Duct Tape, Dixie, and Me

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Duct Tape - A Champion in the History of Tools

Great Duct Tape Article
Forbes recently released a list of the top 2o tools of all times with silly things like the abacus and telescope. In some appalling turn of events, duct tape did not make the list. But in recognition of the obvious oversight, Forbes released a wonderful article on the history and greatness of duct tape: "The Other Greatest Tool Ever." Even I had to say I was drastically impressed with some of the uses I would've never thought of.

Great Duct Tape Quote


"One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop."
--G. Weilacher

Quotation #3547 from Cole's Quotables

Great Duct Tape Picture
I'm in the market for some living room furniture. Lucky for me I just found a super idea for refurbishing a gently-used couch.

[Source: Jeff T's Duct Tape Page]

Word of the Day
Thanks to Wordsmith.org, I'm featuring a past word-of-the-day:

floccinaucinihilipilification = "Estimating something as worthless."

Here's an example of the word in a sentence:

People who don't value fine art might resort to floccinaucinihilipilification when reading this blog, but those among us with highly cultivated tastes will at once appreciate the column for both artistic and intellectual appeal.

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