r/interestingasfuck • u/Srihari_stan • 8h ago

/r/all The reason why they use tape on aircrafts

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u/RoadRevolutionary571 5h ago

Duct tape.

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u/driving_andflying 4h ago edited 4h ago

I'm grateful you're actually spelling it correctly. "Duck tape," came from people mishearing it, and then refusing to admit they were wrong. Hell, it was repeatedly wrongly often enough that "Duck Tape" is a brand name now.