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Home • About Us • Laboratory Services • Forensic Science Communications • Back Issues • July 2007 • Research • Figure 4: Test Set 1C, a torn duct tape end match...

Figure 4: Test Set 1C, a torn duct tape end match viewed from the backing (left) and adhesive (right) sides.

Figure 4: Test Set 1C, a torn duct tape end match viewed from the backing (left) and adhesive (right) sides. Note: In the photograph on the right, the adhesive is partially removed to expose the fabric reinforcement. (The association between pieces designated as C and D is coincidental. The tape pieces were labeled alphabetically at random.)

Figure 4 shows Test Set 1C, a torn duct tape end match viewed from the backing (left) and adhesive (right) sides. Note: In the photograph on the right, the adhesive is partially removed to expose the fabric reinforcement. (The association between pieces designated as C and D is coincidental. The tape pieces were labeled alphabetically at random).