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This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ?

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First post2025-12-29 05:31 -0500
Last post2026-01-02 07:25 +0000
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  This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-29 05:31 -0500
    Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-29 11:25 -0500
      Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2026-01-01 14:29 +1100
        Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-01 13:22 +0000
          Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-01 23:22 -0500
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-02 07:29 +0000
              Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 06:08 -0500
                Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:34 +0000
                  Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 21:19 -0500
                    Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 21:55 +0000
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-02 11:45 +0100
              Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 06:16 -0500
                Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-01-02 17:10 +0000
                  Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 14:55 -0500
                    Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-02 22:07 +0100
                Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-02 22:19 +0100
                Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:42 +0000
                  Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 21:21 -0500
                    Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-01-03 08:46 +0000
                      Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-03 14:35 +0100
                      Re: Sun Position (was Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ?) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-03 22:00 +0000
        Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-01-01 14:50 +0000
          Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 02:22 -0500
            DUC[KT] tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-02 14:48 +0000
              Re: DUC[KT] tape Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-02 14:56 +0000
                Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 10:21 -0500
                  Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:58 +0000
                Re: DUC[KT] tape Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2026-01-05 11:28 +1100
                  Re: DUC[KT] tape Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-06 13:32 +0000
                  Re: DUC[KT] tape Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-01-07 02:14 +0000
                    Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-06 22:42 -0500
                      Re: DUC[KT] tape Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-07 06:33 +0000
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-07 09:33 +0000
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-07 18:45 -0500
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2026-01-09 12:13 +1100
                            Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-10 02:52 +0000
                              Re: DUC[KT] tape Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-01-10 10:20 +0000
                                Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-10 20:07 +0000
                                  Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-10 20:45 -0500
                                    Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-11 06:02 +0000
                                      Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-11 01:30 -0500
                                        Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-11 22:17 +0000
                                          Re: DUC[KT] tape Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2026-01-16 12:32 +1100
                                    Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-11 12:04 +0000
                    Re: DUC[KT] tape vs Gaffer tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-07 14:40 +0000
              Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 10:16 -0500
                Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:59 +0000
              Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:48 +0000
                Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 21:39 -0500
                  Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-03 08:42 +0000
                    Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-03 07:09 -0500
                      Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-03 13:58 +0000
                    Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 21:35 +0000
                      Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-03 16:56 -0500
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-03 23:01 +0000
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-03 23:38 +0000
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-03 19:51 -0500
                            Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-04 05:42 +0000
                              Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 11:02 +0000
                                Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-05 00:31 +0000
                            Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 10:56 +0000
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape "Worst Case"@dizum.com - 2026-01-04 19:05 +0100
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape "Worst Case"@dizum.com - 2026-01-04 21:07 +0100
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-03 23:41 +0000
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-03 20:31 -0500
                            Re: DUC[KT] tape Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 10:48 +0000
                              Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 10:53 +0000
                          Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 10:52 +0000
                        Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-04 06:05 +0000
                  Re: DUC[KT] tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-03 14:26 +0000
        Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-01 19:21 +0000
          Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 02:56 -0500
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2026-01-03 00:50 +1100
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-03 01:21 +0000
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-05 12:44 +0100
        Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-01 21:48 +0000
          Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-01-01 17:23 -0600
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-01 23:56 +0000
              Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-02 02:18 +0000
                Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-02 05:02 +0000
                  Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-02 06:04 +0000
                    Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-02 21:27 +0000
                      Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-03 00:18 +0000
                      Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-02 21:44 -0500
                        Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-01-03 06:09 +0000
                          Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-01-03 08:41 +0000
                            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-01-05 12:52 +0100
            Re: This Is a Job For - Polarizing Film ? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-02 07:25 +0000

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#80275

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-01-02 06:04 +0000
Message-ID<kdJ5R.669846$u2q8.401747@fx11.iad>
In reply to#80269
On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:18:40 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> On 2026-01-01, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>>> And nobody would trust anything as crude as duck tape in anything as
>>> safety-critical as a high-stress connection which is essential for
>>> ensuring an aircraft stays in the air ...
>> 
>> Watch the movie "Fandango".  At one point Truman sticks part of the
>> airplane back on with some 100-mph tape.
>
> You *do* know movies are fiction, right?

Yes - but sometimes they reflect reality fairly well.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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#80361

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-02 21:27 +0000
Message-ID<10j9d7e$mp8i$14@dont-email.me>
In reply to#80275
On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:04:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:18:40 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>> Watch the movie "Fandango". At one point Truman sticks part of the
>>> airplane back on with some 100-mph tape.
>>
>> You *do* know movies are fiction, right?
>
> Yes - but sometimes they reflect reality fairly well.

The way to make your point is to reference the actual reality, instead
of a movie that might or might not have any relevance to reality.

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#80369

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-01-03 00:18 +0000
Message-ID<RfZ5R.113124$bU7b.97234@fx39.iad>
In reply to#80361
On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:04:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>
>> On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:18:40 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> Watch the movie "Fandango". At one point Truman sticks part of the
>>>> airplane back on with some 100-mph tape.
>>>
>>> You *do* know movies are fiction, right?
>>
>> Yes - but sometimes they reflect reality fairly well.
>
> The way to make your point is to reference the actual reality, instead
> of a movie that might or might not have any relevance to reality.

    Oh, you're no fun anymore.
      -- Monty Python's Flying Circus

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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#80389

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-01-02 21:44 -0500
Message-ID<r_6cnSxBc8IRH8X0nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#80361
On 1/2/26 16:27, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:04:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:18:40 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> Watch the movie "Fandango". At one point Truman sticks part of the
>>>> airplane back on with some 100-mph tape.
>>>
>>> You *do* know movies are fiction, right?
>>
>> Yes - but sometimes they reflect reality fairly well.
> 
> The way to make your point is to reference the actual reality, instead
> of a movie that might or might not have any relevance to reality.

   Hmmm ... there was a US television series
   called "MythBusters". They DID use the tape
   to replace the 'doped' cloth that made up
   the entire tail section of something like
   a SuperCub.

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#80395

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-01-03 06:09 +0000
Message-ID<vo26R.1133465$hd86.5119@fx13.iad>
In reply to#80389
On 2026-01-03, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

> On 1/2/26 16:27, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:04:00 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2026-01-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:18:40 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Watch the movie "Fandango". At one point Truman sticks part of the
>>>>> airplane back on with some 100-mph tape.
>>>>
>>>> You *do* know movies are fiction, right?
>>>
>>> Yes - but sometimes they reflect reality fairly well.
>> 
>> The way to make your point is to reference the actual reality, instead
>> of a movie that might or might not have any relevance to reality.
>
>    Hmmm ... there was a US television series
>    called "MythBusters". They DID use the tape
>    to replace the 'doped' cloth that made up
>    the entire tail section of something like
>    a SuperCub.

True story: someone parked a Cub (or similar) out in the middle
of nowhere to go exploring.  When he got back, a bear had shredded
most of the fabric fuselage.  Fortunately, he had a number of rolls
of duc[tk] tape with him, and patched things up well enough to
fly home.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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#80403

FromLawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Date2026-01-03 08:41 +0000
Message-ID<10jakog$13t8r$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#80395
On Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:09:31 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> True story: someone parked a Cub (or similar) out in the middle of
> nowhere to go exploring. When he got back, a bear had shredded most
> of the fabric fuselage. Fortunately, he had a number of rolls of
> duc[tk] tape with him, and patched things up well enough to fly
> home.

That I can believe. Why? Because it is not carrying any structural
load. It’s just a covering, like the original fabric.

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#80507

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2026-01-05 12:52 +0100
Message-ID<29ls2mx4ft.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#80403
On 2026-01-03 09:41, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:09:31 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> True story: someone parked a Cub (or similar) out in the middle of
>> nowhere to go exploring. When he got back, a bear had shredded most
>> of the fabric fuselage. Fortunately, he had a number of rolls of
>> duc[tk] tape with him, and patched things up well enough to fly
>> home.
> 
> That I can believe. Why? Because it is not carrying any structural
> load. It’s just a covering, like the original fabric.

I know that some kind of tape is used for temporary repairs in comercial 
airplanes, say a hole in the wing. It is a special tape, maybe aluminum 
film and something else. There are rules on how and where to use it.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#80285

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-01-02 07:25 +0000
Message-ID<mrpa7eFqpumU8@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#80252
On Thu, 1 Jan 2026 17:23:38 -0600, Rinaldi J. Montessi wrote:

> On 1/1/26 15:48, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:29:21 +1100, Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood wrote:
>> 
>>> Groovy hepcat c186282 was jivin' in comp.os.linux.misc on Tue, 30 Dec
>>> 2025 03:25 am. It's a cool scene! Dig it.
>>>
>>>>     Had some non-stick film, and duck tape. SEEMS
>>>
>>>    Forgive the spelling correction here; but unless it quacks and
>>> waddles, that's duct tape. :)
>> 
>> 100 mph tape.  No ducts or ducks involved.
> 
> 100 mph?  I thought that was strictly a military thing.  Lead backed
> tape for ducts, for sure.
> 
> Rinaldi

https://www.jnj.com/our-heritage/vesta-stoudt-the-woman-who-invented-duct-
tape

Taping ducts came later. Supposedly in the early 20th century there was a 
tape made from cotton duck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_duck

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