Duct tape is cloth-or scrim-backed pressure sensitive tape often sealed with polyethylene. It is very similar to gaffer tape but differs in that gaffer tape was designed to be cleanly removed, while duct tape was not. Permacel, formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson, originally developed duct tape in 1942 during World War II as a rubber-based adhesive tape with a durable fabric backing that resisted water for use as sealing tape on ammunition cases. Because of these properties, it was also used to repair military equipment quickly, including jeeps, firearms, and aircraft. Today, duct tape is commonly used in every situation that require a strong, flexible, very sticky tape.

That is wikipedia’s definition of duct tape. Did you know duct tape now comes in fun colors and patterns? This is what two creative kids can make with duct tape.

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