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russotto · 08-13-2001, 01:02 PM

Personally I suspect the 'duck' explanation is spurious marketing etymology. Besides, if it were true, they'd have to worry about losing their trademark.

In any case, ISTR a study about a year ago which showed that duct tape was actually pretty lousy at taping ducts. It's neitther particularly heat-insulating or airtight.

08-13-2001, 01:02 PM	#2
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Re: 8/13: Duck tape prom outfit Personally I suspect the 'duck' explanation is spurious marketing etymology. Besides, if it were true, they'd have to worry about losing their trademark. In any case, ISTR a study about a year ago which showed that duct tape was actually pretty lousy at taping ducts. It's neitther particularly heat-insulating or airtight.