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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
In a detailed study of the curative powers of duct tape, the National Institute of Health has gone a long way towards disproving the myth that duct tape can remove warts. In two separate laboratory trials involving 193 participants, scientists at the Institute found that duct tape was no more effective than a placebo in […]
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 […]
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 […]
In it’s ongoing effort to bring new designs of printed duct tape to the crafting market, Shurtech, the maker of Duck Brand duct tape has released tape emblazoned with Justin Bieber’s picture. Shurtech doesn’t specify exactly what you can do with the tape, but we know what we’d like to do with it! Tapenews.com is […]
It’s not a funny story, but, nonetheless, the image does evoke a smile. No doubt, the person who duct taped a bunch of heliuim balloons to a turtle and sent it aloft is guilty of animal cruelty, and there is nothing funny about that. Still, it’s not every day that you see a turtle flying […]
Duct tape boat races have become common as fund raisers and team building exercises. The boats usually sink within minutes and none are built to last. Three Michigan boys did it a little differently. These high school freshman spend 120 hours and worked through 35 rolls of duct tape and over 200 feet of pvc […]