High end bike whell manufacturer HED makes a carbon fiber wheel that costs over $2000. Their “Big Deal” wheel weighs only 450 grams. In order to prevent the inner spoke nipples from causing the wheel to leak, the rim is lined with gaffers tape before the tire is mounted. If you got a spare $2000 […]
We normally don’t bother with posts related to crimes involving duct tape, because there seem to be dozens of them in our news alerts every day. Occasionally, though, we have to share one. A Johnston County (North Carolina) man has been arrested after being charged with kidnapping a man in tying him up with duct […]
Among the many items German composer and performer Hauschka puts into his piano to get new sounds is gaffers tape. Playing something called “prepared piano”, he puts chains, hammers, ping pong balls and all sorts of other items to create new sounds. When he puts gaffers tape into the piano, he stands the roll on […]
Using gaffers tape to block holes and turbulence causing seams, a test driver was able to achieve 68.5 miles per gallon, 50 percent higher than the EPA specifications for the Mitsubishi Mirage that he was driving. You can read about the mileage challenge at the Popular Mechanics web site.
Normally, by early April we would be glad to see winter in our rear view mirror, but this year is different. That’s because we just learned how to make a sled from duct tape. Instructables.com has the plans, along with a photos. Bring on the snow!.
In a new twist on “duct tape as an art medium”, collage artist Tirtzah Bassel is creating “almost real time” art using duct tape while attending the Miami Art Basel. Bassel would wander the show during the morning hours and then create images of the art dealers and displays she saw, returning to the show […]
In order to demonstrate what he considers the ridiculousness of tight rope walking as a profession, comedian Bill Cosby, on The Tonight Show, demonstrated how it is done by walking a line of gaffers tape stuck on the stage. Humorous, yes. Death defying, not exactly.
We regularly come across a photo tip which recommends that photographers cover the logos of their camera equipment with gaffers tape, in hopes of making them less desirable to thieves. While we understand that this might give you a little piece of mind, particularly if you are shooting in an urban environment, the truth is […]
The online British version of Wired Magazine is recommending that anyone who is worried that the web cam on their computer or mobile device may be spying on them can just cover the lens with gaffers tape. The report says that the NSA has a plug in called CAPTTIVATEDAUDIENCE that will hijack the recording capabilities […]