It's been used for everything from wrapping gifts to protecting blimps. It is so commonplace that it is easy to take for granted. Yet Scotch ® Transparent Tape has an extraordinary history marked with ...

1930: 3M begins marketing the first waterproof, transparent, pressure-sensitive tape after employee Richard Drew figures out how to coat strips of cellophane with adhesive. Initially sold by the St.

Richard Drew never wanted an office job. Yet the banjo-playing college dropout, born 120 years ago this Saturday, would go on to spend some four decades working at one of America’s largest ...

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You've probably seen the commercial for Flex Tape. It’s a strong tape that promises patch, bond, seal and repair virtually anything. The infomercial goes through a handful of demonstrations. We ...

Sturdiness: Stacked dumbbells on a tape sling until it snapped. Stickiness: Stuck a bundle of four 12-gauge wires against drywall for a week. Water resistance: Submerged a bundle of tape-wrapped pipes ...

Don’t discard a good pair of old shoes or work boots because they’re letting in a little water. Instead, wrap them with a waterproof duct tape. Start at the bottom and overlap the tape as you move ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Narrator: Duct tape can hold just about anything together. We use it for all sorts of repairs and even as a decorative addition to various arts and crafts. But what ...