The responses to yesterday’s post were both interesting and enlightening. Turns out that duct tape comes not only in the traditional silver (looks gray to me), but it is also available in pink. That’s gotta be for the gals who want to spiff up their wardrobe or keep things in place. Turns out there is also a camouflage version for us guys.
One astute student of the human condition has said, and I paraphrase, “If it doesn’t move and should, use WD-40. If it does move and shouldn’t, use duct tape.” Hard to argue with that, wouldn’t you say?
Rebecca noted in a comment, “They make pink duct tape, nowadays. And pink electrical tape.” That’s true. Electrical tape comes in a variety of colors, I have electrical tape in each of the colors that comprise the resistor color code. Makes it easy for me to mark and code various wires & such.
What special uses have you found for duct tape? Or are you more like this?
She doesn’t look familiar, but I think her mother was one of my teachers in school.
Briana wrote:
In response to your blog post about duct tape today, there are tons of different colors of duct tape. S**** uses duct tape to prolong the use of her belts (and to make them more colorful) she has a belt she covered with pink, purple, and turquoise tape. Also, duct tape wallets are pretty cool.
Here is an interesting example of duct tape prom attire. I wish it was a full shot…
http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/02-duct-brand-duct-tape-stuck-at-prom-scholarship-contest/928592-1-eng-US/02-Duct-Brand-Duct-Tape-Stuck-at-Prom-Scholarship-Contest.jpg
My binders for school were all torn up from last year so I covered them in duct tape. I also had a nifty duct tape wallet that I just retired, but it's still holding up pretty well. Duct Tape solves all my problems 😀
There is a whole website devoted to that stuff and they host a prom contest each year. Teens and their dates make their complete prom outfit out of duct tape. Weird.
Somebody told me to put duct tape on your wart. I dunno, that was taking too long–but I heard it makes your body attack the wart and it goes away. I gave up after a few months of that.
The male person calls duct tape "200 mile an hour tape"
Not electrical tape only, but duct tape comes in a wide range of colors. Check your nearest big box store.
Use? Three rolls of the stuff (white) plastered on the side of the RV when a Kansas wind blew a fiberglass panel off. Got us into Colorado Springs.