came here looking for this comment as its one of those minor peeves - duck tape is from WWII era and is a water resistant cotton tape - modern home depot duct tape is a plasticky, sticky all, purpose fastening tape (not so good for sealing ducts, btw).
There is something called gaffer's tape which I feel like might be more similar to the original duck tape.
There is something called gaffer's tape which I feel like might be more similar to the original duck tape.
Fascinating how words drift over time
https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-is-it-duck-or-d...