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> I think it would be odd had it not emerged white. It was white thread tape You seem to be implying that it also was white when it went in? This wasn't stated

> I think it would be odd had it not emerged white. It was white thread tape You seem to be implying that it also was white when it went in? This wasn't stated in the parent post. But in that case, emerging white, same as when it went in, is a good outcome.

mlindner 4y ago
Teflon plumbing tape is universally white so I figure he figured that was enough to communicate that it was white going in.
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- SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
  Firstly, "it's always white" is domain-specific knowledge that most of us don't have. I've seen the white plumbing tape for sure, but I didn't make universal assumptions based on that. Secondly, another comment gives examples of similar tape that isn't white. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34554613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34554613
  - mlindner 4y ago
    > Firstly, "it's always white" is domain-specific knowledge that most of us don't have. How is common home repair supplies count as "domain-specific"? You don't have some teflon tape in a storage drawer somewhere in your house? Have you never replaced a faucet aerator or shower head? As to the other tape, that's apparently for gas connections (I've never of it personally) when the original poster specifically specified plumbing tape.
    - bradknowles 4y ago
      I don't have a roll of the stuff, no. I've seen them. I've seen plumbers use them. And I've changed a couple of shower heads, but I haven't used it. So, I'd file this under "one persons experience is not necessarily a guarantee of universal experience."
    - SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
      > You don't have some teflon tape in a storage drawer somewhere in your house? Probably, I'd have to look. But like I said "the last one that I saw was white" is one thing, "it's always white" is another very different thing. Is this a standard that it _has to be white_? If you can't answer that, then you have no case at all that it's not "domain specific knowledge".

mlindner 4y ago

Teflon plumbing tape is universally white so I figure he figured that was enough to communicate that it was white going in.

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SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
Firstly, "it's always white" is domain-specific knowledge that most of us don't have. I've seen the white plumbing tape for sure, but I didn't make universal assumptions based on that. Secondly, another comment gives examples of similar tape that isn't white. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34554613 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34554613
- mlindner 4y ago
  > Firstly, "it's always white" is domain-specific knowledge that most of us don't have. How is common home repair supplies count as "domain-specific"? You don't have some teflon tape in a storage drawer somewhere in your house? Have you never replaced a faucet aerator or shower head? As to the other tape, that's apparently for gas connections (I've never of it personally) when the original poster specifically specified plumbing tape.
  - bradknowles 4y ago
    I don't have a roll of the stuff, no. I've seen them. I've seen plumbers use them. And I've changed a couple of shower heads, but I haven't used it. So, I'd file this under "one persons experience is not necessarily a guarantee of universal experience."
  - SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
    > You don't have some teflon tape in a storage drawer somewhere in your house? Probably, I'd have to look. But like I said "the last one that I saw was white" is one thing, "it's always white" is another very different thing. Is this a standard that it _has to be white_? If you can't answer that, then you have no case at all that it's not "domain specific knowledge".