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The many uses of duct tape:

Everyday:
Make-shift socks
Make-shift shoes
Make shift cloths
Mends clothing/shoes
Marks off areas
Stick small strips under your eyes and your ready for a football game
Easy way to shut someone up
Mends book covers
Make a ball out of it and you can write an entirely new list on how to use it
Covers *ahem* flaws in walls
Fixes the furniture your dog chewed up
Tapes off entryways
Mends tears in pool lining
Covers broken windows
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Sticks any picture/note to anyone's locker/door/back
Easiest, cheapest, and most practical Christmas/birthday/Kwanza/Martin L. King day present.

In a Pinch
Make-shift gloves
Make-shift first aid
Used to secure a splint
Make a rope out of it, and you could write a friggin book on uses for it!
Can be made into a thermal blanket
Can be made into a covering for shelter
Can be made into a very effective net
Can be used to start a fire
Stick to the bottoms of hands and feet, and you can climb pretty much anything
Strung across two sticks to make a carrier
Tape it across two supports and you can make a floor out of it!