I-Home improvement

[NorthWesterner]

The article does mention that the tape was originally developed for the milirary in WW II, but it doesn't mention that the original name was Duck tape, not duct tape. There are two theories about that origin. One is that it shed water like a duck. The other is that it was used to fix bullet holes in Ducks, which for those not into Ducks were amphibious vehicles, sort of landing craft with wheels. The duck's official acronym was DUKW, but who can pronounce that? So they became Ducks.

After the war, during the post-WW II building boom, installers found that Duck tape was excellent for taping heating ducts, so its name, for the non-purists, morphed into duct tape, and it's more colorful origin was lost in the name change.

BTW, there are really only two things a true handyman needs to fix anything.

1. WD-40.
2. Duck tape.

The handyman rules:

If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.
If it moves and it shouldn't, use Duck tape.

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