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[โ€“] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Having grown up with Red Green I'm team duct tape 100% but I'll die on my WD40 hill

[โ€“] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Hehe. Sometimes it's just the way it is. We all have boundaries and our personal limits. ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both have been used at different times so the words are effectively interchangeable. However I'd also like to point out that in my example specifically duct tape is the proper word to use as that's how it is used in Red Green:

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

As a huge fan of ol' Green (born & raised Michigander), and I don't recall him ever using it on ducting, yet I can easily remember a plethora of examples where he used it for its hydrophobic sealing properties.