In a ceremony important to local fisherman, and one that will drive supporters of traditional marriage crazy, the mayor of a small Mexican town wed an alligator. Mayor Joel Vazquez Rios clearly takes the well-being of his citizens to heart. The leader of Man Pedro Huamelula stepped up to the altar and “married” a small […]
Travelers who are well prepared never leave home without duct tape and smart travelers know that there are lots of times when a pencil beats a pen for writing tasks. This YouTube video shows you how to combine both into part of a compact travel kit.
Rihanna chose to take the low road, accessorizing her blinding gold blazer outfit with……drum roll….. DUCT TAPE. Sporting a roll of duct tape like a two pound bracelet, at one point she tore off a strip and used it to tape shut the mouth of Floyd “Money” Mayweather. If I was Mayweather I would have […]
This weekend, June 19-21, will see the 12th year of the Duct Tape Festival in Avon Ohio. This festival, which celebrates “all things duct tape” will feature a parade, music, magic and duct tape fashion. The festival is sponsored by the Duck brand of duct tape and admission is free. Click here for the official […]
The photo of an airline worker applying what looks like duct tape to the cowling of an EasyJet jetliner went viral after it was posted by a passenger on Twitter. Click here to see the picture and to hear an explanation as to what he was actually doing.
Lifehacker has this handy “how to” for securing coiled cables with duct tape and then removing them cleanly. It is a little “origami like” but it works great. Use multiple colors for color coding cable types and lengths.
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.
A suspicious looking device taped to an overpass railing on Atlanta’s Downtown Connector caused police to close the highway for two hours while the bomb squad detonated the device. No one was sure what was taped to the bridge, but drivers caught in an hours-long traffic tie up spent the afternoon clogging alternate routes through […]
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 […]
Avon, Ohio will again host the nation’s premier duct tape festival, with events kicking off on June 13. There will be concerts, a parade, celebrity appearances and contests galore. Many attendees favorite event is the Saturday parade. This year more than a dozen local groups have crafted floats featuring duct tape. You can read more […]