Actually, it was duct tape that “saved the grade”. Quick thinking by Edison Bruce saved a high school pal from an “F” when he showed up for the band’s concert without all the pieces of his uniform. Mr. Bruce was able to create a uniform collar, a bow tie and fake buttons using the duct […]
The Comsewogue Public Library in Port Jefferson Station, NY will offer a workshop on making your own duct tape flip flops. The instructor, Jamie Bendicksen, will offer the workshop May 19 at 7:00 PM and there is no cost. Click here for details. Can’t make it to the library? Click here for a “do it […]
Garret Sherman, a ninth grader from Louisiana, has turned a church craft project into a budding business. The duct tape cobbler is making shoes from the sticky stuff and has orders for more than 30 pair. He’s already earned more than $400, turning out a couple of pairs a week in his spare time. Garrett […]
The end of the school year brings an inevitable run of duct tape prom clothing stories, but this one is just different enough to pass on to you. This story in The Chicago Tribune introduces a new 3M product, Scotch Tough Duct Tape Transparent, which is a clear, see through, duct tape. According to 3M’s […]
Tim Terrel, A North Ridgeville, Ohio has taken duct tape art to a new level. He spent the winter sculpting a life size elephant from duct tape. Working as part of a partnership between the manufacturer of Duct brand duct tape and the Cleveland Metropark’s Zoo, Terrell and his friend Adrian Glover created the the […]
Robbers in Japan pulled off the country’s biggest robbery ever, nabbing $7.5 million dollars. How did they do it. Tied the guard up with tape, of course! Here’s a link to the story. You don’t have to be a criminal to need tape. Thetapeworks.com is your online source for duct tape, gaffers tape, safety tape […]
When technicians dealing with Japan’s ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant site enlisted duct tape in their fight to get the disabled reactors under control. Technicians described as “wearing goggles and duct tape” risked their lives when entering the highly radioactive reactor areas to attempt to gain control over reactors that leaked into […]
A very interesting story in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal about retiring trainer Gene Monahan shows how far athletic training has advanced while some things remain constant. The story, titled “The Trainer Hangs Up His Tape“, folows the career of Monahan, the Yankee’s longest tenured employee, through his career of keeping the Yanks on the field. […]
PhotojournalistS covering conflicts around the world are at greater risk than ever before. The recent deaths of a couple of photographers covering middle east conflicts have resonated around the world. It used to be that photographers greatest risk came from “getting in the way”. Now it seems that they have become targets of the combatants. […]
In an attempt to prove that everything can be recycled, a group of Buffalo, NY high school students took on a project to repurpose candy wrappers, lottery tickets, milk cartons and duct tape. This “going green” project covered four different categories. The most interesting, by far, was making a duct tape dress. And yes, of […]