One interesting fact that has come to light in the ongoing legal drama surrounding alleged Colorado mass shooting suspect James Holmes is that the FBI has someone they call a “duct tape expert”. The FBI forensic scientist testified in a hearing involving bombs that were found in Holmes apartment and when questioned about her area […]
Everybody knows that the NFL is a money making machine. Items branded with NFL team logos sell for a premium and fans snap up items that help identify them with a certain team. A recent line of duct tape wallets is on the market and the hand made items are available in lots of NFL […]
Anybody in the film business knows that you won’t get far without gaffers tape. However, it was a lack of gaffers tape that helped create one of the most thrilling scenes in a hit movie this fall. When producers were working on the script for Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, they talked to […]
Synthetic petroleum adhesive. Ummmmmmmmmmm! Noted food photographer Erin Kunkel makes sure that gaffers tape is included in her camera bag when she does shoots for magazines like Conde Nast Traveler and Food & Wine. Kunkel says that the tape comes in handy for managing props that are part of the shoot. Click here for an […]
Not really, but it got us thinking. At the beginning of every school year, we see a number of stories about school fundraisers where students buy strips of duct tape and then use them to tape the principal to the wall, a doorway, whatever. We usually see an equal number of stories about teachers who […]
One of the reasons that gaffers tape is prized in all sorts of production environments is the adhesive. This cotton cloth tape utilizes a synthetic petroleum based adhesive that is intended to remove cleanly without leaving a residue. A Photoshop tutorial takes a different approach to removing gaffers tape. If you are trying to remove […]
Sometimes, living amenities can be less than ideal, and you’ll have to make do with what you have. Need to do some quick fixes around the dorm? The Rotunda has a quick primer as well as some examples for how a roll of duct tape can fix just about any problem. Some great tips here. […]
Our favorite story of the day on Buzzfeed is about the theft of 23 rare goats from a farm in Hawaii. Police think that the thieves used duct tape to keep the goats quiet while they were being taken away, since a couple of goats left behind still had their mouths taped shut. […]
Iron Maiden tour manager Patrick Ledwith marked the end of the band’s epic 2013 tour by summarizing some of the tons of expendables that the band consumed. Added to the list of 330 sets of guitar strings, 5646 bottles of Trooper beer and 71,579 pounds of air freight, Ledwith claimed the world’s record consumption of […]
