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.
When a Port Charlotte, FL mother learned that her daughter’s school bus driver had forced the children on her bus to tape each others’ mouths shut to keep them quiet, her response was “It breaks my heart. She doesn’t get that sort of treatment at home”. The official spokesman for the school system’s response: “It […]
A 42 year old British woman faked a robbery of her social club by tying herself to a chair, cuffing her wrists with wire ties and cutting her arms and legs. Finally, she put gaffers tape over her mouth in an attempt to re-create a crime scene like she had seen in CSI. You can […]
In an attempt to keep out prying eyes while it road tests it new Enzo model, Ferrari has used a fake nose, various pieces of plastic cladding and lots of black gaffers tape to hide some of the features of the new model. The supercar is scheduled for its public unveiling at the 2013 Geneva […]
Two well known drivers in Austin’s debut Formula One inaugural race were sent back to the pits to cover offending graphics with gaffers tape before they were allowed to qualify. Both pulled out the gaffers tape to cover images that were violations of the race promoter’s rules. Sebastian Vettel, driving for the Red Bull team, […]
Duct tape may have gotten its name because earlier versions of the product were used to hold sheet metal heating ducts together, but today’s version of the hardware store staple is not up to the task. If your ducts leak warm (or cool) air, then you’ll need a tape with specially formulated adhesive that is […]
I have written before about the ongoing debate about whether or not taping windows was a good idea when preparing for a hurricane. The prevailing wisdom now is that it is unnecessary and may actually make things worse. Actually window taping started in England during World War 2 and it was intended to address a […]
An Illinois middle school has made the Guiness Book of World Records for the world’s largest masking tape ball. Matt Harding’s class at Cowherd Middle School created the sticky sphere from 200 lbs. of the paper tape and it is now over 60 inches in diameter. While holding a record, their creation comes no where […]
With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Northeast, we thought it might be a good time to re-post our March 2012 article regarding taping windows as hurricane preparation. Meeting in Orlando, FL this week, the National Hurricane Conference is making a new recommendation to homeowners as we approach the hurricane season that starts in June. […]
Participants Brian and Kevin Fleming on “Shark Tank“, the show about entrepeneurs’ pitches about new products, revealed that the idea for their invention the “Bag Bowl” was born from the need to provide water for a thirsty dog at a dog park. Kevin explained that the first Bag Bowl was made from gaffers tape and […]