Where Duct tape came from

[Badgersmilk]

I guess this just falls under "fun fact" (if it's true).  But History ch. just said it was created in WWII to keep moisture out of ammo cases.

Hmmmm, being a cloth type tape rather than rubber I'd not have thought it made to keep out water.   

My guess is it was only supposed to be for beach landings.  But, not usually like the military to choose a product that doesn't last very long.   

[fightingquaker13]

Actually, just to prove I'm a hopeless history geek, as though there was any doubt, I'll add the following. It was originally known as Duck, not Duct tape, as in the cotton duck fabric that it was made from. It was a product of WWII for ammo cans, but soon was used to patch anything and everything, becoming known as "hundred mile an hour tape" in the army air corps. It got the name DUCT tape post war when it was used in the housing boom to hold heating and cooling systems together. It was made silver rather than OD at this time as well.
FQ13

[BAC]

Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.