A massive tape ball made by a middle school class is on display at a bookstore in Aurora, IL. The class hopes to break the world record for the largest tape ball, which weighed over 2,000 lbs. Currently, the tape ball on display at the bookstore is 300 lbs and growing. It is made from […]
Scotch tape is a vinyl tape that has a thousand uses and now it has another amazing one. An unassuming roll of Scotch Tape can enable you to see through solid objects (a solid piece of frosted glass, that is). Need take a peek through a frosted window? Pull off a piece of tape […]
Removing a broken light bulb can be just a little scary. The combination of broken shards of glass and “mystery” metals and powders inside the lamp create multiple hazards that you don’t want to touch. Lifehacker has detailed instructions on how to use a length of duct tape to safely get the lamp out of […]
We’ve made occasional auto repairs with duct tape, but never realized that it has now become a standard component in auto maintenance. As these tips from octanecreative.com show, you probably should not leave the garage without a roll under the seat. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us […]
Wes Naman, a photographer in New Mexico, has spent the last few months taking a set of unusual photos. His collection includes pictures of people whose faces are contorted into silly expressions by tape. To see the photos, click here.
Realistically portraying characters on screen that are supposed to vary significantly in size (such as in “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”) isn’t easy. So how do filmmakers tackle the problem of accurately focusing the actors’ line of sight for those scenes? It’s as easy as gaffers tape on a wall. “The Hobbit” […]
Duck Tape® recently announced that they will be partnered with Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to sponsor an award in the Mixed Media category. Duck Tape® will offer a $500 scholarship to five different students within the category, which challenges students to create a piece of art using more than one medium. Though duct tape is […]
Anybody who thinks that taking the time to properly tape down a cable, might find this interesting. Win TV (Australia) former employee Danielle Stevens is suing her employer for $680.808, after tripping over an improperly taped cable in her office and injuring her back. Read the story here, and then watch this animation to learn […]
Gaffers tape played a crucial role in the award-winning film Zero Dark Thirty. Filmmakers wanted to film in night vision, but didn’t have the resources at hand. They came up with a crafty solution to solve the problem by taping infrared LEDS from prop security cameras to the actual camera. To read more about it, […]
A school in Aurora recently set a new world record by creating the world’s largest masking tape ball. The ball weighs over 100 pounds and has a circumference greater than 60 inches around. That’s a lot of tape! Read more about it here.