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    Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
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    Image of Tom Kunsman Tom Kunsman
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    Yeah, I just can not see this being used at a Nuclear Power plant. Just wrong.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @Tom Kunsman: Why? Explain? Just b/c something is beyond your understanding does not make it wrong.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    OMG, someone has to take at look at this Amazon.com page for this tape. The reviews are hilarious, and the item that Amazon thinks you should pair nuclear tape w/? Rubiks cube.

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    02/21/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave:


    That's one hilarious product.


    Seriously though, I feel bad for the red tape. Seems like no one buys it. I may pick up a pity roll.


    [www.amazon.com]

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    Image of spaceman37 spaceman37
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    Man, imagine if MacGyver had some of this stuff - the things he could build.


    I mean, he built an airplane out of bamboo and regular duct tape - even though Mythbusters disproved this, they're just not MacGyver.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @spaceman37: He had fabric as well!
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    02/21/09

    @spaceman37:


    Mythbusters hardly ever disproves a damn thing. In fact it's impossible in most cases to prove a negative.


    Just because they're not able to do [a thing] doesn't mean that someone else couldn't do it. They are a couple of pompous wankers (especially the one with the asinine hats and attitude problem).

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    Image of alexmetal alexmetal
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    Yeah, nuclear grade if you can manage to tear the shit. Regular duct tape is bad enough.
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    02/20/09

    @alexmetal:

    Duct tape is easy after practicing tearing gaffer tape.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/20/09

    @TheCrudMan:
    No way. Gaff tape is designed to tear cleanly, whereas duct tape always either gets stretched out of shape, or bunched up at the end.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    How does this stuff rate against 100 MPH tape, Gorilla Tape, and/or that tape they use to repair "man on the wing" damage?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: 100 MPH tape is duct tape I thought.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: I know what the next battlemodo should be.


    None of this cell phone crap. Give us something real world. Tape comparisons.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @tande04: I think the new intern they are hiring better shave before he starts, b/c the slow motion filmed "body hair rip off test" will be killer if they don't.
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: Also, how does it compare against DUCK tape?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @admoseremic: It's quacking unbelievable.
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    Image of Tachyon0118 Tachyon0118
    02/20/09

    @TheStig'sNJCousin_GitEmSteveDave: How does it compare to the US Navy's "EB Green," a duct tape used to repair 2000 psi hydraulic lines?
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    02/20/09

    @Tachyon0118: Know where I could pick up a couple rolls? Friend of mine in the Army gave me a couple rolls a few years ago, the stuff'll take skin off if you're not careful.
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    Image of Digo Digo
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    Am I the only one a a little uncomfortable with the knowledge that the nuclear power industry uses duct tape?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @Digo: Yes. I'd be more worried if they DIDN'T use it.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    02/20/09

    @Digo: you make an good point. I have a vision in my head now of a nuclear power plant held together the same way that my old 1982 Ford Fiesta was back in college.


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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    02/20/09

    @weatherman: (not an image of my Ford Fiesta. That's not even anyone's Ford Fiesta, and actually, I never really owned a Ford Fiesta. The story just works better if I say I did. It would have worked even better if I'd had a picture of a Ford Fiesta held together with duct tape, or if I had said I had the kind of car in this picture, but I can't tell what kind of car this is).
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @weatherman: Toyota?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    They've had better tape than Duct tape for years. It's called Gaffer's tape...
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    Image of ⌘Z ⌘Z
    02/20/09

    @Lite: thinks they will listen to Reason (tm): better, perhaps. but no way is gaffer's tape stronger than regular duct tape. it's just less sticky and leaves no residue.
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    Image of Bodie1550 Bodie1550
    02/20/09

    @Lite: thinks they will listen to Reason (tm):


    I worked in the industry for 17 years. Gaffers tape is great. Wish I could get it where I live now.

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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    02/20/09

    @Bodie1550: Any theatrical supply business should have it available. I know theatre isn't a HUGE industry, but there ought to be something close to you - unless you're way out in the boonies in Alaska or the desert in Australia, or something. I can't really help you in that case. :D
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/20/09

    @the new face of racial america:
    Gaff tape tears cleaner than so-called duct tape, but that doesn't tell you a thing about how strong it is in most applications. And I'm not sure it's an issue of being less sticky or if it's just a better grade of adhesive that prevents it from leaving residue as easily.


    @Bodie1550:
    Surely you've heard of this thing that they call the "internet", right?

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    02/20/09

    @Lite: thinks they will listen to Reason (tm): Marines call it Ordie tape :)
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    And what are the specs on NORMAL duct tape? I'm curious how "crappy" the regular stuff is by comparison
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    Image of teh teh
    02/20/09

    @jakebathman: It really depends on the manufacturer. But most can't hold up well above 90F.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/20/09

    @teh:
    Which is the reason you're really not supposed to use the stuff for ductwork, particularly the hot variety (furnace, dryer, etc.). The name "duct tape" actually comes from Duck Tape, the original brand that was developed as a waterproof tape to keep ammo dry during WWII (no ductwork involved). For ductwork, you're really supposed to use an adhesive aluminum tape (instead of the plastic-bonded fiber backing, it's just a really thin strip of aluminum, which tends not to melt at temperatures that won't burn your house down first.
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    Image of ScottRose ScottRose
    02/21/09

    @jakebathman:


    I always thought duct tape was total shit.


    It dries out and crumbles after a while, so it's not good for anything permanent. And its adhesive leaves nuts amounts of residue, so it's crap for anything temporary too. Not waterproof, and not UV resistant.


    Electrical tape is the money tape. I use that stuff for everything. And it comes in like 7 fun colors.

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    Image of Windhawk Windhawk
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    - "A 600-yard roll runs around $15."


    And sooo worth it for all your household nuclear duct taping needs.

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    Image of Maxwell's Nylon Hammer Maxwell's Nylon Hammer
    02/20/09

    @Windhawk: Yeah, bit of typo there, it's only 60 yards. Check the 3M site.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    02/20/09

    @Maxwell's Nylon Hammer: Wait, are you saying this roll ISN'T 1800 feet?
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    Image of Toshie Toshie
    02/20/09

    In reply to Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn't Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff
    And, umm, just what duct tape would I WANT to be gagged with?
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    02/21/09

    @Toshie: Panties duct tape, while still being worn!
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    Image of Ghede Ghede
    02/21/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Ouch. Those would be a pain to remove. Instant wax.
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