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  2. Duct tape - Wikipedia

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    Wheel fender extension to keep down lunar dust improvised using duct tape during the Apollo 17 mission. The first material called "duck tape" was long strips of plain non-adhesive cotton duck cloth used in making shoes stronger, for decoration on clothing, and for wrapping steel cables or electrical conductors to protect them from corrosion or wear. [4]

  3. Aircraft mechanic explains why ‘duct tape’ on this airliner ...

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    "We looked out of our window and saw this," the caption reads on the original video, which zooms in on a fin-like structure on the engine to show what looks like several strips of duct tape.

  4. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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    This tape has adhesive on both sides, and is used to stick two surfaces together. Duct tape Usually gray in color, this tape is backed with scrim, often coated with rubber or plastic. [1] Elastic therapeutic tape Also known as "K tape" and "kinesiology tape", it is an elastic-cotton strip backed with acrylic adhesive.

  5. Vesta Stoudt - Wikipedia

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    Duct tape invention Vesta Oral Stoudt (April 13, 1891 – May 9, 1966) was a factory worker during the Second World War famous for her letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt suggesting the use of adhesive tape to improve ammunition boxes.

  6. 15 Iconic Ways to Utilize Duct Tape - AOL

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    A Stick in Time… In many homes, duct tape is the go-to solution when something’s broken. A 2019 study of 2,000 Americans found that 51% of participants had duct tape fixing something in their ...

  7. Handy ways to use duct tape - AOL

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    Duct tape, a cheap and essential part of any homeowners' tool box, might become a standard piece of airline security gear after a flight crew used it to restrain an unruly passenger. The Charlotte ...