Duct tape is useful for lots of things, but it appears that sealing ducts is not one of them. The natural rubber adhesive in duct tape tends to dry out and lose its stickiness over time, and constant changes in humidity and temperature accelerate this process. A flexible adhesive called “mastic” used by HVAC pros […]
NASA is moving forward with plans to put 3D printers in space. The idea here is that, rather than carrying tons of spare parts and tools, astronauts would be able to actually make spare parts when they need them. Discussions of making repairs “on the fly” in space almost always reference the 1970 Apollo flight […]
We’re never afraid to give a shout out to a competitor when they do something cool, and Adorama’s 24 Hour Gaffer Tape Haiku Challenge rated high on our cool meter. Gaffers tape is certainly praiseworthy, and a contest to sing those praises in 17 syllables is a brilliant idea. Our entry (unfortunately too late to […]
An owner of an Indian restaurant in England has been fined thousands of pounds by inspectors after they discovered that he had attempted to repair a leaking gas line with gaffers tape and aluminum foil. Fortunately, the release of gas into the restaurant was fixed before “Being Blown Through The Ceiling” was added to the […]
Richard O’Brien’s 330 lb. pumpkin would have never made it to the scales without an assist from gaffers tape. O’brien used tape to create a “Band Aid” to patch up the squash after the stem split. The fix worked and the British man was able to make his monster the center of a Halloween display. […]
On the day after Boston clinched the 2013 World Series, an article in theKitsap Sun reveals that one of the ways players come up with the perfect bat is to take several bats which have features they like and saw them up to assemble the perfect stick, holding the pieces together temporarily with duct tape. […]
Alice In Chains is back on tour and co-founder Jerry Cantrell finds himself reminiscing about the good old days for the grunge pioneers. Talking about their glory days in the 1990’s and touring with Van Halen, Cantrell says that once, as a prank, the Van Halen crew covered the stage in gaffers tape, sticky side […]
When Pascale Honore, an Australian woman, was paralyzed in an accident, she was no longer able to participate in outdoor activities with her sons. All that changed when her son’s friends actually duct taped Ms. Honore to his back and hit the waves. The adventure was captured in the documentary Duct Tape Surfing.
We’re used to references to tape in crime stories, usually when someone is tied up with duct tape. A British thief has found a new way to bring tape into disrepute, and this time it is gaffers tape. Police report that 45 year old man was arrested after being caught using the sticky tape to […]
We recently came across an interesting article regarding doing night photography. When we say “night”, we really mean “night”, as in total darkness. The secret to successfully working in this environment is to make all the necessary camera settings before venturing out, while you can still see what you are doing. Once everything is in […]