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Starving Art Student Solves Gaffers Tape Expense Challenge

Starving Art Student Solves Gaffers Tape Expense Challenge

From Reddit Post: I’m a starving artist who has to make my own tape by cutting up scraps of fabric and brushing on a home-made concoction derived from the neighbors’ missing horses and spiders’ silk. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll […]

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Want To Stop The Lies?  Don’t Put Duct Tape Over His Mouth!

Want To Stop The Lies? Don’t Put Duct Tape Over His Mouth!

A video posted to the Huffington Post puts to rest the idea that bad guys in the movies putting duct tape over the mouths of their victims  will keep them quiet. In the video we see that even with tape over your mouth,  it is still possible to talk or to yell for help. We did […]

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Erotic Novel Boosts Sales Of Duct Tape

Erotic Novel Boosts Sales Of Duct Tape

SFLuxe.com, that web site for “all things San Francisco” is reporting that the novel 50 Shades Of Grey has boosted sales of duct tape. SFLuxe editors speculate that the sales bump that local hardware stores are reporting is because of sales of sales to women for something other than home repair jobs. The article goes […]

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Duct Tape Prompts Revision To “Rules Of The Road”

Duct Tape Prompts Revision To “Rules Of The Road”

When I was learning to drive, I was taught that when two or more drivers at a four way stop arrived at the same time, the drive to your right had the right-of-way. Today’s rule:  The person who has the most duct tape holding his car together gets the right-of-way.  He clearly has the least […]

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Are You Sure That This Dress Wasn’t Made By Your Father

Are You Sure That This Dress Wasn’t Made By Your Father

A couple of teenage girls in Missouri made prom dresses from duct tape that would surely get the approval of any father of a teen heading to the prom after-party. The only way to get the dress off was to cut it off with a pair of scissors! Pics here. Tapenews.com is your source for […]

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You Got The $500 iPad.  Now You Need the $5 Desk

You Got The $500 iPad. Now You Need the $5 Desk

Most people accept the notion that tablet computers are not intended for doing real work. One Apple fan boy put together a desk for his new iPad using a piece of plywood and a Dremel tool. In addition to a dollar’s worth of plywood, you’ll also need some gaffers tape. Click here for detailed instructions.

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Making A Duct Tape Dress?   First You’ll Need A Duct Tape Dress Form

Making A Duct Tape Dress? First You’ll Need A Duct Tape Dress Form

Makers of duct tape clothing have upped their game by adding a tool used by professional seamstresses. Click here to learn how to make a dress form. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com

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Obamacare Puts Docs In A Bind

Obamacare Puts Docs In A Bind

Doclink, held their “Duct Tape A Doc” fundraiser yesterday that involves a competition to wrap doctors in duct tape. Tape is sold in one foot lengths and then used to wrap the participating doctors in the tape. Last year “Duct Tape A Doc” raised over $11,000.00. Doclink is a health education non-profit service. Learn more […]

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Old Glory Sticks With These Kids

Old Glory Sticks With These Kids

In a show of  innovative  patriotism, children from the Parkview Church in Dayton, OH will construct a giant 15 foot side American flag from duct tape. The project is sponsored by the local chapter of the Children of the American Revolution. You can read more about this innovative flag waving by clicking here. Tapenews.com is […]

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What Fashionable Dogs Will Be Wearing This Fall

What Fashionable Dogs Will Be Wearing This Fall

What does a Greyhound Rescue group have in common with a Broadway play? They both use Gaffers Tape! The “traditional” market for gaffers tape is the entertainment industry. Used mostly to tape down cords and such so the performers don’t trip and hurt themselves. Here at thetapeworks.com we are used to selling lots of gaffers […]

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