Duct tape is useful for lots of things, but it appears that sealing ducts is not one of them. The natural rubber adhesive in duct tape tends to dry out and lose its stickiness over time, and constant changes in humidity and temperature accelerate this process. A flexible adhesive called “mastic” used by HVAC pros […]
On the day after Boston clinched the 2013 World Series, an article in theKitsap Sun reveals that one of the ways players come up with the perfect bat is to take several bats which have features they like and saw them up to assemble the perfect stick, holding the pieces together temporarily with duct tape. […]
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 […]
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. […]
While we often see DIY projects submitted for practical uses of duct tape, it is rarer to see projects done purely for the sake of aesthetic beauty. Fourgeneartionsoneroof.com has an extremely detailed step-by-step guide for flowers made out of tape of all things. A little bright tape and string can go a long way!
In something of a futile attempt to enforce his schools dress code, Mt. View High School (Montrose, PA) dean George Barbolish used duct tape to tempoarily cover rips in students jeans. In further action to make the dress code even more restrictive, school officials now propose to no longer allow t shirts or turtlenecks, unless […]
Comedy troupe The Warpzone is bound to make the top of the charts with their parody of the Ducktales movie theme “Duct Tape”. Click here to watch the video. Click here to buy the tape.
When the cost of higher education seemingly increasing every day, there may be nothing left for things like dorm decor. After books, computers and tuition, a little “on the cheap” creativity may be required to make your new living space your own. Up steps duct tape. With just a few rolls of brightly colored or […]
Bicycle riders in Detroit are tired of waiting for the city to establish bike lanes, so they are doing it themselves. Over the past weekend, three blocks of busy Detroit Ave. were lined with bike lanes using white duct tape. While the lines probably won’t last long, they might help prompt some action, as the […]