ANST - duct tape info

[Sandy M Koenig]

Very interesting.    My dad probably knew that.  He was in WWII

ravben

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998 19:54:27 -0500 scurlock at ies.net (Raymond Catz)
writes:
>
>
>> > > Um, it's "duct" tape, isn't it?
>> > 
>> > You are correct!  I realized the typo as I was hitting
>> > the send button.......However there are some brands
>> > out there sold as "duck" tape, they put little ducks on
>> > the label.  Not much we Amazons don't know about
>> > in the way of gray tape and it's uses!
>> > 
>> > Baroness Caterina
>> > Bryn Gwlad
>
>A trivial history lesson.
>
>Originally this tape was , in fact, referred to as duck tape.  This 
>tape
>became very popular during WWII among naval aviators because of its
>water-repellant properties.  (Hence, the term, "duck tape".)  If, for 
>any
>reason, you find yourself looking at documentary footage of planes 
>taking
>off from a carrier during the pacific war, look at the ends of the 
>machine
>guns on the wings.  You will find that they are covered with a gray 
>tape,
>the purpose of which was to keep the spray out of the barrels.  This 
>is
>why, naval avaitors "cleared their guns" by firing off a few rounds 
>just
>after takeoff.  
>
>					Jeremy
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