: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Use plastic sheeting and duct tape to create large plastic pillows (or water blobs) filled with water.
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Parents, 11 June 2026
According to prosecutors, Rylaarsdam continued to record herself with a vibrator while Michael Dale lay with plastic wrapped around his head and sealed with duct tape for at least eight minutes, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Lander and various Democrat officials turned up at the building in response, sitting on the ground outside the 10th floor detention area and chanting as agents placed duct tape around gaps on the doors to prevent them from looking inside.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
At some point, Jarman said, Dale had four layers on his head — black duct tape, a plastic bag, plastic wrap and pink duct tape.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
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Parents, 11 June 2026
According to prosecutors, Rylaarsdam continued to record herself with a vibrator while Michael Dale lay with plastic wrapped around his head and sealed with duct tape for at least eight minutes, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Lander and various Democrat officials turned up at the building in response, sitting on the ground outside the 10th floor detention area and chanting as agents placed duct tape around gaps on the doors to prevent them from looking inside.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
At some point, Jarman said, Dale had four layers on his head — black duct tape, a plastic bag, plastic wrap and pink duct tape.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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