Definitely was called duck tape first, as in water off a duck’s back
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arquebus_x@kbin.social 1 year agoDuct. Duck is a brand name
Yes. But also mostly no.
Wikipedia:
"Duck tape" is recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since 1899 and "duct tape" (described as "perhaps an alteration of earlier duck tape") since 1965
and:
In 1971, Jack Kahl bought the Anderson firm and renamed it Manco. In 1975, Kahl rebranded the duct tape made by his company. Because the previously used generic term "duck tape" had fallen out of use, he was able to trademark the brand "Duck Tape" and market his product complete with a yellow cartoon duck logo. Manco chose the term "Duck", the tape's original name, as "a play on the fact that people often refer to duct tape as 'duck tape'", and as a marketing differentiation to stand out against other sellers of duct tape.
People should really do the bare minimum double-check before showing their whole ass.
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 1 year ago
zerosignal@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Better to actually call it “duck tape,” as it was for the first 65 years of its existence.
Just like you shouldn’t use duct tape on ducts, you shouldn’t use duck tape on ducks.
GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Then what kind should I use instead?
zerosignal@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ask the duck what it prefers
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is the most hostile tape-related comment I ever read.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah I’m pretty aroused by it right now too