Duct Tape
researched and written by Brandon Kloosterman; co-written and edited by Dean E Nelson

"It's amazing what you can accomplish with a little
imagination and a wad of duct tape." - Red Green

Duct tape is the foundation of modern day life. There are clubs in which people share their love of duct tape, and there's even a band named Duct Tape! With out this amazing bonding tool many things would simply be thrown away filling our landfills with thing that could simply be fixed with a little duct tape.

The Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division first invented duct tape. Duck tape was first created and manufactured in 1942. Duct tape was invented for the U.S. Military during World War II. The original use was to keep the 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 ductwork 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.”

Duct tape can bond to virtually anything. Duct tape, if you haven’t found this out for your self, sticks best to itself. Other uses of this product have been found to include heat duct repair (duh…), auto repair, plumbing repair, and first aid uses. Yes, this magical tape even bonds skin better than your adhesive bandages. Duct tape is fantastic.

This is an elephant I made out of duct tape. Crafty, ain't it? Click on either of these pics to enlarge.

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