“Some Assembly Required” at engineering.com, one of our favorite “do it yourself” web sites, shows you how to make your own hovercraft, one with enough power to actually move you over the ground. As you might have guessed, it will require a lot of duct tape. click here to watch a “how to” video. […]
St. Louis Today reports that a tiny piece of clear adhesive tape that came back from the moon with Neil Armstrong covered with moon dust has been reclaimed by NASA before it was set to be auctioned off later in the month. The tape was purportedly stolen by a NASA employee, sold to a collector […]
Not so long ago, achieving the title of Miss America was about as good as it got for American girls. Not anymore. Teresa Scanlan, the reigning Miss America, and the youngest in 90 years, is ready to compete for the title she really wants. Miss Duct Tape! Scanlan heads to Ohio for the 8th Annual […]
While we’re on the subject (breast taping, what else?), apparently there is a product called called fashion tape that is designed to prevent that embarrassing ” nip slip”. Not sure exactly what this stuff is, but we’ll do some research and get back to you. This Cosmo article seems like a good place to start. […]
We’re always on the lookout for new tape uses, but this one caught us off guard. It appears that singer Katy Perry got more than she wished for when she prayed for larger breasts and ending up using gaffers tape to hide her new assets. She shared her story in Rolling Stone and you can […]
The new documentary “Blaze Foley Duct Tape Messiah” is scheduled to debut in Asbury Park, NJ on June 27. Foley, a renowned Texas songwriter earned the nickname “Duct Tape Messiah” because of his love of decorating his clothing, all the way down to his boot tips, with colored duct tape. You can learn more about […]
The Cary News of Cary, NC quotes the mayor of a neighboring town, Morrisville, NC, saying that the Mayor’s approach to balancing the budget is “with duct tape and Band Aids”. Apparently Mayor Jackie Holcombe is not aware that duct tape prices are up almost 10% since the beginning of the year. Tapenews.com is your […]
We’ll, not actually blinded. More like blindfolded. Professional skeptic Lawrence Leung, in one part of his new six part series on ABC, rides around Las Vegas with a man who not only is blindfolded, but also has gaffers tape holding coins over his eyes to insure that he really is “blind”. Magician and mentalist Banachek […]
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It’s time for the summer cardboard boat races in Des Moines, IA and if this year is like races in years past, the team with the best taping job is likely to cross the finish line first. The Des Moines races are part of the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta, founded in 1974 and there are […]