This has nothing to do with car per se, but everything to do with how we’re wired. (Our brains) An excellent point about Duct Tape. It doesn’t work very well. It ‘was’ used to help reduce leakage in ductwork in buildings. But now there’s many other products and designs that work.
What the topic highlighted for me, in a backdoor way, is how we get so ‘stuck’. I use this one all the time.
Why are Indians called Indians?
Building related: Why do we keep design buildings incorrectly with vented attics?
Indians were named such because Columbus mistakenly thought he’d found a shortcut to India !
'Round these parts ( four corners ) we often use the term ‘native’ or just the tribal affiliation like Navajo or Zuni because in this town we have many middle eastern residents, many from India, and can be easily confused.
– Attics are vented for a reason, watch Mike Holmes on HGTV sometime and learn lots. It has to do with condensation , mold production, rotting and all. To have an un-vented attic you’d need to include it in your heated and insulated zone ( such as an attic bedroom ). Any cold zone needs to be vented.
– Duct tape dries out badly and then is useless, soon turning to dust, so I watch very closely for its use versus life expectancy.
I thought of another product oddly named like duct tape: horseradish! There’s no equine flesh in that sauce (so any Triple Crown contenders need not worry )!
If you want duct tape that actually works, and works well, and doesn’t leave gummy residue behind if you’re only temporarily taping something, get gaffer’s tape.
In the old Superman series, Superman just stand there with his hand on his hips laughing at the bad guy that shoots at him because the bullets can’t hurt him as they bounce right off of him.
When the gun is empty and the bad guy throws his gun at Superman out of despair, Superman ducks it.
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