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by BenjiWiebe 1 day ago
Not a lot of whimsy and delight in having your glue joint fail because the delightful & whimsical website gave bad advice.
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Dude, people in 2026 still think duct tape is a “great product”.

It’s pretty clear people have no fucking clue what makes a good adhesive.

I’ll settle for just not seeing duct tape in the 10,000 places it doesn’t belong!!

People in 2026 have never seen duct tape unless they work in hvac. Duck tape, on the other hand, is in every household. On which topic, i think you're missing the point: duck tape is never the best solution, but it's good enough in a pinch for an incredible range of applications, and it has long shelf life. Think of it as a hacker tool.
I think about removing its shit adhesive from things that shouldn’t have been poorly secured with layer after layer of the wrong thing.
Hey what do you use in place of duct tape?
TuckTape