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Title: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: TG on August 16, 2007, 03:51:01 PM
Anybody fancy having a bash at this?

http://www.instructables.com/id/E9WT5FSF54HOCV4/?ALLSTEPS

Think of the savings.  rubschin:
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Snoopy on August 16, 2007, 03:58:57 PM
That's damn nearly a whole roll of duct tape there. Have they any idea of the amount of greenhouse gas produced to make duct tape?
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Pastis on August 16, 2007, 04:12:37 PM
That's damn nearly a whole roll of duct tape there. Have they any idea of the amount of greenhouse gas produced to make duct tape?

I was reading some replies on a msg board the other day and one correspondent kept on referring to duck tape  eeek:

"Blah bla blah duck tape blah bla blah duck tape blah bla blah, new roll of duck tape..."

It was developing into a rather surreal image  ;)

Can one of our rural residents shed some light on this product?
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 16, 2007, 04:23:47 PM
I was reading some replies on a msg board the other day and one correspondent kept on referring to duck tape  eeek:
Can one of our rural residents shed some light on this product?

Duck tape is another French abomination.

It is made by force-feeding innocent ducks with cassettes of old Elvis songs until they excrete 8-track cartridges of the same.
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Pastis on August 16, 2007, 05:17:36 PM
 rubschin:

That rings true. A variation on "Love me Tender ... ? l'Orange"
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Snoopy on August 16, 2007, 05:55:35 PM
In this country we tend to call it "Gaffer Tape" and in my RAF days we used miles of the stuff to patch up aircraft. In those days it was known to all as "Elephant Tape". Indeed the rolls the RAF used had a picture of an elephant (presumably demonstrating great strength) on the cardboard inner.
I have noticed that the Yanks call it Duct Tape but like you have been amused that many Brits have misheard or misunderstood this from TV news reports and think it is Duck Tape.
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 16, 2007, 06:54:26 PM
In this country we tend to call it "Gaffer Tape" and in my RAF days we used miles of the stuff to patch up aircraft. In those days it was known to all as "Elephant Tape". Indeed the rolls the RAF used had a picture of an elephant (presumably demonstrating great strength) on the cardboard inner.
I have noticed that the Yanks call it Duct Tape but like you have been amused that many Brits have misheard or misunderstood this from TV news reports and think it is Duck Tape.
DUKW tape perhaps?

For patching up leaking lorries.
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Berek on August 16, 2007, 07:59:57 PM
I have a Duct tape wallet, lifetime guarantee, excellent it is, I should have shown it to Nick when he was here..it ranks as one of my favourite presents of all time, along with my wind-up radio

http://www.crazyaboutgadgets.com/detail.asp?ID=271
Title: Re: DIY project. Bound to work...
Post by: Snoopy on August 17, 2007, 10:04:03 AM
In this country we tend to call it "Gaffer Tape" and in my RAF days we used miles of the stuff to patch up aircraft. In those days it was known to all as "Elephant Tape". Indeed the rolls the RAF used had a picture of an elephant (presumably demonstrating great strength) on the cardboard inner.
I have noticed that the Yanks call it Duct Tape but like you have been amused that many Brits have misheard or misunderstood this from TV news reports and think it is Duck Tape.
DUKW tape perhaps?

For patching up leaking lorries.

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