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Whoever created duct tape is god!

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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Cool Whoever created duct tape is god!

duct tape sure can fix everything! now it can cure wart!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_...euH2GClQ9DMWM0F
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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Adhesive tape (specifically masking tape) was invented in the 1920's by Richard Drew of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co. (3M). Duct tape (the WWII military version) was first created and manufactured in 1942 (approximate date) by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division. Its closest predecessor was medical tape.
The original use was to keep moisture out of the ammunition cases. Because it was waterproof, people referred to the tape as "Duck Tape." Also, the tape was made using cotton duck - similar to what was used in their cloth medical tapes. Military personnel quickly discovered that the tape was very versatile and used it to fix their guns, jeeps, aircraft, etc. After the war, the tape was used in the booming housing industry to connect heating and air conditioning duct work together.
Soon, the color was changed from Army green to silver to match the ductwork and people started to refer to duck tape as "Duct Tape." Things changed during the 1970s, when the partners at Manco, Inc. placed rolls of duct tape in shrink wrap, making it easier for retailers to stack the sticky rolls. Different grades and colors of duct tape weren
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 02:30 PM
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you know what they say... "If you can't duct it, **** it"



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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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I think spray foam is a close second. I actually fixed a hole in the floorboard of my Alfa with spray foam.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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tried the duct tape on my plantars wart ofr over 2 weeks and it didn't do shit.
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Currahee474' date='Mar 19 2007, 03:28 PM
tried the duct tape on my plantars wart ofr over 2 weeks and it didn't do shit.
plantar warts suck. My mom had to go through different treatments before hers finally were gone. She tried getting them cut out by a surgeon, frozen off, and finally some acid treatment did it.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Currahee474' date='Mar 19 2007, 03:28 PM
tried the duct tape on my plantars wart ofr over 2 weeks and it didn't do shit.
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