November, 2011

Why Is Gaffers Tape Called “Gaffers Tape”?

Why Is Gaffers Tape Called “Gaffers Tape”?

A gaffer is the electrician on a film or video set.  He works with lighting and the cables and other equipment needed to make a film or video. Click here for a great explanation of why this position is called gaffer. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us […]

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Three Inch Neon Yellow Gaffers Tape-Pro Gaffer

Three Inch Neon Yellow Gaffers Tape-Pro Gaffer

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Military Medics Add Duct Tape To The Doctor’s Bag

Military Medics Add Duct Tape To The Doctor’s Bag

Medics in the U.S. military have added duct tape to the tools they are now using in the field.  The stickiness and waterproof nature of duct tape have proved ideal for attaching paper records and other items that need to stay with injured soldiers when they are moved from the field to the next level […]

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They Probably Should Have Used White Instead

They Probably Should Have Used White Instead

Aircraft mechanics disassembling a jumbo jet in England found a large stash of cocaine hidden in the plane’s lavatory. Air Salvage International engineers reported finding three suspect packages of white powder that they believed was cocaine wrapped in black gaffers tape. The smuggler’s bounty might have never been found if they had realized that gaffers […]

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“Genius Of Everyday Things” Exhibit Features Tape

“Genius Of Everyday Things” Exhibit Features Tape

An exhibit at the Science Museum in London features items we use and take for granted every day. Included are items Lego blocks, corkscrews and  umbrellas. One of the items included in the exhibit is adhesive tape.  It includes the development of the Post It note and features the development of the “slightly” sticky adhesive […]

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Pro Tapes & Specialties-2 IN x 50 YD Gaffers Tape-Neon Orange

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CSI Duct Tape-Police Solve Sticky Crime

CSI Duct Tape-Police Solve Sticky Crime

Toronto police used surveillance camera video and fingerprints lifted from duct tape to in efforts to solve a vandalism crime. A war memorial near a Toronto school was defaced with blue duct tape and vandalized in other ways by what appears on the video to be four vandals. Police report that damage to the memorial […]

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Mystery of How The World Works Finally Revealed

Mystery of How The World Works Finally Revealed

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Pro Tapes & Specialties-2 IN x 50 YD Gaffers Tape-Neon Pink

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Gaffers Tape Sushi Maker Smells Fishy To Us

Gaffers Tape Sushi Maker Smells Fishy To Us

Australian chef  and inventor Ross Patten says that his Rice Cube kitchen gadget, an item designed for making rice cubes for sushi began in his garage. After having the idea, Patten grabbed some lumber and a roll of gaffers tape and made the prototype, a device that now sells for $25 and it has made […]

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