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V6Ga t1_j8h03iu wrote

Reply to comment by wegqg in TIL: The wires helping hold up antenna and poles are not "guide wires" by actually "guy-wires" by HanSolo71

Duck/Duct Tape is interesting because it converges on that. It was originally two separate products, that resembled each other and so merged.

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CorneliusKvakk t1_j8hm3j9 wrote

I understand what they use duct tape for, but why would you need to develop a fabric tape for ducks?

Unless they copied the tape and gave it a slighly different "funny" name.

Edit: so it was made from cotton canvas (dutch "doek" -that's a Nice little rabbit hole 😃 wiki

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Granite-moose t1_j8hm7h9 wrote

Duck tape was waterproof as I recall so water would run off it like a duck hence the name

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V6Ga t1_j8hvax5 wrote

And that name is from the ducked cotton.

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