10.9 The Invention of Duck Tape

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10.9 The Invention of Duck Tape

Duck Tape The US Military using ( The Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division ) develops Duct Tape ( Duck Tape ) originally called Duck Tape by the troops because water ran off it but later adapted to Duct Tape because of it's use to provide a seal over ductworks.

Read a book where the letters of DUCK or DUCT or TAPE can be found in the title/subtitle. The letters do not need to be intact or consecutive.

REQUIRED: State the Word.

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[Emily]

Does The Prison Doctor work, it has a subtitle on the cover but not on good reads, the subtitle reads 'my time inside Britains most notorious jails'

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Emily wrote: "Does The Prison Doctor work, it has a subtitle on the cover but not on good reads, the subtitle reads 'my time inside Britains most notorious jails'"


We go by what Goodreads has. Amazon does show the subtitle, so you can post in the librarian thread to see if someone can add it to Goodreads.

then it will work!

[Trish]

I first came across it as GAFFER tape, in my stage staff days at uni, as the roadies and technicians for concerts, movies and the like use it for sticking down wires and stuff. :-)

[Aimee]

Trish wrote: "I first came across it as GAFFER tape, in my stage staff days at uni, as the roadies and technicians for concerts, movies and the like use it for sticking down wires and stuff. :-)"

We called it gaffer tape growing up too - my dad used to fix up classic cars and there was always a bit that we'd need to gaffer tape together until we could get hold of the right parts. I didn't hear it called Duck tape until I was an adult. Maybe Duck is the US name and it eventually made it over here?

[Jayne, Moderator Emeritus]

Trish wrote: "I first came across it as GAFFER tape, in my stage staff days at uni, as the roadies and technicians for concerts, movies and the like use it for sticking down wires and stuff. :-)"

I can't believe I never made that connection as to why it's called gaffer tape, I've done lighting work before!

According to Wiki though, gaffer tape and duct tape are two different things: "[Duct tape] is often confused with gaffer tape (which is designed to be non-reflective and cleanly removed, unlike duct tape)."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape

[Trish]

Jayne wrote: "According to Wiki though, gaffer tape and duct tape are two different things: "[Duct tape] is often confused with gaffer tape (which is designed to be non-reflective and cleanly removed, unlike duct tape)."

It looks like gaffer is a subset of duct. You learn a new thing every day.