| Duct tape is perhaps the most versatile tool | | | | has become a shining star in the crafting world. |
| found in homes today. This popular tape was first | | | | The strength and flexibility, variety of color |
| made in 1942 for the military by Johnson and | | | | choices and wide availability of colored duct tape |
| Johnson. The first purpose of duct tape was to | | | | lends itself well to crafts such as duct tape |
| keep ammunition cases free of moisture during | | | | wallets, roses, hats, duct tape purses even prom |
| WWII, and because of its water proof properties | | | | dresses. These items tend to go beyond your |
| it was referred to as "duck tape." | | | | average craft and enter the realm of art, the |
| The tapes popularity increased as military | | | | pictures that have been taken of these items, are |
| personnel started to discover that it was useful | | | | amazing, although surely they do not do the duct |
| to fix aircraft, guns, even jeeps when more | | | | tape art justice. If you are interested, a quick |
| conventional tools were not available. When the | | | | search online will yield well written instructions to |
| war was over, duct tape found a new, | | | | complete these projects and more. |
| permanent place in American society when it was | | | | In case the normal uses of duct tape and the |
| utilized in by the building industry to attach heating | | | | crafting possibilities are not enough, duct tape is |
| and cooling ductwork. | | | | also known to help cure common warts. In fact, |
| Duct tape soon evolved into a rainbow of shrink | | | | in a study, the patients treated with duct tape for |
| wrapped rolls stacked on store shelves. | | | | their warts had an 85% cure rate, while the |
| Consumers took notice and soon colored duct | | | | people treated with the traditional method had a |
| tape was a big seller, making this one of the | | | | 60% cure rate. Therefore, the next time you |
| mostly common household tools. The tape now is | | | | have a problematic wart, it might be wise to skip |
| found in colors such as the traditional grey, red, | | | | the doctors' office and related fees and grab your |
| blue, day glow, pink and even camo for hunters. | | | | purple or yellow duct tape to cure it. Remember |
| A little known fact regarding duct tape is that, | | | | to change the tape often, approximately once a |
| even though you can rip it with just your fingers, | | | | day for best results. |
| it is amazingly strong. For example, if you double | | | | Duct tape is without a doubt one of the most |
| it, duct tape can pull a car up to 2,000 pounds out | | | | useful items in our homes today, in fact G. |
| of a ditch. | | | | Weilacher may have summed up the importance |
| Duct tape has evolved into something more than | | | | of duct tape the best, "One only needs two tools |
| a utility item in the past several years. People | | | | in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to |
| have begun to discover its other uses. Duct tape | | | | make them stop. |