Every Flex Tape commercial starts with a disaster of some kind. A pipe splits open, water sprays across the room, and the host practically grins before declaring, that’s a lot of damage. Then comes the slap. Problem sealed. The New York Mets have their own version of that scene right now with A.J. Minter sidelined, a temporary hole in the bullpen, and Bryan Hudson positioned as the strip pressed firmly over the leak.
That is the simple version. The more interesting question is what happens if the tape not only holds but also becomes part of the structure.