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Duck Tape is actually a brand name :

https://www.duckbrand.com/

Yes, and it has nothing to do with ducts. It got its name from what it was made from originally: cotton duck cloth. The adhesive version of the tape was invented in the 1940s to seal ammunition boxes so they could be opened quickly in battle.

Duck Tape is actually a brand name :

https://www.duckbrand.com/

Bags of lime may also be safer and less expensive (if you have Prime for shipping)

... duck tape ...

Just to nitpick: duct tape. But I am aware of Duck brand.

I don't know about you but I've grown tired of effectively connecting a dongle to my car in order to do things like GPS navigation.

That's okay. There a new product that can convert your dongle to a fashionable, integrated part of the dashboard.

"heat up a spoon with duck tape around the handle then put it in cold water"

I wanted to call out on that, but then found it the thing actually exists.

But what's so special about this tape compared to a generic unbranded one, that you chose it particularly for this prank?

Here is Duck brand Duct Tape. I think they even sold it on ThinkGeek for a while.

Use metalized tape. Like the aluminum film stuff you are supposed to use on ducts instead of duct tape.

Serious question - what is that tape called?

Absurdly enough, I have seen it called HVAC Tape. From Duck Tape Brand, of course, for that extra level of sillyness. Apparently this one really is supposed to be used on ducts. I have used it on plenty of things, it works great.

Quack

Did they use rope?

Or as True Geeks did they do it properly and use Duct Tape.

Or , perhaps, they used Duck Tape - because the world is full of idiots who cannot spell, even in massive highly technical research labs.

It is not.

It was proposed (by Siemens Signals gmbh) that a modified TVM430 system be used in China. This is what is used on the more modern TGV lines in France. It was rejected by the Chinese Railways as being too expensive so they came up with their own.
The TVM430 uses a moving block system. This means that this accident could never have happened. This system leaves at least one complete signal section between trains. The sections are also long enough for a SPAD (signal passed at danger) that will cause an application of the brakes to AUTOMATICALLY happen to stop the train from well in excess of the normal line speed before it would slam into the back of the train that was stopped on the line.

If my experience with the Chinese Bullet train lines is anything to go by, the phrase 'held together by duck tape' seems very apt.
The trains themeselves might be good but the PW (Permanent Way) is very sub standard. The last time I travelled on one the ride quality remined me of the line from Euston to Rugby in the 1980's. Think bucking bronco.

This was an accident waiting to happen.

Anon, ex staffer with Westinghouse/Siemens Signal Systems (UK) but still employed in the Railway Business.

Duck tape, seriously? Unless you are going to put a trademark symbol next to that to indicate you know what you are talking about, turn in your man card.

Duck tape... sheesh.

http://www.duckbrand.com/Products/duck-tape.aspx

For the record, it was indeed DUCK TAPE to which I was referring. Nice try at trolling, though, apk.

Don't be dense.

http://www.duckbrand.com/