Duct Tape speach
Introduction
Attention Getter: When you were a kid, were you ever asked what you wanted to be when you grow up? Did you say a racecar driver, a firefighter, or maybe an astronaut?
Establishment of Credibility: G. Weilacher once stated, “One only needs two things in life; WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make things stop.”
Thesis/Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to commemorate that everlasting sticky stuff called DUCT TAPE.
Preview of Main Points: First we will take a look at the household uses of duct tape, then we will go over its uses in the automotive and racing world, finally we will go into how it has found its way into modern art.
Body
Main Idea 1: Duct tape gets its name from being used on ventilation shafts known as DUCTS. Although this was its intended purpose, it has proven not to be the best means for modern day ventilation work. I have temporarily repaired duct work with it before but not as a long term fix. The more common uses around a house, especially in the south with hurricanes, are putting it on windows to help keep them from shattering. Some other recreational uses are balling a strand of it to make a baseball or hockey puck, wrapping it around a newspaper and giving it to you dog as a chew toy, don’t worry its non-toxic, wrapping up a vacuum cleaner hose, taping the batteries in the remote when you lose the cover, and the most underrated, lint removal.
Transition: Although it is pretty shady to use duct tape on a car, it sometimes is the best solution.
Main Idea 2: Breakdowns for vehicles happen. From engines running hot, to tires going flat, things happen. I once had a car that blew a radiator hose on the way home from work. I had a jug of water in my car just in case anything like this ever happened, but without duct tape to wrap the hose with, it was useless. It worked well enough to get me to the parts store without having to call a tow truck or blow up my cars engine. Duct tape is definitely
Attention Getter: When you were a kid, were you ever asked what you wanted to be when you grow up? Did you say a racecar driver, a firefighter, or maybe an astronaut?
Establishment of Credibility: G. Weilacher once stated, “One only needs two things in life; WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make things stop.”
Thesis/Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to commemorate that everlasting sticky stuff called DUCT TAPE.
Preview of Main Points: First we will take a look at the household uses of duct tape, then we will go over its uses in the automotive and racing world, finally we will go into how it has found its way into modern art.
Body
Main Idea 1: Duct tape gets its name from being used on ventilation shafts known as DUCTS. Although this was its intended purpose, it has proven not to be the best means for modern day ventilation work. I have temporarily repaired duct work with it before but not as a long term fix. The more common uses around a house, especially in the south with hurricanes, are putting it on windows to help keep them from shattering. Some other recreational uses are balling a strand of it to make a baseball or hockey puck, wrapping it around a newspaper and giving it to you dog as a chew toy, don’t worry its non-toxic, wrapping up a vacuum cleaner hose, taping the batteries in the remote when you lose the cover, and the most underrated, lint removal.
Transition: Although it is pretty shady to use duct tape on a car, it sometimes is the best solution.
Main Idea 2: Breakdowns for vehicles happen. From engines running hot, to tires going flat, things happen. I once had a car that blew a radiator hose on the way home from work. I had a jug of water in my car just in case anything like this ever happened, but without duct tape to wrap the hose with, it was useless. It worked well enough to get me to the parts store without having to call a tow truck or blow up my cars engine. Duct tape is definitely
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