Who Invented Duct Tape?

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[@xp8969]

If you can't duct it, fuck it, it's permanently broke

[@montecorbit8280]

It should be "duct tape". "Duct tape"is a sticky metallic tape. At least in its modern iteration. The stuff you were talking about should never be used on ducts.... In some locales it is even specifically forbidden to use that type of tape, I have been told.

[@Vahlsten]

in Finland we call duct tape "Jesari" a short from "Jeesus teippi" that translates to as you can guess "Jesus tape" Also the scientists that tested the duct tape, propably just used the tape wrong :D

[@MrJBA79]

As an ethical vegan, I boycott 3M because they are one of the biggest animal-testers on the planet. If I supported them or endorsed them in any way then I would be complicit in their crimes against some of the most innocent creatures at our mercy.

[@vmwindustries]

Great shout out to Red Green show! Lumberjacket colours. Red Green

[@PipoZePoulp]

"Leave your employees alone, and trust them." 99.99% of managers, in any company: "What?"

[@Error_404-F.cks_Not_Found]

99% of employees and managers. The fact that's an actually rule it almost breaks my brain. I want to work at 3M now lol

[@steeljawX]

I'll still refer to Stapp's Law on that. "The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." The human accomplishment in this case being that management hears and comprehends what the words coming out of upper management's mouths. Meaning if you're a manager and you can hear what your superiors are saying, you're part of the 0.01% elite competent people of your company. Congratulations.

[@ImTheJoker4u]

Pffft, my shop manager dictates how much tape we use on pallets🙄

[@VictoriousGardenosaurus]

@@ImTheJoker4u Lmao, not duct tape, but strapping tape for us. Accounting always wonders why we use so much more strapping tape than masking tape. Our answer was "shipping and receiving"

[@craigquann]

For the most part, I'm that lucky. Small company. I got a company credit card and my only instruction is to keep the cogs turning.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"Duct tape is not a perfect solution to anything. But with a little creativity, in a pinch, it's an adequate solution to just about everything." -- Jamie Hyneman

[@rkraiem100]

*duck tape

[@randomname4726]

​@rkraiem100 You can buy it clearly labeled "Duct Tape" therefore the name is now valid.

[@winghead9813]

@@rkraiem100duct tape:product type Duck tape:brand of duct tape Similar to adhesive bandage being a type of product but band-aid being the well known brand name

[@gregchambers6100]

I love that scene from Gran Torino when the Hmong kid next door is becoming a man and Clint gives him WD 40, Vicegrips and duct tape.

[@josephstanley976]

Great movie 🎬

[@marywenrich8050]

That was a great movie!

[@tmarritt]

The true mark of a man is knowing why you should use grease and not WD40.

[@gregchambers6100]

@@tmarritt WD as a solvent and water displacement, oils and grease for lubricants. Food processing machines can only use vegetable grease and oils. No WD allowed.

[@skylined5534]

@@tmarritt You can't grease a sticking lock...

[@oh8wingman]

A few years back I was in Canada's version of Harbor Freight know as Princess Auto. In the surplus section of the store there were packages of duct tape that had twelve one foot squares inside. In bold lettering on the front of the package it said, "For Large Repairs" which I and a few others thought was hilarious. I bought a package just for the hell of it and took it home where I placed it in a closet and more or less forgot about it. One winter one of my neighbours called me to ask if I knew of a way to temporarily fix a window with a hole punched in it. I took the tape over to his place and we repaired the nine inch hole in about twenty minutes with a sheet on both sides. That repair lasted through the winder a far into the summer months when the pane of glass was replaced.

[@thokim84]

I fixed a window with a piece of cardboard and a layer of duct tape on each side. It lasted the two years it took my landlord to fix the window. Thermally, it outperformed the window.

[@KaiyaCorrbin]

I remember seeing these somewhere, as a child...perhaps when my dad was working in the boiler room in the hospital by where we lived. I can see those giant, gray squares so clearly. Memory unlocked.😂

[@WaltWW]

Scooter, everything checks out with your story except the part where you said it took 20 minutes... to put two sheets of tape on a window pane? Did you mean to write 20 seconds instead of minutes?

[@KaiyaCorrbin]

@@WaltWW 20 minutes makes perfect sense, though. In order to cover a window properly, you'd want to make sure there were no holes. I'm sure half of that time was spent figuring out how to properly align it to do just that, then rinse and repeat from the other side, which I can guarantee was a slightly different shape due to how glass tends to break.

[@oh8wingman]

@@WaltWW it was a second story window that didn't open so someone had to do some climbing and it was around -30 F at the time. You think you can do it any faster, have at her.

[@seanmorgan2356]

First WD-40, now Duct tape! Simon's spreading The secrets of the Universe!

[@zeruty]

Don't worry, I doubt he'll spill the secrets of 3-in-1 oil and gorilla tape.

[@steeljawX]

@@zeruty I was hoping for Flex (any product really) and Vaseline. Flex products because of Phil Swift, Vaseline due to its wide range of uses and its long time presence in the market (I think it's about as long running as Duct Tape.)

[@boterlettersukkel]

Super glue next??

[@canaan5337]

@@boterlettersukkel that’s a great idea.

[@Knight_Kin]

Tuck Tape

[@3v068]

The idea that 3M has of leaving dedicated persons alone should be applied EVERY FUCKING WHERE.

[@donsandsii4642]

How much has been lost without this policy?

[@Valthoran90]

Passion and focus should be nurtured, not snubbed.

[@chuckles123]

It really shouldn't be. Sometimes insertion of complexity into a business is a good way to drown it. Ultimately I am going to work to earn a long-term paycheck, not risky money.

[@humility-righteous-giving]

@@Valthoran90 conceive believe achieve, overcome all hardships, others wont make it happen for you, if your dedicated enough than you get your way and being snubbed by others won't stop you, for every good idea there is at least 1000 bad ideas ,this actually proves it!! others are supposed to snub you and your supposed to preserver ,thats how success is forged, success is not sustainable if it relies on others approval, you have to build credibility first in order for others to hitch themselves to you

[@donaldroehrig7817]

Yeah, we will apply that to your local McDonald's and/or Walmart. Let me know how that works out for you.

[@nannettefreeman7331]

The PERFECT companion piece to the video you just did about WD-40. As the old adage goes: If it doesn't move but should, use WD-40. If it does move & shouldn't, use duct tape. Words to live by ✌🏼

[@boffyb]

It's actually “duct ape”, as it was created as an inexpensive alternative to having trained gorillas hold together parts of your ducts. That's also where we get “gorilla glue”.

[@classyorange3362]

My gorilla has been getting mf lazy lately. Half the time I check on him, he's not even holding the ducts together. But he's unionized so I can't fire him without a lawsuit 😭

[@zeruty]

It's tragic what this innovation has done to the gorilla job market. So many gorillas are unemployed and can't even feed their families 😢 And that's not even considering the emotional toll they face from not having a clear purpose in life. 😔

[@xp8969]

This needs to be the top comment 😂

[@brianlewis5692]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobswafford1151]

😂

[@steeljawX]

I'd say the next one you should do would be the "Flex" line of adhesives, but that'd have to be for Brain Blaze. A whole lot of allegedly's will be piled on that one.

[@aceundead4750]

Allegedly it lasts for about two years before needing to be reapplied. Especially to basement walls. My buddy's basement floods occasionally if it rains for two or more days if it doesnt have some type of sealant and cans of flex seal are cheaper than a bucket of sealant, though the bucket would contain more.

[@rikijett310]

That's a LOT of damage!!!!! 😂😂👍

[@CH-fc8dm]

This would be interesting

[@ericparrish1515]

Yeah, must be the money. I'll be damn, it is up

[@annehammill276]

I'd really love for someone to do a videos on the man who invented the "black box" flight recorder. Dr David Warren never received much acknowledgement for his invention in his lifetime and actually was a really interesting guy. I was privileged to have met him when I was a child and remember him fondly. He was also considered to be somewhat of an expert on worm farms and was a Moris Minor enthusiast among other things.

[@AndyJarman]

Well if he was so smart, why didn't he make the WHOLE PLANE out of the same stuff eh?

[@annehammill276]

I'm fairly sure Dave's response to that would have been something along the lines of "well they didn't let me design the rest of the plane" 😜. In fact he wasn't meant to be messing with recording equipment either, he was a chemist and was supposed to be working on jet fuel.

[@DarkendHeartWithin]

I'd be very interested in this topic as well, it sounds very interesting and informative jus by the little you've said here, so thank you for peaking my curiosity!!

[@crazyg74]

@@AndyJarman because planes made out of steel plate are too heavy to fly.....

[@bazza945]

It was actually invented by ducks, they were sick of sinking everytime they went for a swim. The original name was "duck" tape.

[@Thorinox]

Also got to love the fact that now, on airplanes, if you cause issues and need to be restrained, good ole fashion duct tape is always used.

[@bazza945]

I read about that tape, it's aviation grade and certified not to peel off at 600+ knots. It cannot be used for structural repairs. US$900+ per roll.

[@donsandsii4642]

Hopefully not used to make inflight repairs. If they run out and no one has been restrained, expect bad things to happen

[@tsurutuneado5981]

That's speed tape, not duct tape, but close enough. Fun fact: speed tape was used to repair Yuki Tsunoda's car during a Formula 1 race not long ago

[@johnreese7973]

I understand that speed tape is thick aluminum tape, and cargo tape is white and is like unrippable duct tape. Your hands can't rip cargo tape and it is a great restraint product.

[@NICOLAI_VET]

My 16 years old daughter is a wizard when it comes to the use of duck tape and superglue. She has repaired her stirrup during a competition with nothing more than duck tape. And it held for the rest of the day.

[@nancycurtis7315]

Well done! I've had to use it to repair my cart, when my horse kicked a bit off it. We got to where we were going.

[@robertn2]

I used superglue on my weed eater and so far, it hasn't leak.

[@DFSJR1203]

I worked at Permacel Tape (Revolite Corporation) and cut tons of this stuff and wound it on 2" x 60yd. rolls. This was between the years 1978 - 1982 and again between 1991 and 1995. This was at the North Brunswick Plant on Rt. 1. Most of my relatives worked there from when J&J started Revolite so I am aware of the histories of most tapes made at that company.

[@ClifBratcher]

Black duct tape is not the same as gaffer tape! Gaffer tape is cloth-backed and is way easier to remove. Using duct tape to secure temporary cables is a mistake roadies make no more than once.

[@miscbits6399]

There are a bunch of mesh tapes called "duct tape" which are all different Librarian/bookbinding tape is something different, so is 100mph tape

[@ClifBratcher]

@@miscbits6399 That statement seems to imply that gaffer tape is duct tape, which is wrong. Both in the terms common use and their origins.

[@miscbits6399]

@@ClifBratcher It isn't intended to. As the video says, there are a bunch of different tapes. It pays to know what your application is and choose accordingly (bookbinding tape sticks like shit to a blanket and is extremely tough, as one example, because it needs to be continuously flexed) The PROBLEM is that people call all of them "duct tape" unless they know better modern 100mph tape (as used in motor racing or aviation) is quite different to the duck tape that got nicknamed 100mph tape by the military as another example.

[@HikuroMishiro]

While I'm sure I've heard and read the origins of duct/duck tape multiple times, its always good to have a refresher. It's not that uncommon to hear people smugly say 'It's DUCT tape' whenever they hear someone else say duck tape, so good to keep the details fresh in the mind so I can push up my glasses and say 'ackchyually...'

[@the-chillian]

This is why there are glasses.

[@johnmarkkillough6242]

If your glasses were held together at the bridge by duct tape you’d really be proving a point

[@the-chillian]

@@johnmarkkillough6242 *duck tape

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

Ennh, words are generally different from one another and have usually separate meanings. How many times do some folks have to encounter a word as an adult before they understand it? 😅 Too lazy to think about words and their differences? Sounds like a 'them' problem... Speaking generally of course not about anyone talking here, just hear the "words are pointy and hurt me as I try to understand them" folks as they complain about words with more than one syllable these days.

[@larryowsowitz2274]

When my daughters went to college I put together a basic tool kit for them; flat and x point screw drivers, channel lock and needle nose pliers, a hammer aaaaannnnddd duct tape. They thanked me many times for the tools and in particular the duct tape. So did their dorm buddies as they all used the tape.

[@michaelsanzo5867]

Actual “duct” tape has much higher tensile strength and is so sticky it has a protective layer you peel off before using on actual ducts. “Duck” tape is not suitable for this application

[@eldonstrackeii7892]

That would explain why that exact sentiment was stated in the video. Good ear!

[@aceundead4750]

It's also a massive pain in the ass to use on flexible ducts.

[@TheGrinningViking]

Duct tape was the off brand version of duck tape.

[@JoshuaTootell]

We use "duck" like tape on flexible ducting though. I have a roll right in front of me, from replacing a duct.

[@PopllFixit]

Came here to say this so THANK YOU! That's exactly why this is called DUCK tape & NOT DUCT tape, two completely different things; Mythbusters explained this...

[@Istandby666]

Air Force..,. Duct tape = 100 mph Aluminum tape = 500 mph These are the design limits in which the adhesive can hold a wing on. Aluminum tape was used a lot on prototype type aircraft. If you needed a certain data. To save time. They would slide the wing on then tape it on. I hope this gives people an ideal of what test pilots are paid for.

[@LieutenantDangleBerries]

Duct tape kept the turn signal on my sport bike at ~150 mph.

[@davidewhite69]

I actually witnessed aluminium tape used to secure a loose panel on a RAAF 707 engine nacelle, and it stayed in place all the way from RMAF Butterworth Malaysia to RAAF Darwin Australia!

[@mpersad]

Without duct tape a number of cars I've owned over the years would have been left at the side of the road if I'd not been able to tape a hose, seal a window, repair a door mirror or hold down a flapping load cover! Also, it lasts for years without much deterioration. I still have a roll of black tape that is over 20 years old but which I still use to this day.

[@kylehiscock9827]

Couldn’t agree more! Had a roll of duct tape in the trunk of my Chevy Cobalt when the fuel return line decided to leak whilst on a road trip. Patched it up in 10 minutes and went on my way!

[@nilus2k]

I had a side mirror on my car on college held on with duct tape for a year. I was in college and broke so it wasn’t getting fixed quick

[@debbylou5729]

What’s black tape?

[@DB-zk1tw]

A roll of black tape for 20 years..must have been a bloody big roll.

[@DB-zk1tw]

@@debbylou5729 same as red but black

[@rahlly4345]

You only need two things in life: duct tape and WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use duct tape. If it should move and doesn't, use WD-40. I always love that. I keep: those two, a screwdriver, a wrench, and ja ump starter in my car. All set.

[@JoshWhitford91]

You know you're good at what you do when you can talk for 20 mins straight on the topic of adhesive tape 🤣

[@frankowalker4662]

I love your vids, so informative. But there is one thing I've never said about them, and always meant to..... The audio is perfect. Through my stereo your voice is booming, yet very clear.

[@PR_311]

U think so? I feel like the audio on casual criminalist is better then on most other videos from Simon. But that might be just because he also uses it as podcast

[@johnryan1386]

It’s just the background music that really needs an update

[@isaiahwood7299]

Really cool to hear how ducktape saved the day on some very important missions, because it saved the day countless times on very routine missions, being a Army engineer I won't go to the field without it.

[@athena8794]

Every Sea Scout ship I've ever crewed has anywhere between 6 and 15 rolls of duct tape bungee corded to a wall somewhere. Usually in the engineering spaces. Or in one specific case, in the head.

[@reignofchaos6463]

An army engineer using duct tape... yup sounds about right. And the only thing the medic had was asprin.

[@PhantomCookie87]

Agreed!

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

Haha, 'ducktape'..

[@GoofyOldGuyPlays]

I honestly never knew there was an actual origin to "Duck" tape. Having been born in 1961, I've always been told it was "Duct" tape due to the usage on air ducts. But then, as my dad always said, "You only ever really need two things in your home. If it moves and shouldn't, duct tape. If doesn't move and should, WD-40." And now you've covered both and I'm informed on all the important things I need in life. (and it seems I'm not the only one who heard that phrase :) )

[@pamelamays4186]

Another use for Duct Tape: making sure your Blazement residents stay put and remain silent.

[@ilajoie3]

Danny read both scripts before they came out and used the information inside to escape, that's why Brain Blaze has only been written by Kevin recently

[@MicahRanquist1978]

When my daughter was little, she couldn’t quite remember what bird the tape was named after… So she called it chicken tape

[@IanAlcorn]

😂❤

[@Tidybeard01]

Cluck tape!

[@Fireheart318]

I keep a roll of bright orange duct tape in my car and another in my backpack. In addition to being duct tape, it’s also bright orange like traffic cones, airplane black boxes, and high-vis vests. That way, if I ever get stuck somewhere or need to indicate a hazard like an unruly rug or something, I’ve got a way to do that too.

[@dogloversrule8476]

Smart

[@Big_Tex]

WD 40 one day and duct tape the next? There’ll be nothing left worth talking about!

[@corey3447]

Propane next. Lol

[@michaelpipkin9942]

SuperGlue.

[@ilajoie3]

Maybe Danny got ahold of the scripts beforehand and use the knowledge within to escape the Blazement

[@supergumby8999]

Horseshoes and hand-grenades?

[@craigquann]

Far far more interesting than I expected a story about tape to be...

[@danr1920]

I thought it was duck tape after the type of canvas used in making it. Real duct tape is made out of aluminum and a much better adhesive, not strong, but used to seal leaks in joints.

[@sherylcascadden4988]

As a child of the 60's, I agree with you. I was taught duct tape was the thin aluminum stuff for sealing the holes and seams in heating ducts, and Duck Tape was the thick, strong stuff with woven cloth in it that could be used for anything. I came to the comments looking for this, thank you.

[@empice2k]

No true Southerner would ever say, “Duck Tape can’t fix that.” 😳😁

[@chrisshorten4406]

Anyone else feel like the Manco Duck wants to burn your house down with you inside? 😱

[@HARRi81_UK]

Suspiciously large pupils, I'd say he's got some questionable habits and is probably psychotic.

[@nilus2k]

A thousand years from now, when our species is building a Dyson sphere, it’s gonna get fixed with duct tape and WD-40

[@laceymcelroy2802]

My mother is a middle school teacher and was known for her obsession with duct tape. She had a full couch covered in duct tape in her classroom at one point. It was great!

[@TheCoffeeFiend]

Side note: In German, duct tape is "Panzerband", which either means "(military) tank tape" or "carapace/armour tape".

[@frankhaugen]

On one of the ISS streams a couple of years ago, I saw at least a dozen rolls of the tape. Having fixed a huge gash in a canoe with duct/duck tape, I can see how a trip to space cannot be performed without a roll or five within reach

[@theenzoferrari458]

Do you know that the barrier between them and the vacuum of space is a few mm thick? Duck tape is a quick fix.

[@frankhaugen]

@@theenzoferrari458 seriously?

[@theenzoferrari458]

@@frankhaugen yeah. You think nasa just gonna launch a thick couple feet thick wide tube into space? That'd weigh to much and it's unnecessary. Just cause star trek or star wars have ships that thick don't mean we have attained the same technology. And it wouldn't matter. A pebble sized rock or debris would still puncture it. So make it light and thin for weight savings.

[@majorbuzz]

All of my favorite uses for duct tape can be viewed in episodes of The Red Green Show. 😊

[@norwegianwiking]

Ive heard that someone spent a lot of time and effort designing a bench to strap a patient in zero gravity to so CPR could be performed. When shown to astronauts it was deemed to heavy and bulky to be used on ships/ISS, and instead they said they'd just duct tape the patient to a surface if it became necessary.

[@Fabala827]

Today in “best uses for duct tape”: a couple days ago, I wrapped myself in duct tape & pulled it off, in order to get fiberglass off/out of my body after unexpectedly basically submerging my entire arms & upper body in it 🙃 it felt so good to take it off! And I could physically see fiberglass bits on the tape. Wild.

[@logandihel]

3M has a policy that most employees get to work on their own project every Friday. I learned this story from my neighbor, because his college roommate invented the sticky note!

[@Steve-GM0HUU]

Seems like this might have been a smart move on 3M's part. Given the tradition in many organisations for employees to skive off early on a Friday 😂. Even if just a few of them take it seriously and come up with really good ideas, the occasional winning big money maker idea is all you need.

[@iamarawn]

It's much older. Dutch sailors used doeck tape, cloth backed tape, to repair sails back before new york was called new amsterdam

[@itsmebatman]

When I served in the Bundeswehr we called this Panzertape and it was dark green instead of grey. And just like Ductape we used this practically everywhere, even for taping maps together.

[@GioSerpo]

The only right answer to the question 'Who invented duct tape?' - Some quack.

[@michaelpipkin9942]

We used to make wallets out of it and sell them in high school. They were awesome and did not wear out.

[@tomtheplummer7322]

Some kids use the colored tapes to make prom dresses and tuxes. They have a contest too.

[@about7grams]

Admit it Simon. You didn't know that was a Star Wars joke until you read it in the script

[@mr88cet]

The other “insult to injury” complication with the Apollo 13 duct tape solution to their CO2-scrubbing problem, was that their solution had to be *described in words* to a severely-fatigued crew. The astronauts had no way of viewing the solution on a video monitor, for example.

[@JDCheng]

Another use of the tape was also glossed over: because course corrections were a concern, the astronauts were instructed to end overboard urine dumps because of the slight push of the venting liquid could knock them ever so slightly off course - and the crystallized urine creates a haze cloud around the ship, making visual observations to verify position harder to boot. So, hence they "stored" the urine in bags taped to the walls.

[@mr88cet]

@@JDCheng, first observed, but initially not understood, on John Glen’s Mercury flight, the astronauts and ground controllers jokingly called this phenomenon “Constellation Urion”! I gather that, in the specific case of Apollo 13, Mission Control didn’t really intend them to stop urine releases for the entire remainder of the flight. However, since they had to shut down the AGC (Apollo Guidance Computer), they were entirely dependent upon ground tracking, so yes, they didn’t want any chance of confusing that ground tracking.

[@MikeHarris1984]

Duct tape cannot seal air ducts though. It literally disintegrates in your hands and on the duct work both on flex stock and rigid duck the hot and cold temperatures and attic conditions destroy duct tape

[@mr88cet]

“Duck tape” was originally designed for the Army to seal ammo casings from water in WWII. They called it “duck” tape, because “duck” was military lingo of the time for anything that could be exposed to water. Examples include the Grumman “Duck” seaplane (flying boat), and various amphibious vehicles, also called “ducks.” It later became better known in civilian circles as “duct tape,” even though there are vastly better means of sealing HVAC ducts.

[@nilamotk]

This... Do. Not. Use. This. On. Ductwork!!!!!

[@michaelsanzo5867]

Duck, Because soldiers used to wrap up their ammo boxes to keep them dry like water off a ducks back

[@brianlewis5692]

Yes, duct tape is a misnomer. It is properly 'DUCK TAPE' but not in reference to the aquatic fowl, but to the sturdy, canvas-like material called 'duck' (i.e. duck-cloth) that duct tape resembles. And if you think about it, it's used for all sorts of things, not just or even primarily for duct-work ;)

[@DJL78]

Imagine if the Romans had invented this stuff? We’d all be speaking Latin.

[@adrianwarner8686]

I knew it as Gaffer Tape until I saw it used on Mythbusters and they called it duct tape. Then I got confused with the Duct/Duck thing, Gaffer Tape is easier.

[@delwoodbarker]

Gaffer tape is what Duct Tape wants to be.

[@Pucknuckle]

The confusion between duct tape and duck tape is made worse by some manufacturers such as Manco advertising it as duck tape complete with a duck mascot, yet that Manco display the duck is standing next to literally says "The most useful, all-purpose and colourful household DUCT TAPE you can buy."

[@1pcfred]

They're just trying to cover all bases marketing. Duck tape should never be used on air ducts. It doesn't work there for very long. There's a special tape for use on ducts that's actually metal foil and the adhesive is so sticky there's a backing you have to peel off the tape before you apply it. There's a good chance you've never seen duct tape unless you're a HVAC tech.

[@twocvbloke]

Imagine letting employees do smart stuff, rather than be told to just shut up and do as they're told, what a world would we be in if people disregarded the rules and did their on thing to create new and useful things... :P

[@LonMoer]

Duct Tape and WD-40 have another thing in common, - they never get used up. Nobody ever uses the last 20% ~10% of the product before grabbing a new roll of Duct Tape or a new can of WD-40 for their next project.

[@RS8XB]

Duct tape and Flowers will fix almost everything. If the Flowers don't work, use the Duct Tape.

[@claudiaarjangi4914]

haha 🤣 good one

[@tasteslikeawesome]

It’s actually Duck Tape. Seriously. Check out The History Guy. The cloth backing is duck cloth.

[@SteelWolf13]

Nasa calls duct tape "space tape" to avoid royalty fees.

[@culturebreath369]

Everyone has gotten that "my grandpa fixed... with duct tape" story. 😂 Someone out there has: my astronaut grandpa fixed a space shuttle with duct tape 😮

[@mangot589]

Who invented duct tape? The guy who out invented DaVinci. The guy who made, for some reason, one of the best inventions on EARTH. Why does this person not have a statue? It is seriously one of the best inventions EVER. Just think, how many times it’s saved whatever.

[@williamcooper2415]

Whoever invented duct tape, (military: Hundred Mile An Hour Tape) should get an award. I've used it in many ways, all my life. It's been a life saver.

[@Knight_Kin]

"It's actually not good at sealing Ducts". Yes it is, i've used it for years. However, the modern version of this sealant is now used as a liquid because it's more effective and then won't de-laminate if there's settling. It's the same adhesive, applied differently. I've seen the tape work fine on 30 year old ducts, not pulled or anything. I have also seen it drooping and pulled, so those parts either just get re-taped or you use the liquid now. This is just like how we don't use copper pipes anymore, or even PVC for water pipes; it's all PEX now for your hot and cold water leads. That doesn't mean copper pipes weren't effective at delivering water, but PEX won't degrade like copper and leak just like the liquid adhesive won't pull like duct tape, that doesn't mean it wasn't effective.

[@trentonarney6066]

I've seen the whole back quarter of a van fixed with baleing wire and duck tape. The guy even spray painted it red to match the Chevy G10 van.

[@toddandrews9829]

Duct tape, WD -40, bailing wire. You used to be able to limp any vehicle home until you could fix it right.😉👍

[@lukek8357]

So in the entertainment industry we call it Gaff Tape or Gaffers Tape. Here the only brand we use to secure cables to the floor is Nashua 357 because it's the best and most secure for preventing people from tripping.

[@willemhendriks1905]

Duct Tape is the ultimate sef-contained tool but Tie-Wraps deserve an honorable mention. All my christmasses came when they made white Gaffer Tape. Now my roadies could see where they tied the cables together in a split second.

[@jb888888888]

Mislabeled. This video is about duck tape. You never said who invented duct tape -- tape for ducts.

[@PR_311]

fun fact: Adam Savage from Mythbusters actually hates Duct Tape and always prefer other ones for whatever he makes

[@peterzavon3012]

I first encountered this product in the summer of 1969 when I volunteered on the crew of a theatrical production at MIT (I was a student at Boston University). The Tech students called it Elephant Tape, and I heard no other name for it before the mid-1970s. I always presumed the name came from the color resemblance to the skin of an elephant, perhaps with a reference also to the elephant's strength. I learned of gaffers' tape as an entirely different product with a different color and somewhat different adhesive properties (less residue when removed, for example).

[@jonwallace6204]

You should do a biographics or something on the women who ran the factories during wwii. They invented so much of our modern quality control and manufacture techniques and are largely forgotten about.

[@SixofQueens]

Yup, it's a miracle product. Two years ago got some to emergency repair a leaking engine coolant hose (a task for which it isn't actually ideal, especially on an engine type that runs hotter than most) that occurred when I drove to a state park for a few day stay at a cabin, a place where the only "auto repair" shop was a gas station convenience store. Repair lasted for exactly the hour and a half needed to get me home where I'd ordered a new hose sent to from my phone via wifi (ah, the wonders of combining the dated and the modern age).

[@johnburns5170]

If you think duct/duck tape is good try Gaffer tape it does everything duct tape does but better without the drawbacks.

[@davidgates1122]

They used the stuff to seal my ducts when they built my house. Needless to say, I have been able to reseal my ducts in the basement, but not inside my walls upstairs. We need an international education campaign to teach people not to use the stuff on ductwork.

[@paddlefaster]

The only thing better than duct tape is gorilla tape. I've attached tarpaulins to wet brick buildings on job sites using it.

[@GreenAppelPie]

I have used many 3M products even professionally, but their duct tape is absolute trash.

[@RaphaelKrausz]

No direct mentions of gaffer tape, just allusions to it....

[@ralphchristianson]

In Canada, the man who made duct tape really important is named Red Green who said if the ladies do not find you handsome, they should at least find you handy....

[@liberatetheforks]

If women don't find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy. Keep your stick on the ice

[@Pupil0fGod]

The reality with many Americans, we don't know which one it is, so we purposely slur the last letter so whoever we speak to assumes it is the version they use.

[@stelladonaconfredobutler9459]

that was awesome..making the machine 100 dollars at a time!!!!!

[@tjadams8]

I can see the emails now. "Simon, please refrain from calling our potential customers, Weirdos and other names. Thanks" 😁 -Every sponsor

[@tylercooper1551]

7:33 if more bosses thought that way, more stuff would get done

[@unclejim1528]

How do you fix a Semi Truck? Duct tape and zip ties.

[@Hallgrenoid]

I made a wallet from duct tape that I used for several years. Was a great conversation starter.

[@yamatohekatsue9143]

In mythbusters they had 3 or 4 episodes dedicated to different uses for duck tape

[@cleverusername9369]

It's really amazing how duct tape not only got multiple devoted episodes of Mythbusters, but now an appearance in the canon of the Whistlerverse. That's really how you know you've made it.

[@Iris_and_or_George]

Until I started dating an audio tech, I thought all big tape was duct tape. When once calling gaffertape ducttape, she and her collegue then gave me a lecture thag gaffertape is far superior.

[@toddgardner8449]

Ironically, on a film set, you will rarely-if ever-see a Gaffer or their crew use gaffer tape. The white color is used for writing on things occasionally. Everything else is normally paper tape because of its matte finish-ability to hide on camera-and it’s less aggressive adhesive.

[@yamatohekatsue9143]

Duck tape is like the force it has a light side a dark side it can bind us and holds everything together

[@ClearAdventure]

Not to be worshipped, but there is another name for it I heard "Jesus on a roll".

[@Riker626]

If duct tape didn't fix it, you didn't use enough duct tape

[@sampsonike]

I have allways and will wontinue to just call it McGyver

[@JosephNalbone]

When I was last on board a submarine, about 20 years ago now, it was still referred to as EB Green. I had forgotten that. I was always on the lookout for the elusive roll of EB Red. When spotted, some shipyard worker was likely to lose their roll.

[@dogloversrule8476]

Mythbusters approve of this video

[@justmike2944]

Silence is golden but Duct tape is silver

[@sixstringedthing]

One if the most useful things about high-strength cloth-backed adhesive tapes is that if you're working on a gig with someone who refers to gaffer tape (3M, Nashua etc.) as 'duct tape' or 'duck tape', you instantly know to be more cautious around them because they're obviously noob and probably don't know what they're doing.

[@johnschroeder3072]

Very true. They probably think they know how to coil a cable too.

[@tedvanmatje]

Or 'Black nasty' as it's called in the armed services.

[@davea6314]

Gorilla 🦍 tape 📼 is the strongest duct tape. I don't work for Gorilla tape.

[@bakerboy8910]

Nah, that honor goes to T-Rex tape

[@jimleane7578]

Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.