Mississippi high school students built a duct tape boat as part of a fund raising effort for threir friend Tyler Youngblood, who is battling leukemia. They launched their duct tape canoe in the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor in order to raise awareness and money. Unfortunately, after they rescue their friend, the boat builders may need [...]
An article in the October 24, 1943 edition of the Chicago Tribune may have the true story of the invention of duct tape. A Navy mom named Vesta Stoudt who was working in a ammunition packing plant in Illinois had the idea for a better product for packaging ammo so that troops could handle it [...]
An Australian man credits his wife saving his life after her quick thinking saved him from possible death from a snake bite. Andrew Richards, on a camping trip to Fraser Island, says his wife’s response to his being bitten by a eastern brown snake is why he is now on the road to recovery. Colleen, [...]
Miley Cyrus joined a parade of celebrities opposing California’s Proposition 8 initiative against gay marriage by posting a picture to her facebook page showing her with duct tape across her mouth. The NoH8 campaign uses the image of someone’s mouth being tape closed as a silent protest against the ballot initiative. You can see Miley’s [...]
Cross country runners at Notre Dame High School in Pennsylvania shared this trick to keep their shoes on when running on a muddy course. Eric Busher and Mike Martinsky, seniors on the team, tie their shoes with duct tape to keep them from coming unlaced. Martinsky said that they started using duct tape after feeling [...]
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Linda Gittleman, columnist for the Michigan Morning Sun, expressed the frustration lots of folks feel when trying to create the “do it yourself” projects promoted by gurus like Martha Stewart who always seem to have everything they need at the ready to do what they describe as “simple projects”. She was referring to a “make [...]
British magician Robert Bone, a professional mind reader, covers his eyes with gaffers tape during his 90 minute performance and is then able to sense objects in his presence without seeing them. This psychic feat is wowing audiences all over the United Kingdom. You can test the psychic powers of gaffers tape yourself, but we [...]
A recent audit of the St. James Fire Department in Jamaica has uncovered such unconventional practices as repairing firefighters boots with duct tape. The Montego Bay fire station is struggling to operate in an environment where budget cuts and lack of resources continue to challenge this tourism destination in providing basic services to citizens. Read [...]
Removing a broken light bulb can be just a little scary. The combination of broken shards of glass and “mystery” metals and powders inside the lamp create multiple hazards that you don’t want to touch. Lifehacker has detailed instructions on how to use a length of duct tape to safely get the lamp out of [...]
