Neat video from The Historical past Man on YouTube that takes an in depth take a look at one of many handiest workplace/family/workshop objects – duct tape.

Individuals actually go wild for it! All of us had that man in highschool who made a duct tape pockets and talked about it nonstop proper? In all seriousness, duct tape actually is that cool. Watch the complete video to search out out extra in regards to the historical past of its invention, what and the way it’s made, and its varied makes use of.

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