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Penguin Duck TapeĀ® Brand Duct Tape
Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, April 25 2013 @ 11:56 PM EDT
http://duc kbrand.com/products/duck-tape/printed-duck-tape/1156

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ducktape -> duct tape
Authored by: darkonc on Thursday, April 25 2013 @ 11:56 PM EDT
It was also, apparently, known as 500-mile-an-hour tape, because, when used to patch shot-up airplanes, it managed to stay on -- even at 500 miles/hour.

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ducktape -> duct tape
Authored by: Liquor A. on Friday, April 26 2013 @ 06:54 AM EDT
Applying a little google-fu, there is an explanation of the name at http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/duckvsduct.html. Of course, the stories I have heard lead to a slightly different derivation... It seems it was used for patching just about anything that had bullet holes in it to keep water out, and was referred to as 'Too slow to duck tape'.

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