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Oh Lord What Did We Do Before Duct Tape?

Duct TapeYet more incontrovertable evidence that duct tape is among the great inventions of all time, trailing only sliced bread and toilet paper on a roll.  Read the report [1]:

What would happen if an astronaut came unglued in space and, say, destroyed the ship’s oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone aboard?

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It turns out NASA has a detailed set of written procedures for dealing with a suicidal or psychotic astronaut in space. The documents, obtained this week by The Associated Press, say the astronaut’s crewmates should bind his wrists and ankles with duct tape, tie him down with a bungee cord and inject him with tranquilizers if necessary.

Duct tape — don’t you dare leave Earth without it.