We like Lifehacker, and usually think that their advice is useful, particularly when it involves gaffers tape. Unfortunately, this one fell flat. In a travel tips article they recommended that travelers carry gaffers tape to hold electrical adapters into wall sockets since they are often loose. Our recommendation: Simply bend the prongs a little so […]
Boat US, a popular web site and publication for boaters has started calling duct tape a “damage avoidance tool”. Maybe that’s why their online companion store, West Marine, sells a roll of duct tape for $23.99! Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and […]
Among other “dishes” on the revamping of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey’s London flagship restaurant, the British web site Metro, described the light fixture in the dining room as looking like “three bicycle wheels strapped together with gaffer tape“. You can read the review and see the offending light fixture if you click here. Tapenews.com is […]
Reno, Nevada police warned motorists to be aware of auto repair scammers who pretend to repair a car, but actually just cover up damage with duct tape. Here’s the story of a recent arrest of two Nevada men. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape […]
Police chose to evacuate JFK Airport yesterday after they found an unattended package that raised their suspicions. It turns out that the what the bomb squad was called in to “defuse” was tube of toothpaste wrapped in duct tape. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting […]
Kathy Antoniotti, who writes a crafts colum for the Akron, Ohio Beacon Journal recommends that anyone planning to attend the annual duct tape festival in Avon, OH this summer should consider making themselves a pair of duct tape flip flops to wear to the festivities. See a picture here. Get your own crafting supplies here. […]
This week’s death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has brought punk music back into the public consciousness. Bands like The Clash and singers like Elvis Costello made their first hits as responses to the “Iron Lady’s” tough fiscal policies and their music defined an entire British generation. This look back in time coincides […]
Lots of public facilities require that any tape used in their buildings be gaffers tape, since it can be removed from floors and walls without damaging finishes or leaving sticky residue. This use, in a Melbourne, Australia hospital, is definitely not approved. Apparently gaffers tape was used to cover up the detector in smoke alarms […]
Patti Beth Anderson of Grand Lake, Delaware is now the self-proclaimed “Queen of Duct Tape”. Her title grab is based on her having a duct tape crown which she wears proudly and her claim that she never travels without duct tape. Patti Beth is happy to share her duct tape tips with anyone who is […]
Noted hair sylist Alexander Wang is styling hair with duct tape. His work, intended for an Australian fashion show, uses duct tape as a wearable hair accessory. Using bands of duct tape, Wang creates a multi-layer pony tail. Click here to see his work. No word yet on the bald look his models will be […]