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, […]
Making a custom “one of a kind” IPad case is quick and easy. A little printed duct tape can give your case a personality that reflects the owner. Here’s some ideas to get you started. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll […]
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 […]
An disruptive passenger on board a flight from Reykjavik to New York was reportedly duct taped to his seat by fellow passengers. The man apparently drank an extensive amount of duty-free liquor, and proceeded to walk about the cabin yelling and spitting on other passengers. Fortunately for everyone else, someone remembered to pack a roll of […]
Scotch tape is a vinyl tape that has a thousand uses and now it has another amazing one. An unassuming roll of Scotch Tape can enable you to see through solid objects (a solid piece of frosted glass, that is). Need take a peek through a frosted window? Pull off a piece of tape […]
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” […]
When a Port Charlotte, FL mother learned that her daughter’s school bus driver had forced the children on her bus to tape each others’ mouths shut to keep them quiet, her response was “It breaks my heart. She doesn’t get that sort of treatment at home”. The official spokesman for the school system’s response: “It […]
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, […]
Duct tape may have gotten its name because earlier versions of the product were used to hold sheet metal heating ducts together, but today’s version of the hardware store staple is not up to the task. If your ducts leak warm (or cool) air, then you’ll need a tape with specially formulated adhesive that is […]