Editing Duct tape (section)

=== Alternative uses ===
[[File:Ducttapewallet.JPG|thumb|A wallet constructed mainly from duct tape]]

Duct tape's widespread popularity and multitude of uses has earned it a strong place in popular culture, and has inspired a vast number of creative and imaginative applications.

[[Duct tape occlusion therapy]] (DTOT) is a method intended to treat [[warts]] by covering them with duct tape for an extended period. The evidence for its effectiveness is poor;<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wenner|first=R |author2=Askari, SK |author3=Cham, PM |author4=Kedrowski, DA |author5=Liu, A |author6=Warshaw, EM|title=Duct tape for the treatment of common warts in adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.|journal=Archives of Dermatology|date=March 2007|volume=143|issue=3|pages=309–13|pmid=17372095|doi=10.1001/archderm.143.3.309|doi-access=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Ringold|first=S |author2=Mendoza, JA |author3=Tarini, BA |author4=Sox, C|title=Is duct tape occlusion therapy as effective as cryotherapy for the treatment of the common wart?|journal=Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine|date=October 2002|volume=156|issue=10|pages=975–7|pmid=12361441|doi=10.1001/archpedi.156.10.975|doi-access=}}</ref> thus, it is not recommended as routine treatment.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Stubbings|first=A|author2=Wacogne, I|title=Question 3. What is the efficacy of duct tape as a treatment for verruca vulgaris?|journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood|date=September 2011|volume=96|issue=9|pages=897–9|pmid=21836182|doi=10.1136/archdischild-2011-300533|s2cid=206853952}}</ref> However, other studies suggest the duct tape treatment is more effective than existing medical options.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=203979|title=The Efficacy of Duct Tape vs Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Verruca Vulgaris|journal=Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine|date=October 2002|volume=156|issue=10|pages=971–974|doi=10.1001/archpedi.156.10.971|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620152942/http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=203979|archive-date=2013-06-20|last2=Spicer|first2=Carole|last3=Fairchok|first3=Mary P.|pmid=12361440|last1=Focht Dr|first1=3rd|doi-access=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=T|first1=Rick |title=10 Medical Uses For Duct Tape|url=https://healthprep.com/technology-health/10-medical-uses-for-duct-tape/10/|website=Healthprep}}</ref> Duct tape is often used in shoe repair due to its resiliency.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunset.com/travel/hiking-hack-how-duct-tape-saved-my-soles |title=Hiking Hack: How Duct Tape Saved My Sole(s) |work=Sunset |last=McCrea |first=Megan |date=26 September 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://drewsboots.com/content/dos-and-donts-diy-shoe-repair |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015655/https://drewsboots.com/content/dos-and-donts-diy-shoe-repair |archive-date=2018-11-01 |title=The Do's and Don't's of DIY Shoe Repair |work=Drew's Shoes |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref>

Duct tape has been used to temporarily fix Apple's [[iPhone 4]] [[Antennagate|dropped call issue]], as an alternative to Apple's own rubber case.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/13/iphone.4.duct.tape/index.html?hpt=C1 |title=iPhone duct tape fix |publisher=CNN |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2010-07-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717043712/http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/13/iphone.4.duct.tape/index.html?hpt=C1 |archive-date=2010-07-17 }}</ref>