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	BoatUS Foundation Findings Report #28: Duct Tape - Through Thick and Thin, September 1997
		Technically, duct tape is a three-part laminate, bonding under high pressure a polyethylene film, cotton cloth and natural rubber adhesive with hydrocarbon resin as a tackifier.
		Tape samples were attached between a fixed plate and a sliding clamp, and force was applied to pull the clamp away from the plate through a block and tackle.
		While duct tape certainly has its place aboard your boat for a temporary fix or emergency repairs, it's not for long-term use, except maybe for your boat's ductwork.
	www.boatus.com /foundation/findings/duct_tape.htm (1269 words)

	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 used by musicians and on film sets and in theatres, although a more specialised product, commonly known as gaffer tape in entertainment circles, is preferred as it does not leave a sticky residue when removed and is more easily torn into thin strips for precise application.
		Duct tape is used extensively in the creation and identification of weaponry used by the Society for Creative Anachronism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duct_tape (1331 words)

	Gale-Edit - How Products are Made - Volumes - Duct Tape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duct tape is a cloth tape coated with a polyethylene resin on one side and very sticky rubber-based adhesive on the other.
		The tape is easier to use and just as effective as screws and bolts when it comes to holding together the kind of ductwork that is found in new homes with forced-air heating.
		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)

	U.S. stuck on duct tape - Feb. 13, 2003
		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/index.htm (826 words)

	Hobaicas Duct Tape Insanity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duct tape was invented for the U.S. Military during World War II.
		Military personnel quickly discovered that the tape was very versatile and used it to fix their guns, jeeps, aircraft, etc. After the war, the tape was used in the booming housing industry to connect heating and air conditioning duct work together.
		Adhesive tape (specifically masking tape) was invented in the 1920's by Richard Drew of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co.
	www.hobaica.com /ducttape.html (219 words)

	The Other Greatest Tool Ever - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duct tape's many positive attributes quickly made it one of the most-used items in any toolbox.
		Duct tape is widely used for first aid as a sort of temporary suture.
		They soon found that duct tape leaked air so badly much of the cooling and heating was wasted--and that the tape frequently shrunk, dried up or separated.
	www.forbes.com /2006/03/14/tools-duct-tape_cx_de_0315ducttape.html (911 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.
		Military personnel quickly discovered that the tape was very versatile and used it to fix their guns, jeeps, aircraft, etc. After the war, the tape was used in the booming housing industry to connect heating and air conditioning duct work together.
		Duct tape is a strong tape that is composed of three layers.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/ducttape.htm (898 words)

	Duck Tape brand Duct Tape and More! Duck Products Home
		Beiler, 15, and Cupler, 18, were named the winners of the seventh annual Duck® brand duct tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest, and each received a $3,000 scholarship.
		The duct tape duo beat out more than 180 couples from 43 states and three Canadian provinces with their sticky creations to win the first place title.
		Duck® brand duct tape is water-resistant, available in 20 different colors and patterns, including fluorescent orange, aqua and camouflage, and can be used in a variety of ways throughout the preparation and duration of any excursion, fashion crisis or household repair.
	www.duckproducts.com (936 words)

	Duct Tape - Background, History, Design, Raw Materials, The Manufacturing Process, Quality Control
		Duct tape is a cloth tape coated with a poly-ethylene resin on one side and very sticky rubber-based adhesive on the other.
		Snowmobilers have even been known to apply duct tape to their noses to thwart frost-bite and sunburn.
		For this reason, soldiers referred to it as "gun tape." The Air Force found other uses for the product and duct tape was used to cover gun ports on planes to cut down the air friction during take off.
	www.madehow.com /Volume-6/Duct-Tape.html (2153 words)

	Duct Tape
		There isn't just one kind of duct tape, there are many, most of them never being used on or recommended for, air ducts.
		They range from taping the fiberglass racing car bodies together when they are smashed during a race, to keep the car running, to holding down the edges of the carpets in the booths of all of the business shows in this country, and there are two or three major shows every week.
		This version is called "Gaffer's tape." It has only been called "Duck Tape," by one tape distributor, who use it as their trade mark.
	www.pstc.org /technical_notes/duct_tape.php?subject=duct (559 words)

	Lowbagger -- Duct Tape
		Though, a mutual fund with duct tape on it is usually a bad sign.
		I’ve used duct tape to strap an emergency ski tip onto a pair of Lowbagger skis deep in the backcountry.
		Mostly because duct tape users are some of the most advanced consumers and know enough not apply it to hot objects.
	lowbagger.org /ducttape.html (649 words)

	Duct Tape Therapy - CBS News
		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 (467 words)

	Duct Tape - Lifehacker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Surprisingly, duct tape did not make the list, but Forbes did honor the versatile sticky stuff that cures warts and makes wallets in its very own article.
		My first thought was that he meant to affix duct tape to it, then rip it off like a leg waxing; "ouch".
		The new transparent duct tapes that recently hit the market are strong enough to keep junior out away from a hundred and ten volts but since they're clear, your house doesn't look like you've been visited by the Marvin the Mad Silver Duct Tape Elf.
	www.lifehacker.com /software/duct-tape (1015 words)

	World Wide Words: Duct tape
		The tape proved immensely versatile and was used for all sorts of repair purposes on military equipment.
		This tape was manufactured in the same way, though to match the ducting it was coloured silver rather than the green of the Army version.
		My view is that the original name was duct tape, given informally to it by heating engineers post-war, and that the duck tape version is elision in rapid speech, later capitalised on by a manufacturer.
	www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-duc4.htm (889 words)

	Duct tape / Colored Duct Tape
		Black gaffers tape, is ideal for securing stage wires, when a dull, non-glare tape is needed.
		Gaffer's tape for the A/V, TV, photography, theatrical and motion picture industries; to hold wiring, lighting, stage props and to "color code".
		White paper tape of medium strength has a flat back and is printable.
	www.duct-tape.com (456 words)

	Small Business Marketing Ideas and Strategies
		At the core of the system is a series of steps and strategies, in various stages, that any business, regardless of size, can use to finally produce stunning returns from a consistent marketing effort.
		He is a presenter of popular marketing workshops for organizations such as the Small Business Administration, American Marketing Association, Kauffman Foundation, Painting and Decorating Contractors of America, Associated Builders and Contractors, and National Association of the Remodeling Industry.
		Duct Tape Marketing Forum - Join like mined small business owners discussing what works, getting answers to your question, finding little-known resources - forum in moderated by Duct Tape Marketing Authorized Coach - Bill Brelsford - Rebar Business Builders.
	www.ducttapemarketing.com (837 words)

	☞ reference - Duct Tape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duct tape, duck tape, duct tape uses, duck tape uses, wacky uses, humor, duct tape guys, duck tape...
		Duct Tape family is the development of the first-ever Transparent Duct Tape...
		Duct Tape was downloaded over 80,000 times in the first 24 hours of its release...
	www.a2z-reference-online.info /ducttape (518 words)

	The Duct Tape page
		Tape all the holes in the case shut so the fan noise isn't so annoying.
		Duct tape yer luggage shut to prevent baggage handling mishaps (especially guitar cases).
		It was very well done, and got into a very detailed discussion about the discovery of the duck tape bush by Native Americans and the peculiar properties of the bark and the sticky sap of the bush, which imparts the tape's adhesive qualities.
	204.255.212.10 /~jthorsse/duct.html (897 words)

	Duct Tape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After the war, the housing industry was booming and someone discovered that the tape was great for joinning heating and air-conditioning ductwork.
		So the color was changed from army green to the familiar silvery tone of today, and people started to refer to it as duct tape.
		Whether you call it duct or duck tape you are still using the "Ultimate Power Tool" to dramatically improve that quality of your life.
	www.cobweb.net /~neeley/duct_tape.htm (258 words)

	Amazon.com: The Jumbo Duct Tape Book: Books: Jim Berg,Tim Nyberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It if ain't stuck and it's supposed to be, duct tape it." But of course it's the intrepretation that counts-like duct taping the gas pedal for cruise control, or duct taping marbles to your pressure points for instant reflexology.
		Plus cosmetic dentistry (use white tape for the "The Mask" look, silver for the metal-mouth bad guy look), cell phone safety (tape phone to side of head while driving so hands stay on wheel), home decorating (use duct tape for easy drapery tie-backs).
		Duct tape your telephone hand set down so you won't be inclined to answer the phone during the dinner hour when a telemarketer calls?
	www.amazon.com /Jumbo-Duct-Tape-Book/dp/0761121102 (1451 words)

	How To Make A Duct Tape Wallet
		Having participated in Odyssey of the Mind and Destination Imagination for many years, I have grown to absolutely adore Duct Tape.
		The Duct Tape hold up very well and my last one lasted for 5 years.
		Duct Tape wallets make great Christmas gifts, Birthday gifts, Father's Day gifts, or can be sold for some quick money.
	www.rpi-polymath.com /ducttape/index.php (399 words)

	Quirkz.com - Visual Quirkz : Duct Tape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Duct tape, also known as duck tape, and gaffa (or gaffer) tape somehow combines a level of functionality, humor and a sense of the risqué into a package that few seem to be able to resist, including myself.
		Like duct tape's magical ability to stick to almost anything, it also seems to have a mystic draw that makes us stop and look.
		There should be more tape coming sometime in the near future, but I'll be the first to admit I've been sitting on a couple of rolls for over a year now without doing anything about it.
	www.quirkz.com /visual/tape.html (226 words)

	IDENTI-TAPE - Colored Duct Tape & Fluorescent Duct Tape
		Pro-Tape and Shurtape's PC-600 are general purpose utility grades of colored duct tape that are 9-mils (9/1000 inch) in thickness and weigh 1.5# per roll.
		CDT-36 duct tape is 11 mils thick, has 59 oz/in adhesion, & weighs 1.9#/roll.
		These duct tapes are waterproof and temperature resistant to 200ºF. CDT-36 duct tape is available in 3-inch (16 per carton) and 4-inch (12 per carton) widths (please call).
	www.identi-tape.com /duct.html (100 words)

	Duct Tape
		From duct tape crafts, to color coding, to industrial and utility applications or for securing cables in the audio visual industry.
		Many A/V companies don't want to use Gaffers Tape because of the cost (although we may be cheaper than you think) but they don't want the gooey adhesive transfer that duct tape often leaves behind.
		) is the best all around duct tape for a variety of commercial applications like sheet metal and flex duct, thermal insulation, a bottom board tape in manufactured homes, asbestos abatement applications, packaging, holding, and wrapping--and on and on.
	www.tapemonster.com /duct.html (437 words)

	Duct Tape Marketing Blog - Voted Best Small Business Marketing Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Debbie Weil, journalist, blogger and author of The Corporate Blogging Book.
		Duct Tape Blog Channel blogger, Don the Idea Guy currently has a proposal that I think deserves your attention and votes.
		What Others Are Saying About Duct Tape Marketing
	www.ducttapemarketing.com /weblog.php (1412 words)

	Duct tape
		Black gaffers tape comes in two sizes, 2 inch and 3 inch.
		Gaffer's tape for the A/V, TV, photograhy, theatrical and motion picture industries; to hold wiring, and lighting.
		Colored gaffers tape can be used for all the same reasons, and add to color and coding for clearer meaning.
	www.schoolstationers.com /eachtapeprice.html (359 words)

	Sean's Duct Tape Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is not about repairing with duct tape.
		(Although, of course, duct tape is perfect for both!) It is about taking a roll of duct tape and creating something.
		Link to Duct Tape Nation, a forum dedicated to Duct Tape.
	seanm.ca /duct-tape (69 words)

	Duct Tape Wall Tapings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These principals from around the country have raised money, helped reading and recycling programs by selling and/or awarding strips of duct tape then letting their students tape them to the wall.
		Go to our duct tape art gallery for more information.
		Warning: Duct tape MAY pull the paint off of the wall.
	www.octanecreative.com /ducttape/walltapings/index.html (512 words)

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