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Re:Dt: Duck tape for your Unix pipes by qbasic_forever on Thursday July 13, 2023 @01:01PM (#36712430)
Ironically the kind of tape you actually use on metal ducting isn't even duck tape, instead it's a thin aluminum foil tape.

Duck tape kind of sucks for most temporary applications as it leaves so much residue behind. Gaffer tape is an awesome replacement (although quite a bit pricier).

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Re:Dt: Duck tape for your Unix pipes by PhasmaFelis on Friday July 14, 2023 @12:16PM (#36726037)
Someone won an Ig Nobel for research finding that duc(t/k) tape is singularly bad on actual ducts. (Because the adhesive melts at normal heating-duct temperatures.)

Their acceptance speech was written in Seussian rhyme. "Do not use duct tape on ducts. Do not use it: t'won't stay stuck."

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Re:Dt: Duck tape for your Unix pipes by booniepepper on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @07:19PM (#36794894)
Actually I even bring this up in the user-guide https://dt.plumbing/user-guide/tutorial/expectations.html

Also +1 for Gaffer tape, especially for audio/video.

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