Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Duct Tape

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why duct tape is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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“Throw Grammar From The Train” blog, by former Boston Globe editor Jan Freeman: “Duct tape/duck tape, one more time”
How the Invention of Scotch Tape Led to a Revolution in How Companies Managed Employees (Smithsonian Magazine)
Buckeye Built: Duck Tape, ShurTech keep Avon community stuck together with annual Duck Tape Festival (ABC 5 Cleveland)
11 Things You Don’t Know About Duct Tape (Field & Stream) — notably, this article does refer to the Vesta Stoudt story, but it doesn’t quite go beyond the truth about her.
FAKE INFORMATION: this is one example of the Johnson & Johnson company inflating and over-stating the Vesta Stoudt story. J&J’s source is a great-granddaughter of Vesta Stoudt. Also here’s one example of the Reddit “Today I Learned” subreddit repeating that false claim. It has more than 10,000 upvotes, and reached many of the subreddit’s tens of millions of members.
How Duct Tape Sealed My Place in History (American Physical Society)
The Best Duct Tape for Any Project (Popular Mechanics)
A Man and His Dog Were Rescued From a Duct-Taped Boat (Atlas Obscura)
United Airlines reminds crew not to restrain unruly passengers with duct tape (The Guardian)
Don’t freak out about that tape on your plane’s wing (The Washington Post)
4-H senior makes COVID-themed prom dress out of duct tape (University of Illinois Extension)

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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!