Lots of high school kids may think that Taco Bell is the “bomb”, but a Taco Bell wrapper led to a real bomb scare in Fair Oaks, Ca. Police gave a “shelter in place order” and shut down a local high school after someone reported a suspicious package. Turns out the package was a taco […]
Reno, Nevada police warned motorists to be aware of auto repair scammers who pretend to repair a car, but actually just cover up damage with duct tape. Here’s the story of a recent arrest of two Nevada men. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape […]
Police chose to evacuate JFK Airport yesterday after they found an unattended package that raised their suspicions. It turns out that the what the bomb squad was called in to “defuse” was tube of toothpaste wrapped in duct tape. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting […]
Kathy Antoniotti, who writes a crafts colum for the Akron, Ohio Beacon Journal recommends that anyone planning to attend the annual duct tape festival in Avon, OH this summer should consider making themselves a pair of duct tape flip flops to wear to the festivities. See a picture here. Get your own crafting supplies here. […]
Patti Beth Anderson of Grand Lake, Delaware is now the self-proclaimed “Queen of Duct Tape”. Her title grab is based on her having a duct tape crown which she wears proudly and her claim that she never travels without duct tape. Patti Beth is happy to share her duct tape tips with anyone who is […]
Noted hair sylist Alexander Wang is styling hair with duct tape. His work, intended for an Australian fashion show, uses duct tape as a wearable hair accessory. Using bands of duct tape, Wang creates a multi-layer pony tail. Click here to see his work. No word yet on the bald look his models will be […]
Well, in this case we’re using a less known definition of fix-meaning that something is stuck. You can use duct tape to help open a jar with a stuck lid. Watch this Lifehacker video and then grab some duct tape and give it a try. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit […]
An exhibition at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning features duct tape drawings created by Joe Girandola. Girandola is the director of the MFA program in Fine Arts at the school. Click here to see his Taj Mahal “drawing”, made completely of colored duct tape. Tapenews.com is your source for […]
Corona, NY police report the arrest of a shop lifter who attempted to conceal items by placing them in a shopping bag lined with duct tape. Apparently the thief was under the impression that duct tape could be used to defeat the security sensors attached to many retail items. Read the story here. Tapenews.com is […]
Last Saturday’s 5K run in Owasso, OK was a fund raiser for Owasso’s “Odyssey of the Mind”. School kids who participated in the event wore duct tape clothing that they made themselves. Funds raised will be used towards sending a team to the Odyssey of the Mind world competition in Lansing, Michigan. Click here to […]