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Feb 7, 2010 at 9:15 am #1254955
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=52677Feb 7, 2010 at 4:26 pm #1570916I'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/Feb 7, 2010 at 7:04 pm #1570962"I am skeptical, however, of why they would have so much on hand."
They didn't. Says early on that they had it delivered.
Feb 10, 2010 at 7:33 am #1572116If 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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