where does the name duct tape come from
Duct tape After the war, the duck tape product was sold in hardware stores for household repairs. The Melvin A. Anderson Company of Cleveland, Ohio, acquired the rights to the tape in 1950.[15] It was commonly used in construction to wrap air ducts.[19] Following this application, the name "duct tape" came into use in the 1950s, along with tape products that were colored silvery gray like tin ductwork. Specialized heat- and cold-resistant tapes were developed for heating and air-conditioning ducts. By 1960 a St. Louis, Missouri, HVAC company, Albert Arno, Inc., trademarked the name "Ductape" for their "flame-resistant" duct tape, capable of holding together at 350–400 °F (177–204 °C).[21]
Talk:Wifebeater (shirt) I personally coined this term in 1983 or 1984 in reference to a friend's date who was wearing said shirt. I said "be careful, he's wearing a wife beater shirt." I also used the term Kowalski for the shirt but wife beater seemed to be more understandable to the less literate crowd. It caught on throughout high school and I continued to introduce it in college. Years later, I would be surprised by its use by people I didn't know and in the media. Whether I was the first, I don't know but it was original to me when I first said it. I often wonder if it just spread from that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:3C91:300:C9CB:9271:CEAD:2FC2 (talk) 19:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)