The “Namesis”, a one-off British electric car has broken the UK speed record for electrically powered vehicles. Using a car built from the frame of a Lotus Exige and held together with gaffers tape, the Namesis team achieved a speed of 151.607 mph in two one mile sprints. The Brits have a way to go […]
“Free” Christmas parking in Northumberland resulted in “chaos,” according a survey recently conducted by the city council. One shopper even taped over coin slots in parking meters with gaffers tape to keep people from unnecessarily paying for parking. Read the story by clicking here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit […]
New Zealand solar car designer Rob Glassey reports that he has built a solar car that can reach a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Glassey told the NZ Herald that even though the car is held together with gaffers tape and bungy cords is still road worthy and is actually licensed for highway use. […]
Photographer Matt Bigwood recently published a photo that was six months in the making. Taking a beer can and some gaffers tape, Bigwood created a pinhole exposure that he focused on one location for six months, tracking the movement of the sun and stars to get this fantastic photo. To see how he did it, […]
Brazilian authorities “arrested” a cat they caught smuggling contraband into a local jail. The cat was apprehended passing through the prison gates wtih drill bits, files and a mobile phone charger gaffer taped to its body. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and […]
Realistically portraying characters on screen that are supposed to vary significantly in size (such as in “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”) isn’t easy. So how do filmmakers tackle the problem of accurately focusing the actors’ line of sight for those scenes? It’s as easy as gaffers tape on a wall. “The Hobbit” […]
Anybody who thinks that taking the time to properly tape down a cable, might find this interesting. Win TV (Australia) former employee Danielle Stevens is suing her employer for $680.808, after tripping over an improperly taped cable in her office and injuring her back. Read the story here, and then watch this animation to learn […]
A 42 year old British woman faked a robbery of her social club by tying herself to a chair, cuffing her wrists with wire ties and cutting her arms and legs. Finally, she put gaffers tape over her mouth in an attempt to re-create a crime scene like she had seen in CSI. You can […]
In an attempt to keep out prying eyes while it road tests it new Enzo model, Ferrari has used a fake nose, various pieces of plastic cladding and lots of black gaffers tape to hide some of the features of the new model. The supercar is scheduled for its public unveiling at the 2013 Geneva […]
Two well known drivers in Austin’s debut Formula One inaugural race were sent back to the pits to cover offending graphics with gaffers tape before they were allowed to qualify. Both pulled out the gaffers tape to cover images that were violations of the race promoter’s rules. Sebastian Vettel, driving for the Red Bull team, […]