The exectutive producer of American Idol was reduced to using gaffers tape to cover Steven Tyler’s mouth after the Aerosmith lead singer dropped the “F Bomb” on live tv while describing the performance of on of the contestants. Nigel Lythgoe, along with a number of other Fox network execs, was forced to run an apology […]
Duct tape has moved into prime time recently, thanks to some shows on the popular television program Mythbusters. The Mythbusters are testing the limits of duct tape strength by doing things like taping a car to a pole (who hasn’t wanted to do that at least once?) . Their most recent adventure is building a duct […]
The owner of a 1958 Piper Cub on a fishing trip in Alaska failed to clean the aroma of salmon from his airplane and a passing grizzly decided to use his claws on the plane like a canopener. Three cases of duct tape later and the fisherman was cruising home with his catch. Read […]
Adam Carolla explains how gaffers tape is used to make product logos disappear in reality tv shows. “On reality shows, to hide any kind of logo (like the Nike swoosh), they just cover it with black gaffer’s tape, and it bugs the crap out of Adam. Adam suggests maybe using CGI to get that out, a […]
How to make an inexpensive, one-of-a-kind tote for your iPad. Even if you’re not crafty, all it takes is some fabric, gaffers tape and about 15 minutes and your iPad will be traveling in style. Check the full how-to article here