XPost: alt.unix.geeks   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-02 08:56, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 1/1/26 14:21, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:29:21 +1100, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Groovy hepcat c186282 was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Tue, 30   
   >>> Dec 2025 03:25 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it.   
   >>>   
   >>>> Had some non-stick film, and duck tape.   
   >>>   
   >>> Forgive the spelling correction here; but unless it quacks and   
   >>> waddles, that's duct tape. :)   
   >>   
   >>  Etymology 3, as in the material   
   >> the tape was made from.   
   >>   
   >> It is “duct” that is the misspelling.   
   >   
   >    "Duck" was a legal brand-name. Competitors   
   >    had to come up with a variant.   
   >   
   >    "Duck" tape was invented back during WW2 ...   
   >    a 'water-proof' super-sticky tape good for a   
   >    variety of military needs.   
   >   
   >    "Duck" or "Duct" ... STILL one of the most   
   >    useful things in the world  :-)   
      
   Known here as "cinta americana", ie, american tape.   
      
   >   
   >    If you're into tape, DO check out "Alien Tape"   
   >    and variants. Based on "Gecko Toe" equivs ...   
   >    a zillion hyper-fine fibers that stick to   
   >    things via inherent micro molecular static   
   >    forces. You TWIST it a little to get it   
   >    loose, CAN wash it and re-use, it's not   
   >    an 'adhesive' per-se, not a 'glue'.   
   >   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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