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    sheila o
    BPL Member

    @bumpass

    Locale: The Far Left Coast? : /

    Hope this comes through. Not sure if this is the best place to post either. Looks like this is true. Enjoy.
    http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=52677

    #1570916
    jeremy duncan
    Member

    @jeremyduncan

    Locale: Midwest

    I'm sure duct tape in that amount would hold for awhile. I am skeptical, however, of why they would have so much on hand. Seems like cheaper, easier ways to fix a plane, unless you happened to be carrying a s**tload of duct tape for some reason.

    Here are some clips from the Mythbusters episode where they test duct tape's strength.
    http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-duct-tape/

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    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "I am skeptical, however, of why they would have so much on hand."

    They didn't. Says early on that they had it delivered.

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    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    If only poor Icarus had duct tape rather than wax and feathers :)

    Good job on the plane– enough to get it back to a facility for a proper repair. Those planes are mostly fabric covered, so the duct tape is reasonable (although heavy). Good case for an electric fence!

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