Conservators at Fort Johnson in New York’s Mohawk River Valley use a line of blue duct tape stretched around the fort to mark the high water mark during last years flooding from Hurrican Irene. At one point water reached seven feet up the wall of the fort. Restoration efforts continue as New York state parks […]
New York’s recently wrapped up a two week run, producing almost 200 shows spread among 20 different venues. Managing director Elena Hoy credits gaffers gape for holding everything together. The festival worked its way through 33 rolls of the “solves everything” tape. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send […]
UK gossip site OMG has revealed that Kinks singer Ray Davies had to use gaffers tape as a last minute fix, seconds before his appearance in the closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. Davies told OMG that his microphone broke as he was entering the stadium for the band’s performance and that gaffers tape saved […]
Woodworker Bernie Bottens told Woodworkingnetwork.com that if he didn’t have masking tape in his shop “I’d jsut have to go sit down, because there’s not much that I can accomplish. Read Bottens’ tips about using masking tape in woodworking by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send […]
Police in four Washington state municipalities are teaming up to try to catch a bank robber that they have dubbed “the duct tape bandit”. He has earned that nickname because he attempts to disguise himself by wearing black duct tape across his face. So far, he has robbed four banks and assaulted a bank employee […]
Lots of financial advisers suggest that one way to keep from making impulsive purchases is to take your credit cards and freeze them into a block of ice. The theory is that by the time the ice thaws, the impulse will have passed. This leads me to a tip posted in Lifehacker last week, recommending […]
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte tells Access Hollywood about the challenges of learning to act in an upcoming episode of 90210. No word yet on how he handled the real challenge. Getting out of that duct tape bathing suit when shooting was finished. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us […]
Chance Foremean, a Texas artist has taken the old “paint by number ” concept and reinvented it. Foreman does “tape by number” using small pieces of colored duct tape instead of paint to create original works of art. Foreman says that he enjoys the versatility of working with a unique medium. You can see an […]
High end auto tuner Oakley Designs is in the process of turning a Lamborghini Aventador into a roadster by removing the super car’s top. Early photos of the car in development show temporary removable roof panels held together with gaffers tape. You can see the pictures by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all […]
August is sea turtle season on the North Carolina beaches. Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on N.C. beaches in mid-June, and now is the time when the eggs of this endangered species begin to hatch. The Caswell Beach Turtlewatch has taken the lead in one North Carolina community in helping to insure that newborn turtles […]