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[-] ButteryMonkey@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago

Actually, duct tape is an entirely different thing. It’s a metal tape with super tacky backing used to seal HVAC ducts. If you used duck tape for that it would deteriorate very quickly, but DUCT tape is designed for the temperature fluctuations.

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

And is a much more modern development than the name "duct tape" but yes!

[-] prole 1 points 4 days ago

Are you sure? Why would anyone call it "duct tape" before it was used on ducts?

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The specific style of metal-backed tape that commonly is called "duct tape" - a heat resistant foil-backed tape designed for HVAC ducts - is not the archetype. The term "duct tape" has been used to describe many kinds of tape prior to the broad avaliablity of that specific style of metal foil tapes, and even today it does not mean specifically that type. We've used tape on ducts for ages, specifically that kind of duct tape is fairly modern.

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