Duct Tape: A Most Versatile Tool

Duct tape is perhaps the most versatile tool found instrong. For example, if you double it, duct tape can pull
homes today. This popular tape was first made in 1942a car up to 2,000 pounds out of a ditch.Duct tape has
for the military by Johnson and Johnson. The firstevolved into something more than a utility item in the
purpose of duct tape was to keep ammunition casespast several years. People have begun to discover its
free of moisture during WWII, and because of itsother uses. Duct tape has become a shining star in the
water proof properties it was referred to as "duckcrafting world. The strength and flexibility, variety of
tape."The tapes popularity increased as militarycolor choices and wide availability of colored duct tape
personnel started to discover that it was useful to fixlends itself well to crafts such as duct tape wallets,
aircraft, guns, even jeeps when more conventionalroses, hats, duct tape purses even prom dresses.
tools were not available. When the war was over,These items tend to go beyond your average craft
duct tape found a new, permanent place in Americanand enter the realm of art, the pictures that have been
society when it was utilized in by the building industry totaken of these items, are amazing, although surely
attach heating and cooling ductwork.Duct tape soonthey do not do the duct tape art justice. If you are
evolved into a rainbow of shrink wrapped rolls stackedinterested, a quick search online will yield well written
on store shelves. Consumers took notice and sooninstructions to complete these projects and more.In
colored duct tape was a big seller, making this one ofcase the normal uses of duct tape and the crafting
the mostly common household tools. The tape now ispossibilities are not enough, duct tape is also known to
found in colors such as the traditional grey, red, blue,help cure common warts. In fact, in a study, the
day glow, pink and even camo for hunters.A littlepatients treated with duct tape for their warts had an
known fact regarding duct tape is that, even though85% cure rate, while the people treated with the
you can rip it with just your fingers, it is amazinglytraditional method had a 60% cure rate.