TheDuetTapeAmongthecontentsofthetoolboxesofmostpeopleinthewesternworldyouwouldexpecttofindahammerandnails,adrill,screwdrivers(螺丝起子)andsomescrews.ButifyouweretoaskpeoplefromNorthAmericawhatthemostusefulitemintheirtoolboxeswas,themajorityofpeoplewouldundoubtedlytellyouthatitwasduct(输送管)tape.Indeed,ithasbecomeanindispensableadditiontoeveryperson'sperceptionofwhatconstitutesnecessity.Maybeyouhaveneverheardofducttape.Itisthebrandnameofatape.Notonlyisitatape,butalsoitisaspecialkindoftape.Thenameofthetapecomesfromthefactthatitwasdesignedasaninsulating(绝缘的)tapethatcanbeusedinductwork(channelsorconduits]导管]thatareusedforheattotravelthroughtogettodifferentareasofabuilding).Incrediblethoughitseems,someoneactuallyputapictureofaduckonthepackagingofthetapefromonemanufacturerperhapsjustasajokeormaybebecausethedesignartistdidnotunderstandtheoriginofthename.Neitherthewordducknorductwasonthelabel.Presumably,itwasassumedthateveryonecouldidentifytheproduct.Youcanrecognizethegenuinetapebecauseofitssilvergreycolor.Thecolorwaslikelychosenbecauseitcloselyresemblesthecolorofthepipesthecolorofthepipesitwouldbeusedon.Thatwastheprimaryintendeduseofthetape.Itwasunlikelythattheinventorrealizedhowmanyotherusescouldbefoundforthisproduct.Ingenious(善于仓 U 造发明的)peoplehavefoundmanyalternativeusesforthistape.Thebinder(粘合剂)onthetapeisofgoodqualityanditwillsticktomostsurfaces.Thetapeisofgreatstrength.Itisimpossibletotearthetape.Itmustbecut.Thedurablenatureofthetapeisoneofitsmainassets(益处,优点).Itcomesinavarietyofwidthsandthelengthofthetapeontherollwillvaryaswell.Thenumberofcentimeterswideandthenumberofmeterslongwilldeterminethepriceoftheroll.Theducttapeisacquiringfameasthenumberofitsusesforitexceedsthethoughtspossible.Thenumberofusesforthistapewillamazeyou.OneinternetWebsite(环球网的站点)startedouttryingtoidentify101usesfortheducttapeandthelisthaswellover200usesonitnow.Maybethereareaninfinitenumberofuses.Someoftheitemsitlistsinvolveanimaginationbutothersareq...