Duct Tape

[spasmo]

Is there anything that duct tape CAN'T do... holy cow... they have nuclear duct tape... It's for sale on Amazon. You save $495.26 ... that's some expensive duct tape. But it can be used at nuclear power plants... I certainly hope that isn't used to hold them together. It does deteriorate after a short while especially in the sun.

Amazon.com: 3M Performance Plus 8979N Nuclear 48-Millimeter-by-54.8-Meter Duct Tape, Slate Blue: Home Improvement

3M Performance Plus 8979N Nuclear 48-Millimeter-by-54.8-Meter Duct Tape, Slate Blue

List Price: $508.14 Price: $12.88 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details You Save: $495.26 (97%)

 

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I don't know why nuclear power plants need different duct tape, but that's exactly what it's for.

Oh, and be sure to read the customer reviews on Amazon's site...

 

[IndyParts]

I will be ordering a case for this for the SHTF stash. Never know when you will need to tape up the windows.

 

[Rattlesnake46319]

Oh, and be sure to read the customer reviews on Amazon's site...

 

[jennybird]

After 5 months and 29 days, it's not the sticky residue on the door frame that I would be worried about!

 

[indyjoe]

Gaffer\'s tape is a great duct tape substitute. Much more expensive, but great for temporary rigging jobs.

 

[spasmo]

Gaffer\'s tape is a great duct tape substitute. Much more expensive, but great for temporary rigging jobs.

But is IT capable of holding together a nuclear power plant?

 

[rhino]

I now have a big roll of Gorilla Tape.

Now I just need to find a gorilla and something to which to tape him.

 

[Caleb]

But is IT capable of holding together a nuclear power plant?

It's pretty bad when you have to depend on duct tape to hold your nuclear power plant together

 

[indyjoe]

A lot of people do not know that Chernobyl happened because of using cheap Chinese duct tape, rather than real nuclear tape. Well I mean that and having a SCRAM that actually increased rather than decreased reaction rate. But, cheap duct tape was there. That is all I am sayin.

But is IT capable of holding together a nuclear power plant?

Gaffers tape would certainly hold together a Hollywood reactor fine. It is not licensed to be used outside of Hollywood.

 

[rhino]

A lot of people do not know that Chernobyl happened because of using cheap Chinese duct tape, rather than real nuclear tape. Well I mean that and having a SCRAM that actually increased rather than decreased reaction rate. But, cheap duct tape was there. That is all I am sayin.

I heard someone spilled a Diet Pepsi on one of the control panels, which started the whole the thing. If only they'd been drinking an uncola, none of it would have happened.

 

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I heard someone spilled a Diet Pepsi on one of the control panels, which started the whole the thing. If only they'd been drinking an uncola, none of it would have happened.

Nice. Early-era SNL reference. Well-played, sir.

 

[Soundslikejosh]

Gaffer\'s tape is a great duct tape substitute. Much more expensive, but great for temporary rigging jobs.

I would go one further and say that gaffer's tape is not a duct tape substitute, but the proper tape for darn nearly any job where you'd use duct tape. If anything, I'd say that duct is a **** poor substitute for gaf, but any port in a storm. Gaf is stronger, adheres better, is less sticky, and can be reapplied with less "loss" than duct tape. Oh and it works better on surfaces that are damp/wet or rough/porous.

After having used tons of gaffer's tape when I worked in the sound industry, I find it hard to be satisfied with duct tape. Especially cheap duct tape.

 

[rhino]

Nice. Early-era SNL reference. Well-played, sir.

One does not easily forget 50-foot Garrett Morris in drag as a cleaning woman, sir.

 

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One does not easily forget 50-foot Garrett Morris in drag as a cleaning woman, sir.

I think I was maybe 9 when that aired and even I still remember it.

 

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Looking for a video clip of it, but here's a transcript for anyone who doesn't know what we're talking about.

SNL Transcripts: Richard Benjamin: 04/07/79: The Pepsi Syndrome

 

[Walter Zoomie]