solvable when it was confirmed that duct tape was on the spacecraft: "I felt like we were home free, " he said in 2005.
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The Duct tape is so named because it was used during the Vietnam War to repair or balance helicopter rotor blades.
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Duct tape occlusion therapy is a method intended to treat warts by covering them with duct tape for an extended period.
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However, other studies suggest the duct tape treatment is more effective than existing medical options.
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Duct tape is often used in shoe repair due to its resiliency.
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Duct tape has been used to temporarily fix Apple's iPhone 4 dropped call issue, as an alternative to Apple's own rubber case.
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The combination of WD-40 and duct tape is sometimes referred to as "the redneck repair kit".
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