From: spamtrap42@jacob21819.net   
      
   On 2026-01-05, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood  wrote:   
   > Groovy hepcat Andy Burns was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Sat, 3 Jan   
   > 2026 01:56 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it.   
   >   
   >> Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> My nieces in Denmark call it Gaffer tape.   
   >>   
   >> gaffer tape is different, designed to come off cleanly when used e.g.   
   >> for marking positions on stage   
   >   
   >   No, gaffer tape is electrical tape. Gaffers are stage/movie/TV   
   > electricians. They rig up wiring for the lighting, etc.   
      
   At least in the US since the latter 1970s for "gaffer tape" and   
   since the 1960s for "electrical tape", the two are drastically   
   different:   
      
   - electrical tape is stretchable, about 3/4" wide, and it is used   
     for wrapping bare wires to prevent short circuiting   
      
   - gaffer tape does not stretch substantially, is about 2" wide,   
     and is used for making sure (already-insulated) cables don't   
     move around on the floor, walls, etc.   
      
   --   
   Robert Riches   
   spamtrap42@jacob21819.net   
   (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)