The Many, Many, Many Uses for Duct Tape

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OK Duct Tape is just that. Tape. Heavy-duty silver sticky tape. Now here's where the fun starts. For some reason duct tape has become a cult classic, a pop culture icon of sorts. People have created clothing, shoes, bras, dwellings, outhouses, art costumes, crafts and just about anything else you can think of. This site is dedicated to the crazy things that people have used duct tape for. So read on and have fun!

Duct Tape on Wikipedia 

Duct tape (sometimes called duck tape; see under Etymology) is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose pressure sensitive tape with a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive. It is generally silver or black in color but many other colors and transparent tapes have recently become available. With a standard width of 1 inches (48 mm), duct tape was originally developed during World War II in 1942 as a water resistant sealing tape for ammunition cases.U.S. Navy articleDuct tape history P...

Duct Tape 

Duct tape formal wear by Michelle R

Duct Tape Doo-Rag by The Eggplant

Duct Tape Wallet by jessycat_techie

Duct Tape Neck Tie by jasoneppink

Duct Tape Rose by jessycat_techie

King and Queen of Duct Tape by rcoss2001

Duct Tape Prom - Clayton and Jessie by wherewinterisbroken

Duct Tape Purse 05.06.29 (1) by assiramnes

duct tape card holder by tweetsweet

Duct Tape Dress by rcoss2001

The Duct Tape Link List 

Duct Tape Fashion
Welcome to The Original Duct Tape Fashion.com! This is the place for duct tape, duct tape information and research, duct tape activities, and more! You'll find duct tape wallets, duct tape hats, colored duct tape, and duct tape books! You may have seen us on CNN, The Game Show Network, in Time Magazine, or Rolling Stone magazine. The site was recently redesigned with the help of our friend Derek Price. So buy something already!
The Duck Tape Club
Yes they have a club. No I did not goof the spelling of "Duct" They call it the "Duck Tape Club" so there!
Duct Tape Creations
HANDMADE DUCT TAPE FASHIONS! The most original gift idea EVER!
The History of Duct Tape
Yes, Duct Tape has a history. Now you know!
Duct Tape Therapy
This was on CBS News. Does that make it legit?
Duct Tape Prom Fashions
This has got to be really hot.
Duct Tape 101
Welcome to Duct Tape 101. Although DuctTapeGuys.com is basically a humor site, we often get visitors looking for REAL, useful information about Duct Tape. So, we decided to hold a class (or online seminar if you will) to answer some of the common questions that we get asked about Duct Tape.
Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival
Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival - Yes there is one.
The fourth annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival will kick off on June 15, 2007, just in time to celebrate Father's Day. The festival will be an all-weekend event starting Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Veteran's Memorial Park in Avon, Ohio.

Buy A Roll of Duct Tape! 

Gray (Duct) Tape - 2in. x 60 Yard Length

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Duct Tape Books 

The Jumbo Duct Tape Book

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Ductigami: The Art of the Tape

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Got Tape?: Roll Out the Fun With Duct Tape!

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The Duct Tape Bible

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The Original Duct Tape Halloween Book

Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 07/10/2009)Buy Now
List Price: $8.95

Duct Tape on eBay 

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Duct Tape on YouTube 

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Duct Tape Guestbook 

henzy wrote...

cool lens.

ReplyPosted June 25, 2009

MerryM wrote...

what a fun lens...I bet there's some really cool ideas in that halloween book. :)

ReplyPosted December 15, 2008

StephenC wrote...

Terrific stuff! I assume that the least-known use of duct tape is as, well, duct tape!

ReplyPosted November 16, 2008

StevenCousley wrote...

Great lens. Duct tape is currently holding one of the side mirrors on my car. lol

ReplyPosted November 03, 2008

lou16 wrote...

It's a well known fact that armed with a roll of duct tape and a swiss army knife you can fix anything - world hunger, international peace..... :D

ReplyPosted October 23, 2008

 
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