When a thief in New Zealand snatched a bag of instruments from a member of the New Zealand Arm Band, the groups sound man chased the thief and pelted him with a roll of gaffers tape. The blow to the head slowed the snatcher down so that the police could collar him. Read the whole […]
Among other “dishes” on the revamping of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey’s London flagship restaurant, the British web site Metro, described the light fixture in the dining room as looking like “three bicycle wheels strapped together with gaffer tape“. You can read the review and see the offending light fixture if you click here. Tapenews.com is […]
This week’s death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has brought punk music back into the public consciousness. Bands like The Clash and singers like Elvis Costello made their first hits as responses to the “Iron Lady’s” tough fiscal policies and their music defined an entire British generation. This look back in time coincides […]
I follow a lot of photography tip blogs, and this posting caught my eye: “Make Your Camera Look Like A Heap of Trash”. The writer traveled with an expensive camera and recommended covering up the logos with gaffers tape and generally “trashing” the equipment with randomly applied duct tape and carton sealing tape to make […]
The Galway Independent reports that European car manufacturers are getting less than accurate mileage ratings on new cars with a trick that uses gaffers tape. By selectively covering gaps between body panels and reducing the size of air intakes, they are able to temporarily improve the cars aerodynamics and thus improve fuel economy. Don’t expect […]
Well, not exactly, but close. Photographer Nick Fancher has a method for using the reflective properties of black and white gaffers tape to change the highlights in the eyes of a photo subject. His technique is for what is called “catch light”, which is what you see reflected in the pupils of someone in a […]
The more expensive your camera lens, the more susceptible it is to damage from an unexpected shower. Photos taken in the rain can bring lots of unexpected nice effects, but they are rarely worth ruining an expensive lens. The lens guard is made from the case you get when you buy 100 blank cd’s, and […]
One of our favorite new websites is Gizmag, so we were pleased when they turned up in our daily search for gaffers tape news. This particular review was about a blue tooth headset designed to be installed inside motorcycle headsets. Gizmag liked the Sena SM10, but found they needed to pull out the gaffers tape […]
There’s lots of buzz about this week’s Vatican conclave and thousands wait for the traditional black or white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney that announces another vote by the Cardinals has been taken. The smoke is generated by a stove that is specially installed in the chapel to burn the ballots after every vote. […]
Tired of losing the end of a roll of tape, and want to avoid the hassle of folding a corner down? Try marking the end with a leftover plastic bread tab. The tape comes right of the tab, and it keeps it from sticking to itself. More tape tips here. Tapenews.com is your source […]