The Duct Tape meme, often referred to as the Flex Tape meme, features Phil Swift, the spokesperson for Flex Tape, dramatically slapping a piece of tape over a massive leak in a pressurized water tank. Originating from a 2017 commercial that went viral due to Swift's intense delivery and JonTron’s subsequent parody video, the image became a staple of internet culture. It is used metaphorically to represent a low-effort, temporary, or hopelessly inadequate solution to a massive, systemic problem. The meme resonates because it perfectly captures the absurdity of trying to fix a 'leaking' life or society with the equivalent of a single strip of adhesive.