In an attempt to set a new speed record, a Russian racing team added two turbochargers to a Lamborghini Gallardo in order to get it to generate 2005 horsepower. Then they performed a few aerodynamic tweaks by sealing random openings with gaffers tape and lit the fuse. The car reached about 250 mph before bursting […]
While we often see DIY projects submitted for practical uses of duct tape, it is rarer to see projects done purely for the sake of aesthetic beauty. Fourgeneartionsoneroof.com has an extremely detailed step-by-step guide for flowers made out of tape of all things. A little bright tape and string can go a long way!
If you are using lots of electrical tape for a task like color coding, you might find this tape dispenser user. You start with an empty Scotch tape dispenser and replace the ridged teeth that do the cutting with a razor blade. Click here for construction details from Instructables.com.
Among the many tales that Kiss bassist Paul Stanley tells in his new book Nothin’ To Lose: The Making of KISS, is one from one of their first shows-at a high school in Edmonton in Canada. Stanley tells of the Kiss road crew taping tables together with gaffers tape to make a stage after discovering that the […]
It seems the trend of homemade boat races are taking off a bit more this fall, as we’ve covered many a duct tape regatta. This strategy is no exception to those abroad, as the International Pirates decide that the only solution is even more duct tape! Take a look at it here.
In something of a futile attempt to enforce his schools dress code, Mt. View High School (Montrose, PA) dean George Barbolish used duct tape to tempoarily cover rips in students jeans. In further action to make the dress code even more restrictive, school officials now propose to no longer allow t shirts or turtlenecks, unless […]
Comedy troupe The Warpzone is bound to make the top of the charts with their parody of the Ducktales movie theme “Duct Tape”. Click here to watch the video. Click here to buy the tape.
When the cost of higher education seemingly increasing every day, there may be nothing left for things like dorm decor. After books, computers and tuition, a little “on the cheap” creativity may be required to make your new living space your own. Up steps duct tape. With just a few rolls of brightly colored or […]
Bicycle riders in Detroit are tired of waiting for the city to establish bike lanes, so they are doing it themselves. Over the past weekend, three blocks of busy Detroit Ave. were lined with bike lanes using white duct tape. While the lines probably won’t last long, they might help prompt some action, as the […]
A new prank using duct tape has led to serious injuries for a California motorcyclist and it points to a type of prank that can quickly turn deadly. The pranksters stretched clear duct tape across a busy urban thoroughfare and the cyclist became entangled when he was unable to see the tape in the dark. […]