TIL the name Scotch Tape comes from a racial stereotype that Scottish people are cheap. When a painter was testing the product, he complained that the makers were “Scotch” with the amount adhesive on the tape.
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Submitted June 13, 2018 at 12:58PM by knarf86 https://ift.tt/2MpPqQs
Submitted June 13, 2018 at 12:58PM by knarf86 https://ift.tt/2MpPqQs
TIL the name Scotch Tape comes from a racial stereotype that Scottish people are cheap. When a painter was testing the product, he complained that the makers were “Scotch” with the amount adhesive on the tape.
![TIL the name Scotch Tape comes from a racial stereotype that Scottish people are cheap. When a painter was testing the product, he complained that the makers were “Scotch” with the amount adhesive on the tape.]()
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