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BTW Duct Tape was invented for, and highly used during the Vietnam War, to temporarily patch bullet holes in Huey chopper bodies and blades. Silly Putty was also a millitary invention, as was the "Slinky": a scap metal turning from a millitary project lathe.
EDIT: You may be correct PerRock ... I stand corrected if that is true
EDIT: You may be correct PerRock ... I stand corrected if that is true
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I was under the impression it was developed during WWII to water seal ammo cases.
peter
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And in response to CSRWY's statement, Perrock is true. Also, its funny to see pictures of duct tape. There's one on wikipedia of duct tape in space:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape
Torpedo423
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I wanna say WWI but im not positive, they did use it to seal ammo cases and so on. Thats why it used to be "Duck tape" because it repealed water like a duck's feathers. (or something to that extent)
Gandalf0444
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Could've also have been used on a DUCK in WWII....either physically to patch holes, or to seal the cargo it was carrying, or perhaps both
http://www.armyrecognition.com/comp...how2006/up/duck_war_&_peace_show_2006_001.jpg
Guys, like many thing you read on the Internet the duct tape story is not entirely true.
Here is what is true:
Johnson & Johnson was approached by the US Army to develop an all purpose waterproof tape in 1942. During the war it was used in many ways but if it was ever used on ammo cases it was an emergency fix by soldiers in the field. Army ammo cases were either made of metal and had a rubber seal like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-Small-Arms-...099?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa5781473
or made of wood like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-ammo-AMMUNI...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item4159abc74f
Metal ones were considered re-useable and had a clasp that pull the lid on tight for a good seal. Wooden crates had a inner liner made of tin. The top of the liner had a large handle that allowed a soldier to quickly rip the top off to get to the ammo belts like opening a tin of sardines. If duct tape was used it was to reseal a wooden crate or repair the seal of a metal container but it was not the original purpose of the Army seeking the tape.
William
Here is what is true:
Johnson & Johnson was approached by the US Army to develop an all purpose waterproof tape in 1942. During the war it was used in many ways but if it was ever used on ammo cases it was an emergency fix by soldiers in the field. Army ammo cases were either made of metal and had a rubber seal like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-Small-Arms-...099?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa5781473
or made of wood like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-ammo-AMMUNI...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item4159abc74f
Metal ones were considered re-useable and had a clasp that pull the lid on tight for a good seal. Wooden crates had a inner liner made of tin. The top of the liner had a large handle that allowed a soldier to quickly rip the top off to get to the ammo belts like opening a tin of sardines. If duct tape was used it was to reseal a wooden crate or repair the seal of a metal container but it was not the original purpose of the Army seeking the tape.
William
Torpedo423
Steam Forever
It seems we use duct tape for everything but its original purpose now
Could've also have been used on a DUCK in WWII....either physically to patch holes, or to seal the cargo it was carrying, or perhaps both
http://www.armyrecognition.com/comp...how2006/up/duck_war_&_peace_show_2006_001.jpg
They had a bunch of those running around Baltimore (Maryland) for a while, whenever I was down working on the sub I would see them running around the inner harbor. They disappeared a few years back though, the duck bill they would give the riders to make duck noises with always got real annoying, so I guess thats not entirely a bad thing
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