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Soldier fixes brakes, wins duct tape title
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Nov 23, 2008 15:13:00 EST
Posted : Sunday Nov 23, 2008 15:13:00 EST
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho soldier stationed in Iraq has won $5,000 and a year’s supply of duct tape after using the adhesive to fix the brake system on a military vehicle.
Joshua Roach entered a contest the Henkel Corp. sponsors each year to find the most unique use of its Duck brand tape.
Roach was named the winner Thursday.
In his entry, Roach says he was traveling in a military convoy when a strap holding gear to the side of his vehicle broke. The strap wrapped around a hose that distributes air to the brake system and severed it.
Roach used duct tape to seal the hose, unlocking the brake system.
His entry was one of 3,000 submitted in the duct tape contest between July and October. Nearly 500 of those submissions involved car repairs.
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