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  Duct tape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NASA engineers' faith in duct tape as an emergency tool was rewarded in 1970, when the square carbon dioxide filters from Apollo 13's failed command module had to be modified to fit round receptacles in the lunar module, which was being used as a lifeboat after an explosion en route to the moon.
Duct tape is also sometimes use by musicians and on film sets and in theatres, although gaffer tape is more common in entertainment circles.
Duct tape is often referred to as "a musician's best friend" because many musicians, particularly in rock or similar genres, use duct tape to do any number of things, like padding drum heads, securing instrument straps, keeping cords and cables organized, and securing microphones to mic stands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duct_tape   (974 words)

  
 Gale-Edit - How Products are Made - Volumes - Duct Tape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duct tape is a cloth tape coated with a polyethylene resin on one side and very sticky rubber-based adhesive on the other.
Duct tape is also very malleable and can adhere to a wide variety of surfaces.
Despite duct tape's reputation for superior adhesion, testing done by independent researchers has found that the tape does not work as well as it is intended to.
www.gale-edit.com /products/volumes/duct_tape.htm   (2115 words)

  
 National Cancer Institute - Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the part of bile duct that is outside the liver.
The extrahepatic bile duct is joined by a duct from the gallbladder (which stores bile) to form the common bile duct.
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography): A procedure used to x-ray the ducts (tubes) that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and from the gallbladder to the small intestine.
www.cancer.gov /cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/bileduct   (998 words)

  
 Sourcebook Ductwork
Duct leakage is a major source of energy loss in homes and a contributor to poor indoor air quality.
Duct mastic is a preferred flexible sealant that can move with the expansion, contraction, and vibration of the duct system components.
Flex duct inner and outer linings need to be sealed (do not extend the duct liner through the wall of the plenum to the interior of the plenum).
www.greenbuilder.com /sourcebook/Ductwork.html   (1222 words)

  
 Information from NAIMA's Air Handling Committee
Fiber glass duct liners are blankets or boards of glass fiber insulation with either a coating or a fibrous mat on the surface facing the airstream.
Duct wrap is a flexible, resilient blanket, which is applied to the exterior of sheet metal ducts.
Duct wrap is factory-laminated to a vapor retarder facing and is available in various thicknesses and densities.
www.naima.org /pages/products/ah.html   (1413 words)

  
 U.S. stuck on duct tape - Feb. 13, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duct tape makers, as well as those that rebrand the tape for the consumer market, said the real problem is trying to sort out how much long-term additional consumer demand there will be.
Demand for duct tape by U.S. businesses outstrips consumer demand by an estimated three or four to one, with uses for everything from heating and air conditioner work (thus the "duct" in the name) to construction to taping electrical wires in place..
Tyco's prime duct tape plant is a 500,000 square foot, 800-employee facility in Franklin, Ky. Tyco also produces duct tape at two Italian plants as well as one in South Korea, but imports very little to the U.S. market, due partly to its relatively heavy weight.
money.cnn.com /2003/02/12/news/companies/ducttape   (768 words)

  
 PICTURES OF THYROGLOSSAL DUCT CYST  -  OTOLARYNGOLOGY HOUSTON
Because the embryonic hyoid bone forms around the thyroglossal duct, it is important to remove the body of the hyoid along with the thyroglossal duct and follow it to the foramen caecum at the base of the tongue.
The course of the thyroglossal duct from the lower neck, to the region of the hyoid.
This axial CT scan shows a thyroglossal duct cyst that is located slightly off the midline.  For some obscure reason, thyroglossal duct cysts that are not exactly in the midline are usually on the left.
www.ghorayeb.com /Thyroglossal.html   (203 words)

  
 Anomaly: Duct Tape Wallet
Since everyone else in the world is being stingy and not sharing the directions for the duct tape wallet, I've posted my directions here for all to see and use.
With skinny pieces of duct tape, tape the edges of the strip you were just using to one of the bigger strips (probably you want to use the one with more bubbles).
Since you desire a wallet made out of duct tape, I can assume you are a creative person) cut a rectangle that is as long as your wallet is long, and about 2 inches wide.
home.san.rr.com /repapyob/duct_tape_wallet.htm   (633 words)

  
 CBS News | Duct Tape Therapy | October 14, 2002 16:36:53
Researchers say over-the-hardware-counter duct tape is a more effective, less painful alternative to liquid nitrogen, which is used to freeze warts.
The duct tape irritated the warts, and that apparently caused an immune system reaction that attacked the growths, said researcher Dr. Dean "Rick" Focht III of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Of the 26 patients treated with duct tape, 85 percent got rid of their warts compared with 60 percent of the 25 patients who received the freezing treatment.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/10/14/health/main525523.shtml   (402 words)

  
 Duct Tape: Department of Homeland Security (on a Roll)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duct tape sticky-side-up around the perimeter of your house will stop evil microscopic bugs in their paths.
Cover the whole country with a large sheet of plastic and duct tape it securely to the east and west coasts and along the Canadian and Mexican borders.
When I see a piece of duct tape holidng it together - it strikes me funny - it's obvious that it was a quick fix by someone who neither had the patience, nor the ability to fix it correctly.
www.octanecreative.com /ducttape/DHS   (1140 words)

  
 3M Canada | 3M Scotch® Duct Tape | Duct Tape Workshop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It’s not as difficult as it sounds and in just a few simple steps, you could be the proud owner of this year’s most important fashion statement (“Duct Tape is my life”).
Unroll your Duct Tape until the flat portion measures 21 cm.
Cut a 10-cm length of Duct Tape and place it along the middle of the wallet so the pockets are held in place.
www.3m.com /intl/CA/english/centres/home_leisure/duct_tape/dt_wallet.html   (747 words)

  
 Action Duct - Residential: Kitchen Exhaust
The duct seams are welded to prevent grease or fire from leaking out and the shafts around the duct are made of fire- resistive materials.
In virtually all the duct fires we have seen in our 25 years of experience, the ducts were extremely laden with grease or other flammable material.
Scraping of duct systems complies with the Uniform Fire Code which is the governing fire code of the state of California.
www.actionduct.com /html/2_residential_4.html   (726 words)

  
 Say it with duct tape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duct tape has a history starting in World War II, when Johnson & Johnson's Permacel unit invented it to keep moisture out of ammunition cases.
South Carolina hiker Judith Bradley, who keeps duct tape in her backpack for emergencies, wrapped her legs in it last month to protect against sudden cold, snakes and alligators when she became lost after dark.
Duct tape also offered diversion aboard the doomed space shuttle Columbia, as astronaut Kalpana Chawla devised a game to see who could pitch the most M&Ms through the hole in a duct-tape roll as everyone and everything spun in zero gravity.
www.abcactionnews.com /entertainment/stories/0302/030213tape.shtml   (673 words)

  
 Dacryostenosis (Blocked Tear Duct) - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
A blocked tear duct is usually diagnosed based on a complete medical history and a physical examination of your child.
Fortunately, nearly all blocked tear ducts heal on their own and usually by the time the child is one year old.
If the duct remains blocked after this time, the duct opening can be enlarged with a small probe.
www.chop.edu /consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-8500   (448 words)

  
 ThinkGeek :: Duct Tape Wallet by Ducti®
Made from Super Duct Tape (specifically engineered so that your wallet won't lift, peel, or get sticky), these duct tape wallets are one part high fashion, one part weekend warrior, and another part sheer cool.
Super Duct Tape is tougher and better looking than traditional duct tape which would make a lousy wallet - think of glue leaking into your pocket and then sticking to all that lint and dog hair.
Sure you use duct tape to mount your hard drive in your case, or as floppy labels, or even to upholster your office furniture - but not until now could you realistically hope to use duct tape to carry around your bling.
www.thinkgeek.com /interests/giftsunder20/5f21   (229 words)

  
 IAQ Publications - Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?
Duct cleaning generally refers to the cleaning of various heating and cooling system components of forced air systems, including the supply and return air ducts and registers, grilles and diffusers, heat exchangers heating and cooling coils, condensate drain pans (drip pans), fan motor and fan housing, and the air handling unit housing (See diagram).
Duct cleaning is not considered to be a necessary part of yearly maintenance of your heating and cooling system, which consists of regular cleaning of drain pans and heating and cooling coils, regular filter changes and yearly inspections of heating equipment.
Sealants should never be used on wet duct liner, to cover actively growing mold, or to cover debris in the ducts, and should only be applied after cleaning according to NADCA or other appropriate guidelines or standards.
www.epa.gov /iaq/pubs/airduct.html   (6029 words)

  
 Duct Sealing : ENERGY STAR
Ducts are an integral part of a forced-air heating or cooling system and their purpose is to circulate air to evenly heat and cool your home.
Unfortunately, ducts are often leaky – reducing the efficiency of your heating and cooling systems by 20 percent.
These contractors use special diagnostic equipment to check duct pressures, air flow and leakage to assess the efficiency of your duct system and prescribe improvements.
www.energystar.gov /index.cfm?c=ducts.pr_ducts   (175 words)

  
 Duct Tape History - Invention of Duct Tape
Duct tape (the WWII military version) was first created and manufactured in 1942 (approximate date) by the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division.
Duct tape is a strong tape that is composed of three layers.
Duct tape was manufactured by pressing these three layers together.
www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/ducttape.htm   (911 words)

  
 Duct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A conduit in telecommunications which may be buried or encased.
A Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning duct for transfer of air between spaces in a building.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duct   (92 words)

  
 Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer - Greenebaum Cancer Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Extrahepatic bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which cancerous (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the extrahepatic bile duct.
The bile duct is a tube that connects the liver and the gallbladder to the small intestine.
The part of the bile duct that is outside the liver is called the extrahepatic bile duct.
www.umm.edu /cancer/overview/extrah-bileduct-cancer.html   (129 words)

  
 Thyroglossal Duct Cyst   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A thyroglossal duct cyst is a neck mass or lump that develops from cells and tissues remaining after the formation of the thyroid gland during embryonic development.
A thyroglossal duct cyst is a congenital (present from birth) defect.
The mass typically moves upward when the tongue is extended and with swallowing since the thyroglossal duct often connects at the base of the tongue.
www.chw.org /display/PPF/DocID/1513/router.asp   (516 words)

  
 Duct   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Duct is an IRC bot whose main purpose is to provide a dictionary of items/explanations.
I have also made sure that Duct is fairly extensible, writing modules that handle other commands than the ones provided with it should be easy.
Due to the nature of duct (being an "Internet program") and my lack of interest in debugging/developing it further, it will be reomved from this page.
www.schwarzvogel.de /software-duct.shtml   (218 words)

  
 Basolateral proteinase-activated receptor (PAR-2) induces chloride secretion in M-1 mouse renal cortical collecting ...
However, collecting duct, which is responsible for the fine tuning of renal water and electrolyte handling, is a likely target for protease action.
The appropriate regulation of the corresponding transport mechanisms is of pivotal importance for the maintenance of overall water and electrolyte balance of the body.
Schlatter, E., Greger, R. and Schafer, J. Principal cells of cortical collecting ducts of the rat are not a route of transepithelial Cl transport.
jp.physoc.org /cgi/content/full/521/1/3   (9339 words)

  
 Mark VIII™ Duct
The Mark VIII™ duct was specifically designed to exhuast robotic wet benches, gas cabinets, tanks, photo resist, dry etchers and other processes common to fabrication facilities.
Mark VIII™ duct is listed for use on non-flammable vapor exhaust systems (but may have up to one square foot of flammable liquid exposure per inlet) by Factory Mutual Research, File #J.I. 1Z0A4.AM based on FM #4922 tests.
Mark VIII™ duct is specifically listed by Factory Mutual (after non-collapse, non-close off fire tests) for smoke removal from cleanroom areas when properly designed and sized without the necessity for fire protection sprinkler systems or dampers installed within the duct.
www.atsduct.com /prod/product/mark8.html   (269 words)

  
 Duck Tape brand Duct Tape and More! Duck Products Home
The Duct Tape Guys use their inventive imaginations to create outlandish and wacky tape tips by solving peoples’ submitted problems on their massive web site www.ducttapeguys.com.
Duct tape is at your fingertips, or at least on your backpack or toolbelt, with the new Duck® brand duct tape carabineer.
Duct tape is handy for everything from repairing a hose to temporarily fixing a fender to emergency first aid on the hiking trail.
www.duckproducts.com   (2512 words)

  
 Duct tape / Colored Duct Tape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When you're pressed for time, and need it fixed fast, fix it with duct tape.
Identification of safety and caution areas; to wrap and insulate air ducts, or underground pipes.
duct tape, gaff tape, Shurtape, cloth tape, HVAC tape, gaffers tape, camouflage tape, masking tape, caution tape, artist tape, carpet tape, silver duct tape, colored duct tape
www.duct-tape.com   (434 words)

  
 Duct Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Spiral round duct is a perfect solution because it fits through structural framing with minimum conflict and provides optimal airflow characteristics.
Flat-oval duct and fittings provide the reduced depth advantage of a nearly rectangular shape with superior airflow characteristics.
While it is generally understood that round duct is the most efficient means of distributing air, many designers/specifiers have the mistaken impression that field fabricated rectangular duct is the most economical means in terms of initial cost.
www.semcoinc.com /Products.nsf/0/DAE65A2F5EECA73D86256DB40073C48F   (600 words)

  
 The Duct Tape page
Each student got to put up one yard of duct tape for every 1000 pages he or she read.
Simon and friends in the UK truss their buddy James up with duct tape so they can watch the games in peace.
Duct tape yer luggage shut to prevent baggage handling mishaps (especially guitar cases).
204.255.212.10 /~jthorsse/duct.html   (895 words)

  
 Duct Tape Superheroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Unfortunately, the cap was so heavy that it limited her flying abilities, but was probably virtually bulletproof and impermeable to x-ray vision.
DUCT TAPE MAN (who is the REAL Duct Tape Man, anyway?).
We'd suggest putting all of the colors of duct tape on it so you are ready for anything that comes your way!
www.octanecreative.com /ducttape/superheroes.html   (479 words)

  
 The Duct Tape Guys' HOW TO - Make It Yourself - WITH DUCT TAPE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Note: Making duct tape sheets like this is the first step in almost ANY duct tape construction project.
Repeating steps 2-3 with strips of duct tape, loosely bind the strips around the center (these are your petals).
For the stem, take a thin piece of floral stem wire, and a large strip of duct tape (the duct tape should be about a 1/2” shorter than the wire).
www.octanecreative.com /ducttape/howto/index.html   (599 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Duct Tape Book: The Ultimate Duct Tape Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
When duct tape lovers throughout the world cried out for more ways to use their favorite adhesive, Jim and Tim--the Duct Tape Guys--answered their call.
Jim and Tim, the Duct Tape Guys, tackle anything and everything, from lowering receding hairlines to lowering the national debt, armed with just one tool in their toolbox: a roll of duct tape.
This book is rightfully called, "The Ultimate Duct Tape Book." It is bigger and even funnier than their first two books.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1570251711?v=glance   (755 words)

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