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[–] john_tech@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

How is it used for BDSM if it doesn't stick to anything? /genq

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 34 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Also frog tape doesn’t do shit when you use it on frogs

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.social 29 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Duct tape is literally the worst for ducts.

[–] faythofdragons@piefed.social 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not so great for ducks either

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Scotch tape - surprisingly very effective on most things Scottish

[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Not so great on scotch though. the alcohol tends to dissolve the adhesive.

[–] KiwiTB@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

And a cheap way to generate x-rays

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Bad for shortbread though.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

To be fair it was never intended to be used on ducts. What we today call duct tape was invented to seal ammo cases in WWII. The combination of rubber and cloth, used in things like raincoats, was commonly referred to as “duck cloth” at the time hence “duck tape”.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Phantaminum@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

In my country everyone calls it Duck Tape, and when I learned English I was shocked of the reality.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I thought duck cloth was waxed, not rubberized?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Apparently the other commenter is correct, though I have only heard duck cloth used in reference to water resistant cloths (both waxed and rubberized), it refers specifically to the linen part and comes from the Dutch word for it rather than anything having to do with a duck or water resistance. It seems clear, however, that the connection is part of why the name stuck.

TIL

[–] faythofdragons@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

It's neither. It's just plainweave canvas, called "duck" because it comes from the Dutch word for fabric, not because it has anything to do with ducks.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

nah, still better than packing tape, painters tape, electrical tape

But great for ducks

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago

You clearly aren't using it right if your frogs aren't properly secured by frog tape.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 9 points 4 days ago

Wierd, we call it self-amalgamating tape here

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 4 days ago

Must be a bitch to peel off a piece from the roll.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That stuff really is the shit. :)

[–] boobookittyfrick@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I just got some to repair my car

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Is that what the kids call it now?