# Duct tape can NOT be used to repair a ... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 10, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851 "2004-09-10T00:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/41 "2004-09-12T03:57:48Z")
Anyone remember hearing that story in the news where 2 fishermen used duct tape to fix a boar repeatedly and eventually it sank and they drowned but I think it actually worked for a while šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/42 "2004-09-12T05:03:14Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Anyone remember hearing that story in the news where 2 fishermen used duct tape to fix a boar repeatedly and eventually it sank and they drowned but I think it actually worked for a while šŸ™‚ Why would one fish from a large male pig, and what caused the pig to leak? šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/43 "2004-09-12T05:27:40Z")
Duct tape cannot repair a: Swiss watch Clogged artery ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/44 "2004-09-12T14:33:19Z")
Canā€™t repair a hymen!? Well, youā€™re just not trying hard enough. ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2004, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/45 "2004-09-12T15:56:02Z")
It canā€™t fix what ainā€™t broken. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/46 "2004-09-13T16:39:32Z")
lol that was supposed to be ā€œboatā€ but I could see the potential allure of fishinf from feral swine. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/47 "2004-09-13T16:41:14Z")
Fishingā€¦damnit!!! ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/48 "2004-09-13T17:05:03Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > cut skin. > > Once when camping one of my uncles cut himself and did not have a first aid kit around so he used Duct tape that was in his truck. He later said pulling the tape off hurt worse than the cut did. Actually, one should use super-glue to seal cuts. It works like a charm, but Iā€™m sure stings like Hell at firstā€¦and Iā€™m also not sure as to the toxicity of super-glue in an open woundā€¦but it will stop bleeding! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/49 "2004-09-13T17:17:28Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Actually, one should use super-glue to seal cuts. It works like a charm, but Iā€™m sure stings like Hell at firstā€¦and Iā€™m also not sure as to the toxicity of super-glue in an open woundā€¦but it will stop bleeding! They use it (superglue, not duct tape) to close wounds after surgery. Duct tape cannot mend presbyopia, but it can mend the glasses one must wear to correct it. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/50 "2004-09-14T02:41:14Z")
broken roll of duct tape. ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/51 "2004-09-14T02:45:04Z")
> [@pool](#): > > Anyone remember hearing that story in the news where 2 fishermen used duct tape to fix a boar repeatedly and eventually it sank and they drowned but I think it actually worked for a while šŸ™‚ Thereā€™s a _Far Side_ cartoon in there somewhere: a couple of guys applying duct tape to a boarā€™s crotch, over and over again, while the boar slowly loses his temper. ā€œIt worked when the wife tried to get lint off her sweater! How longā€™s this pig gonna hang on to his balls, anyway?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851/52 "2004-09-14T03:27:22Z")
> [@PigBoy](#): > > At the risk of being stoned to death You know what makes excellent protection against stoning? Duct tape. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-can-not-be-used-to-repair-a/263851.md?page=2)