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$2000 Camera-Gaffers Tape Not Included

$2000 Camera-Gaffers Tape Not Included

Sony has acknowledged that there are light leak problems with its high end digital camera, the A7. They have admitted the problem and have said that there is a fix in the works. Until their engineers come up with a solution, it look like a little gaffers tape where the lens meets the camera body […]

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Motorcycle News Says: “Don’t Leave Home Without Gaffers Tape”

Motorcycle News Says: “Don’t Leave Home Without Gaffers Tape”

Motorcycle News normally limits its reviews to big bikes and the accessories that riders need to maximize their experience. They proved that they are not above going “downscale” by recently reviewing gaffers tape and declaring that there is almost nothing that this tape won’t fix. Click here to read their review.  

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Achy Breaky Tapey

Achy Breaky Tapey

Singer and super dad Billy Ray Cyrus is back on the scene with a new re-release of his hit Achy Breaky Heart, which features rapper Buck, son of another canidate for ‘Parent of the Year”, Dionne Warwick , along with space aliens wearing nothing but gaffers tape. See ya at the Grammys!  

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This Might Have Something To Do With Why We Can’t Get Back To The Moon

This Might Have Something To Do With Why We Can’t Get Back To The Moon

We’re not sure where the idea of duct tape a principal or a teacher to the wall as a school fundraiser got started, but it is probably fun-if you are 12 years old. Apparently, it is also considered a worthwhile past time at aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. The Huffington Post shared this article and video […]

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Duct Tape Crime-Clerk Turns Tables On Robber

Duct Tape Crime-Clerk Turns Tables On Robber

My daily search for duct tape news always turns up an abundance of articles about criminals who bound their victims with duct tape. It’s standard operating procedure these days. A store clerk in Clallam Bay, Wa. turned the tables on a would-be thief when, after being attacked with a knife, he was able to subdue […]

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That New Ford Design Probably Required A Lot Of Tape

That New Ford Design Probably Required A Lot Of Tape

It may be old school, but the precision of creating real world lines as part of the auto design process can sometimes be done better with tape than with a computer. This video gives some insight to how Ford designers include tape in their design tool arsenal.  

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Road To Olympic Gold Paved With Gaffers Tape

Road To Olympic Gold Paved With Gaffers Tape

Gold medal winner in womens’ skeleton competition, British athlete Lizzy Yarnold, reveled that her initiation into the single rider sled competition began on her first run, several years ago, when she had to gaffer tape her goggles to her helmet before heading down the track. You can read more about Yarnold’s route to Olympic gold […]

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“Biggest Loser” Is Also The Stickiest Loser

“Biggest Loser” Is Also The Stickiest Loser

Biggest Loser contestant, Andrew Costello, who competed on the Australian version of the popular television show revealed a very interesting, little known fact about the show. “Cossi”, as he was known, told the press that competitors had the flabbier parts of their anatomy gaffer taped to conceal the extra skin. You can get more inside […]

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Duct Tape “Medals” At Sochi-Does It Come In Gold

Duct Tape “Medals” At Sochi-Does It Come In Gold

Assuming the term “medal” is short for “medallion”, Olympic organizers at the Sochi Winter Games, are making sure that the non-sponsor Apple computer, the choice of most media writers, doesn’t display its medallion in press areas at the Games. Fox News reports that any reporters computer that is not made by Olympic sponsor Samsung is […]

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Black Tie + White Socks=Fail!

Black Tie + White Socks=Fail!

International special events producer Mark Buist sang the praises of gaffers tape in a way we’ve never heard before. He shared that when he discovered at the last minute that he had failed to pack black socks for a formal event, he quickly fashioned what he needed from a roll of black gaffers tape. No […]

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