Designers of the new 2018 Ford Mustang were less than happy with the cornering response of their new muscle car. Engineers found that simply applying a small strip of duct tape to a grille opening in the car reduced front end lift when the car cornered at speed. Subsequent versions of the design incorporated this […]
Anybody who has worked on a film or video set has seen that tech with a half dozen rolls of tape dangling from his/her waist being everywhere on the set at once. The thing clipped to their belt loop holding that tape is called a “tape lanyard” and they are a snap to make. Here […]
Kerry Mott got a degree in neuroscience. Her goal was to become a doctor and the path to medical school was clear. Then Kerry discovered duct tape art. Career crisis in the making! Kerry’s work is astounding (you can see some of it by clicking here) but it is hard to imagine that cutting up […]
Sporting a look heretofore known only to broke college students, presidential candidate Jeb Bush appeared at a New Hampshire rally on Sunday with his shoe sole (black) held together with a piece of grey gaffers tape. It is easy to see how this sad image could be a metaphor for the impending end of Bush’s […]
When Major League Baseball players, brothers Travis and Chase d’Arnaud, faced off for the first time in the big leagues, Travis claimed the advantage. He had a pinch hit in the seventh inning of the Phillies-Mets matchup. Travis claimed that he gained the upper edge because, when growing up, he had pitched to his older […]
A Quantas Air Lines flight attendant has filed a suit against her employer, claiming that she was deafened in one ear when the plane she was flying was depressuirezed after a temporary tape seal on a door failed, creating a loud, high pitched noise. After the duct tape seal failed, the crew was temporarily able […]
Duck Brand duck tape’s popular “Stuck At the Prom” contest ends today-July8. This popular contest lets high school students compete for scholarships by designing prom wear from duct tape and then submitting it as an entry in the contest. The money has gotten serious, with this year’s top winners being eligible for $10,000 scholarships. See […]
We normally stay away from duct tape crime stories here, but a recent piece on Dateline caught our attention. Correspondent Andrea Canning shows viewers how to escape if they are ever tied up with duct tape. You can see it by clicking here.
The best known duct tape hack in history, by far, was the saving of the lives of the three Apollo 13 astronauts after they suffered a catastrophic explosion during their 2013 lunar mission. How the problem was solved was featured in the movie Apollo 13. Now Gizmodo has released actual images of the fix and […]
We know that “do it yourself” duct tape craft projects are everywhere, but occasionally one still catches our eye. Craftfasyings.com has these plans for making a tie from duct tape. You can make it really special by using this argyle print tape so that it matches the socks you gave him last Fathers Day.