You Can’t Be Too Sure: 3M Nuclear Grade Duct Tape (No Joke!)

February 23, 2009 by Dan in Random with 6 Comments

Yes kids, in this is day and age you can actually purchase nuclear grade duct tape. Thanks 3M!

Funny thing is in the product description it mentions nothing about the tapes “nuclear” qualities. However, you can get it on Amazon for $14 a roll.

See you in the lead lined bunker!

Chad

Technical Details

* Slate-blue nuclear duct tape certified for low leachable halogens and sulfur
* Ideal for applications in the shipbuilding, _nuclear power plant_ and stainless steel industries
* Offers 6-month clean removal from most opaque surfaces
* Sunlight and UV resistance for up to 1 year
* Measures 48-millimeters-by-54 meters (WxL); 13 milli-inches thick; weighs 1.6 pounds

maybe that’s why?… more than likely a marketing slang or something.
http://www.uneasysilence.com Dan

Oh sure, READ the technical details!
Fun Fong

Oh, it’s just a specification for use in some nuclear facility applications. At $14 per roll, it’s our tax dollars at work!

Funny how after so many years, that inclusion of the word “Nuclear” still gets a lot of knee-jerk and uninformed reactions. REAL geeks would understand the “nuclear” specifications without a lot of hystrionics.
Ian

Are you somehow implying that Dan isn’t a real geek?
Bob

I’m just about to test the Nuclear capabilities of the tape.

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!
Lisa

That was low, Fun Fong.

You have to admit, the idea of have something nuclear in a roll of sticky funness is quite amusing, even if that’s not what it means.