From: usenet@andyburns.uk   
      
   rbowman wrote:   
      
   > To further muddy the water when I was a kid we used friction tape for wire   
   > splices and many other things.   
   And you can see how tapes like that developed over time to create e.g.   
   HPHT (hot pink hockey stick tape), or cohesive bandages (buy as 3M coban   
   if you're human, or as 3M vetwrap if you're a cheapskate).   
      
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