Also Known As Gaffers Tape, Gaffing Tape, or Gaffa Tape if you're a
playa.
A special variety of duck tape, for use in technical
theater. Gaff tape has a matte finish so as not to reflect
light and a different kind of adhesive that does not leave that gummy residue when
removed. It's also easier to tear than duct tape. Because of the special features, many techies
worship it above all other tapes. The downside is it's ungodly
expensive. It's usually black, but can be purchased in white, grey, red,
blue and yellow as well.
The ostensible purpose of gaff tape is to hold
lighting cables together, but generally, gaff tape can and is used
to fix, cover, decorate, hem, or shut-up anything. See
http://www.will-tatam.freeuk.com/gaffa.htm for the full 191
documented uses.
"And lo, as the year begins, so is the Gaff Tape delivered unto the
TECHIES, who do revere and worship the Gaff. And, soon, does the Gaff Tape
leave the store, to be used by the TECHIES in pursuit of excellence in
their techie activities, and also in various activites with fair TECHIE
maidens. And, the head TECHIES do soon become worried at the amount of
Gaff used, for while much use of Gaff does surely lead to a higher plane
of TECHIE existence, the year must be split in two: 6 months of plenty,
following the delivery of Gaff unto the TECHIES, and 6 months of famine,
when the Gaff must surely run out."
From the Book of Techxodus