I have written before about the ongoing debate about whether or not taping windows was a good idea when preparing for a hurricane. The prevailing wisdom now is that it is unnecessary and may actually make things worse. Actually window taping started in England during World War 2 and it was intended to address a […]
An Illinois middle school has made the Guiness Book of World Records for the world’s largest masking tape ball. Matt Harding’s class at Cowherd Middle School created the sticky sphere from 200 lbs. of the paper tape and it is now over 60 inches in diameter. While holding a record, their creation comes no where […]
With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the Northeast, we thought it might be a good time to re-post our March 2012 article regarding taping windows as hurricane preparation. Meeting in Orlando, FL this week, the National Hurricane Conference is making a new recommendation to homeowners as we approach the hurricane season that starts in June. […]
The General Services Administration, in a clumsy attempt to cover up its free spending past, is using duct tape to cover up the names of former GSA Administrators on a building sign. Duct tape now conceals the names of former GSA Administrator Martha Johnson and Public Buildings Commissioner Robert Peck. Both officials have been linked […]
The “Naked Men” show at the Leopold Museum in Vienna is being promoted by a series of posters featuring naked men that have been placed around the city. The show features famous images of naked men and focuses on different artistic styles for presenting the male form. Parts of some of the posters have been […]
The Florida Wildlife Commission is investigating a new themed birthday party concept that involves swimming with a live alligator in your own swimming pool. The company that produces the parties, Alligator Attractions, closes up the gator’s mouth with gaffers tape and then puts it in the pool with the party attendees, children included. You can […]
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 […]
Runway fashions at New York’s Fashion Week wasn’t just about clothes. Hair was a big deal too. Hair stylist Guido used strips of electrical tape, white and black, to highlight models hair in the Alexanger Wang show. No word yet if Guido will push the “bald” look in his next show, after the models try […]
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 […]
Iconic public radio live music show Mountain Stage made sure its production gear found its way to The University of Alaska Fairbanks campus by labeling its equipment with bright yellow gaffers tape. The show, taped on August 16 at Davis Concert Hall, featured Alaska performers. It will air on radio stations across the country between […]