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Did "duct" tape become the standard nomenclature at some point? I learned many years ago that "duck" really is the correct term, because the tape was originally
by allknowingfrog 1y ago
Did "duct" tape become the standard nomenclature at some point? I learned many years ago that "duck" really is the correct term, because the tape was originally made of cotton duck cloth.
Lots of people assume that "duck" is actually the misunderstanding, and that it must be a slurring of "duct", but there's no history of using duck tape on ducts. It's the wrong tool for the job, and the wrong name for the material. I'm surprised to see that sources like the NYT and Wikipedia are using "duct tape" as the preferred term.
- jedbrooke 1y agothere is also a pretty popular brand “Duck Brand” duct tape likely adding to the “duck vs duct” confusion
- kube-system 1y agoAnd the company that started selling the tape for ducts and calling it "duct tape" is the corporate predecessor of that same company.
- kube-system 1y ago> there's no history of using duck tape on ducts. There is. Post-WWII the tape was marketed and sold by the Melvin A. Anderson Company for air ducting. https://www.duckbrand.com/about https://www.duckbrand.com/about
- allknowingfrog 1y agoI stand corrected. That makes the current terminology make a whole lot more sense.
- B1FF_PSUVM 1y ago> Lots of people assume that "duck" is actually the misunderstanding Present! Thanks for ruining my adulthood ;-)