Jersey Shore star JWow added her face and a little more to the “mouths taped shut” photos for the NOH8 campaign for marriage and gender equality. In addition to the now well known photos of celebrities with their mouths taped shut to promote the campaign, JWow also revealed that she was wearing a bra styled […]
A 10k race to raise money for the Shooting Star Chase hospice in Hampton, England drew a couple of unique approaches to getting around the course. Alex Bloom and James Perkins, students at Hampton School, chose to ski the course rather than run it, even though there was no snow. Strapping their skis to their […]
Gregory Simpson, a professional photographer and musician, has brought the classic pinhole camera into the modern age, fashioning a pin hole lens for his Leica camera by covering the lens opening with gaffers tape. Leica cameras are known among pros for their uncompromising sharpness, but Simpson’s approach heads in the opposite direction. The lack of […]
The official media guidelines for Phoenix, AZ courtrooms mandates that ” All floor cables must be taped down with cloth gaffer’s tape. Tape should not be placed on walls or paneling. All tape applied should be removed after the proceeding. Tape on floor must not create a safety hazard.” If you’re a reporter headed to court […]
A doctoral student from Purdue University created a robotic claw arm from tape. Manuel Ochoa used a laser to reduce scotch tape to 1/10th of its original thickness, and this tiny claw can successfully grip and hold onto drops of water. To read more about it, click here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the […]
English photographer Matt Bigwood has shared his method of making a pinhole camera from a beer can in phoblograher. Using his unique cameras, Bigwood was able to take a six month long photo of changes in the sky by attaching a series of his homemade cameras to high perches like utility poles with gaffers tape. […]
This article in Lifehacker caught our eye yesterday. It describes how you can use double sided tape to keep curious cats off of your desk (or wherever you don’t want paw prints) Actually, our favorite method is keeping the cat outside. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us […]
An Australian parent was arrested for substituting gaffers tape for the seat belts that are supposed to hold a child safety seat securely in the car. Police are arresting an average of seven parents a day for using items like pliers, truck load control straps and bungie cords in place of the properly anchored seat […]
The Family Recovery Center in Longmont, CO uses what they call “duct tape therapy” in an approach designed to help the families of addicts. Participants in the program are encouraged to put a strip of imaginary duct tape over their mouths whey they are tempted to react inappropriately. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the […]
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. […]