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Conservators at Fort Johnson in New York’s Mohawk River Valley use a line of blue duct tape stretched around the fort to mark the high water mark during last years flooding from Hurrican Irene. At one point water reached seven feet up the wall of the fort. Restoration efforts continue as New York state parks […]
Police in four Washington state municipalities are teaming up to try to catch a bank robber that they have dubbed “the duct tape bandit”. He has earned that nickname because he attempts to disguise himself by wearing black duct tape across his face. So far, he has robbed four banks and assaulted a bank employee […]
Lots of financial advisers suggest that one way to keep from making impulsive purchases is to take your credit cards and freeze them into a block of ice. The theory is that by the time the ice thaws, the impulse will have passed. This leads me to a tip posted in Lifehacker last week, recommending […]
Chance Foremean, a Texas artist has taken the old “paint by number ” concept and reinvented it. Foreman does “tape by number” using small pieces of colored duct tape instead of paint to create original works of art. Foreman says that he enjoys the versatility of working with a unique medium. You can see an […]
Not with the tape directly, but rather with funds raised in their Annual Duct Tape Derby. North Hero, VT holds its 7th annual Duct Tape Derby this Saturday to raise money to restore the town’s historic meeting hall. The derby is a boat race featuring hand made crafts made from duct tape. Rules for the […]
An apparent duct tape shortage in the lower 48 is the result of residents of Fairbanks, Alaska hoarding the precious commodity in anticipation of the annual Red Green Regatta, held in that Alaska city every year. Local residents build boats from readily available materials, which must include at least one roll of duct tape. You […]
Two students from Desert Ridge High School in Tempe, AZ were among the big winners in Duck Tapes “Stuck At The Prom” contest. The two teens will receive $5000 scholarships for their prom clothing creations made from duct tape. Click here to see pictures of the winners. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news […]
According to celebrity disher Perez Hilton, staff for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes put duct tape over camera lenses at the hotel where they were staying in Iceland in order to insure that no one knew about their marital problems. This happened, apparently, after Cruise’s wife and daughter joined him on location in Iceland for […]
Law enforcement officials in Livington, MT cited a Canadian truck driver in a fuel spill incident after the driver tried to fix a fuel tank leak with duct tape. The driver attempted to patch the leak with the universal fix-all before going to sleep. He was awakened in the middle of the night after the […]