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by psd1 4 days ago
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.
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I think about removing its shit adhesive from things that shouldn’t have been poorly secured with layer after layer of the wrong thing.
Amen, but hear me out, a bodger is always going to do damage. I've had to remove an unholy bodge of rubber glue and epoxy, both used on the sane repair by the same man. Rubber first, epoxy on top when the rubber failed.

That man is now dead, and ornaments are safe again. That guy was _enthusiastic_