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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. "One thing a
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Anderson firm and renamed it Manco. In 1975, Kahl rebranded the duct tape made by his company. Because the previously used generic term "duck tape" had fallen out of use, he was able to trademark the brand "Duck Tape" and market his product complete with a yellow cartoon duck logo. Manco
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then wrapped in duck tape before being laid in place. In the 1910s, certain boots and shoes used canvas duck fabric for the upper or for the insole, and duck tape was sometimes sewn in for reinforcement. In 1936, the US-based
Insulated Power Cables Engineers Association specified a wrapping of duck
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by covering them with duct tape for an extended period. The evidence for its effectiveness is poor; thus it is not recommended as routine treatment. However, other studies suggest the duct tape treatment is more effective than existing medical options. Duct tape is often used in shoe repair due to
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was green. It is also called "duck tape", "riggers' tape", "hurricane tape", or "100-mph tape"; a name that comes from the use of a specific variety of duct tape that was supposed to withstand up to 100 mph (160 km/h; 87 kn) winds. The tape is so named because it was used during the
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title character often used duct tape (which he dubbed "the handyman's secret weapon") as both a shortcut to proper fastening as well as for unconventional uses. The series sometimes showcased fan duct tape creations. The series had a feature film based on it entitled
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featured duct tape in a number of myths that involve non-traditional uses. Confirmed myths include suspending a car for a period of time, building a functional cannon, a two-person sailboat, a two-person canoe (with duct tape paddles), a two-person raft,
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had made medical adhesive tapes from duck cloth from 1927 and a team headed by
Revolite's Johnny Denoye and Johnson & Johnson's Bill Gross developed the new adhesive tape, designed to be ripped by hand, not cut with scissors.
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in 2009. Shurtape went on to introduce a premium version called "T-Rex Tape." "Ultimate Duck", which had been Henkel's top-of-the-line variety, is still sold in the United
Kingdom. Ultimate Duck, T-Rex Tape, and the competing
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with duct tape as the only binder. In the episode "Duct Tape Plane", the MythBusters repaired (and eventually replaced) the skin of a lightweight airplane with duct tape and flew it a few meters above a runway.
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cloth used in making shoes stronger, for decoration on clothing, and for wrapping steel cables or electrical conductors to protect them from corrosion or wear. For instance, in 1902, steel cables supporting the
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Johnson & Johnson sandwiched a layer of mesh fabric—cotton duck—between a top layer of green polyethylene plastic and a bottom layer of rubber glue, and pressed them together.
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Woodfill was working in Mission Control, when the square
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mixed into the LDPE. Two tape widths are common: 1.9 in (48 mm) and 2 in (51 mm). Other widths are also offered. The largest commercial rolls of duct tape were made in 2005 for
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Wenner, R; Askari, SK; Cham, PM; Kedrowski, DA; Liu, A; Warshaw, EM (March 2007). "Duct tape for the treatment of common warts in adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial".
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in 1943 with the idea to seal the boxes with a fabric tape which she had tested. The letter was forwarded to the War
Production Board, which put Johnson & Johnson on the job. The
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Duct tape's widespread popularity and multitude of uses has earned it a strong place in popular culture, and has inspired a vast number of creative and imaginative applications.
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Ringold, S; Mendoza, JA; Tarini, BA; Sox, C (October 2002). "Is duct tape occlusion therapy as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of the common wart?".
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Duct tape is commonly used in situations that require a strong, flexible, and very sticky tape. Some have a long-lasting adhesive and resistance to weathering.
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of various sorts were in use by the 1910s, including rolls of cloth tape with adhesive coating one side. White adhesive tape made of cloth soaked in rubber and
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Stubbings, A; Wacogne, I (September 2011). "Question 3. What is the efficacy of duct tape as a treatment for verruca vulgaris?".
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2166:"The Efficacy of Duct Tape vs Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris"
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statue wrapped in duct tape to protect it from crosstown football rival
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The product now commonly called duct tape has largely been displaced in
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mesh fabric to provide strength. The fabric, a very thin gauze called "
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Cole, David John; Browning, Eve; Schroeder, Fred E. H. (2003).
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scrubbers started working again, saving the lives of the three
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was used in hospitals to bind wounds, but other tapes such as
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could be substituted in an emergency. In 1930, the magazine
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that were held together with vertical strips of duck tape.
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backing. This tape resisted water and was used to seal some
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astronauts on the Moon to improvise a repair to a damaged
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Common duct tape carries no safety certifications such as
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in the theatre, motion picture and television industries.
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brand masking tape. In 1930, Drew developed a transparent
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Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design
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ASTM D4514-12 Standard Specification for Friction Tape
32:"Duck taping" redirects here. Not to be confused with
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Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything
50:(historically and still occasionally referred to as
574:Duct tape has been used to temporarily fix Apple's
1868:13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 10: Duct Tape
1538:"T-Rex Tape - Strong, Weather-Resistant Duct Tape"
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2397:. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from
2379:. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from
2361:. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from
2030:"Vietnam -- Balancing Rotorblades With Duct Tape"
1930:Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (17 April 2004).
1901:, referring to the use of duct tape on Apollo 13.
1694:"Forensic Examination of Pressure Sensitive Tape"
1620:The Journal of Employee Ownership Law and Finance
2170:Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
2088:Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
1767:"Sealing HVAC Ducts: Use Anything But Duct Tape"
581:, as an alternative to Apple's own rubber case.
321:Modern duct tape is made variously from cotton,
1256:"Genericide: When a Brand Name Becomes Generic"
899:. November 21, 1902. p. 15. Archived from
707:refers to the recommendations made by the U.S.
519:, preventing possible damage from the spray of
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1852:NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project
1015:"Rubber and Rosin Make Compound for Many Uses"
970:"The Way We Live Now: On Language; Why A Duck"
944:National Directory of Commodity Specifications
544:to repair or balance helicopter rotor blades.
317:Chemistry of adhesive tapes § Composition
2242:"Hiking Hack: How Duct Tape Saved My Sole(s)"
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893:"Wrapping on Cables of New East River Bridge"
636:(as "Red Green") has been the "Ambassador of
228:. This tape was widely used beginning in the
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2395:"Radiological Dispersion Devices Fact Sheet"
2018:Vietnam Stories, Army Times (September 1993)
1854:(Interview). Interviewed by Johnson, Sandra.
1730:. HarperCollins. 2008-07-08. pp. 134–.
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1387:Levinson, Jay Conrad; Godin, Seth (1994).
1352:. Edwin A. Scott Publishing: 88, 97. 1960.
1198:Encyclopedia of Modern Everyday Inventions
1129:. Random House Digital. pp. 131–132.
556:A wallet constructed mainly from duct tape
2267:"The Do's and Don't's of DIY Shoe Repair"
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1346:Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor
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103:) developed an adhesive tape made from a
2450:"Duct tape sales rise amid terror fears"
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916:"Increased Use of Fabrics by Shoe Trade"
296:all advertise "three-layer technology".
2323:"Pranks a big part of football rivalry"
1326:from the original on September 11, 2012
1045:. Infobase Publishing. pp. 98–99.
993:"Friction Tape Used for Plaster Strips"
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980:from the original on October 19, 2017.
762:Gurowitz, Margaret (August 11, 2009).
2321:Smith, Marcia C. (28 November 2006).
1574:A century of innovation: the 3M story
1517:from the original on 24 February 2017
1395:. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p.
873:from the original on October 18, 2012
566:(DTOT) is a method intended to treat
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1846:Walker, Charles D. (14 April 2005).
1744:from the original on 12 October 2013
1101:from the original on 11 January 2014
1089:Gurowitz, Margaret (June 21, 2012).
848:participating institution membership
814:participating institution membership
774:from the original on 11 January 2014
2240:McCrea, Megan (26 September 2017).
2028:Richard T. Edwards (June 5, 2011).
2040:from the original on June 2, 2012.
1920:, April 21, 2008, science.nasa.gov
1487:from the original on 18 March 2017
1314:Ewalt, David M. (March 15, 2006).
1091:"The Woman Who Invented Duct Tape"
1079:, 24 October 1943, Chicago Tribune
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1696:. In Robert D. Blackledge (ed.).
1576:. 3M Company. 2002. p. 129.
1429:, 1 November 2014, Smart Business
1297:from the original on 2016-04-24.
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2196:from the original on 2013-06-20.
2135:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300533
2123:Archives of Disease in Childhood
2000:supplier of tape under this name
1779:from the original on 2007-05-04.
1714:from the original on 2013-12-13.
1608:from the original on 2013-10-13.
1391:The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook
1266:from the original on 14 May 2011
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926:(13). New York. March 27, 1920.
461:, describing duct tape's use on
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2431:"Threat Level Raised to Orange"
2359:"Biological Weapons Fact Sheet"
2303:from the original on 2010-07-17
2223:"10 Medical Uses For Duct Tape"
1875:from the original on 2013-08-13
1824:. Energy.ca.gov. Archived from
1598:"Home Energy Guide: Insulation"
1157:Berg, Jim; Nyberg, Tim (2000).
861:Freeman, Jan (March 14, 2010).
709:Department of Homeland Security
287:in 1998, Duck Tape was sold to
122:"Duck tape" is recorded in the
2500:Ford specification ESB-M3G71-B
2448:Meserve, Jeanne (2003-02-11).
1536:Tape, T.-Rex (26 April 2019).
1316:"The Other Greatest Tool Ever"
1165:. Workman Publishing. p.
991:Sommer, Otto (December 1916).
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2377:"Chemical Weapons Fact Sheet"
1070:"Couldn't Keep Her Idea Down"
1937:Astronomy Picture of the Day
1796:Can Duct Tape Take the Heat?
1232:. Duck Brand. Archived from
2571:Products introduced in 1942
2182:10.1001/archpedi.156.10.971
2100:10.1001/archpedi.156.10.975
1962:"The EB-Green myth - Topic"
1285:Steele, Randy (July 2003).
974:The New York Times Magazine
764:"Duct Tape: Invented Here!"
564:Duct tape occlusion therapy
171:Glue backed or impregnated
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2491:McDonnell-Douglas DMS1968E
2327:The Orange County Register
2065:10.1001/archderm.143.3.309
1932:"Lunar Dust and Duct Tape"
1793:Max Sherman, Lain Walker,
1459:"How Duck Tape® was Named"
1457:Brand, Duck (2 May 2019).
1039:Carey, Charles W. (2009).
396:Semi-transparent duct tape
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1848:"Oral History Transcript"
1097:. Johnson & Johnson.
835:Oxford English Dictionary
801:Oxford English Dictionary
770:. Johnson & Johnson.
695:Duct tape distributed by
164:department store offered
124:Oxford English Dictionary
1911:"Moondust and Duct Tape"
1892:Associated Press article
1865:Atkinson, Nancy (2010),
1799:, Home Energe Magazine,
1692:Smith, Jenny M. (2007).
1161:The Jumbo Duct Tape Book
897:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
680:A Prairie Home Companion
2053:Archives of Dermatology
1966:community.discovery.com
1507:"Shurtape Technologies"
840:Oxford University Press
806:Oxford University Press
403:A specialized version,
63:pressure-sensitive tape
2551:Duct Sealant Longevity
2494:Lockheed LCP-86-1226-A
2297:"iPhone duct tape fix"
1968:. 2011. Archived from
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1230:"History of Duck Tape"
739:List of adhesive tapes
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241:Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1991:Airlift Technologies
1972:on 28 September 2011
903:on October 17, 2012.
224:-based tape, dubbed
99:(then a division of
65:, often coated with
2340:3M Canada Press Box
2299:. CNN. 2010-07-13.
1667:Company Information
1562:. 8 September 2016.
1439:"ShurTech About Us"
838:(Online ed.).
804:(Online ed.).
269:St. Louis, Missouri
206:Richard Gurley Drew
75:heating and cooling
2474:ASTM International
2345:2008-08-28 at the
1996:2010-12-20 at the
1916:2011-08-16 at the
1897:2005-04-20 at the
1560:www.ducktape.co.uk
1444:2015-11-27 at the
1425:2015-12-08 at the
1287:"Tale of the Tape"
1236:on August 12, 2012
1075:2015-05-06 at the
863:"Tale of the tape"
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585:In popular culture
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533:US submarine fleet
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1643:Missing or empty
1602:Popular Mechanics
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654:MythBusters
634:Steve Smith
616:The sitcom
542:Vietnam War
517:lunar rover
446:Spaceflight
405:gaffer tape
353:Common uses
311:Manufacture
226:Scotch Tape
199:inner tubes
157:linseed oil
148:cotton duck
86:gaffer tape
71:genericized
34:Duck typing
2560:Categories
2307:2010-07-13
2227:Healthprep
1947:2009-07-21
1879:2013-05-30
1832:2009-07-21
1748:31 January
1677:August 27,
1583:0972230203
1542:T-Rex Tape
1521:29 January
1491:29 January
1463:Duck Brand
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850:required.)
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778:10 January
750:References
744:Speed tape
521:lunar dust
504:fix it.'"
500:on board.
498:astronauts
436:California
335:fiberglass
315:See also:
261:olive drab
222:cellophane
177:zinc oxide
117:ammunition
113:duck cloth
2221:T, Rick.
2151:206853952
1663:"History"
703:The term
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668:trebuchet
664:chess set
509:Apollo 17
486:Apollo 13
323:polyester
276:Jack Kahl
274:In 1971,
212:invented
140:Apollo 17
48:Duct tape
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