We wanted to know!
Tracy Young (from Mapeley, our sponsor) kindly set out to find out . . . .
The first name for Duct Tape was DUCK. During World War II the U.S. Military needed a waterproof tape to keep the moisture out of ammunition cases. So, they enlisted the Johnson and Johnson Permacel Division to manufacture the tape. Because it was waterproof, everyone referred to it as "duck" tape (like water off a duck's back). Military personnel discovered that the tape was good for lots more than keeping out water. They used it for Jeep repair, fixing stuff on their guns, strapping equipment to their clothing. . . . the list is endless. After the War, the housing industry was booming and someone discovered that the tape was great for joining the heating and air conditioning duct work. So, the colour was changed from army green to the silvery colour we are familiar with today and people started to refer to it as "duct tape."
So now we know!
Tracy also wondered if we had packed some ginger haribo women to 'get jiggy' with the ginger men, to produce some ginger haribo babies, it would have kept our supplies going...Why didn't we think of that!
Jamie - the girl deserves a pay rise! ;))
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