What is Duct Tape?
See how Duct Tape can be useful in business, home, office, warehouse, on the allotment, in the military, when travelling, and even... in space.
What is Duct Tape?
But first: What is Duct Tape? It's a popular fabric tape, commonly known as silver tape, because it was originally produced only in silver. Today, it's a well-known repair tape, waterproof and insulating, which, due to its numerous applications and high properties, is always worth having on hand. This type of self-adhesive tape is based on a strong polyethylene backing, reinforced with a fabric mesh and aggressive adhesive. Duct Tape is produced in many colors (and even patterns) and widths, but it always stands out with strong adhesive properties, a wide temperature range (from -10℃ to +50℃), and resistance to moisture and UV radiation. It's an indispensable repair tape in every home, business, office, warehouse, on the allotment, in the garden, or when travelling.
History of Duct Tape
In fact, the popular Duct Tape isn't new to the market. The first such repair tapes appeared as early as 1942, when they were produced by Johnson & Johnson. Interestingly, they were initially created for the US army – strong waterproof tapes were mainly used to seal ammunition boxes. However, it was quickly realised that reinforced Duct Tape was useful much more often. For many years, repair tape has been a basic piece of equipment for NASA missions. The story goes that it saved the crew of the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when its members used it to repair carbon dioxide filters, allowing the passengers to return safely to Earth.
It's interesting to note that in the United States, one of the main manufacturers of Duct Tape has been organizing a competition called "Stuck at Prom" for several years, where participants create prom outfits from colorful repair tapes. In 2012, Japanese artist Iwasaki Takahiro came up with the idea of creating a work of art from a roll of Duct Tape, specifically the sculpture "Geo Eye (Victoria Peak)", depicting a captivating landscape.
Duct Tapes are an attribute of every handyman, and for the "average Joe" – it's an indispensable tape at home. It will be useful for patching holes, temporary repairs and quick assembly, sealing, electrical insulation, but also for such unusual applications as extracting plant splinters from the body and fabrics.
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Blue Duct Tape 50 mm x 25 m
fromnetto€2,95 -
3M 3939 Heavy Duty Duct Tape Silver 48mm x 55m
fromnetto€17,06 -
3M Duct Tape 8979 Blue 48 mm x 50 m
fromnetto€33,26
