Person wrapping pipe with white plumber's tape - thodonal88/Shutterstock Teflon tape goes by many names, including plumber's tape and PTFE tape. No matter what you call it, the stretchy, smooth ...

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Not long ago we encountered a sprinkler problem at Stately Willard Manor. Not being a sprinkler expert, we called in a professional. In the course of addressing the problem he replaced a PVC pipe with ...

To build a tiny power plant, all you need are a few household items. Using cardboard, Teflon tape, and a pencil to generate energy, a postdoctoral student from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ...

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