Mississippi high school students built a duct tape boat as part of a fund raising effort for threir friend Tyler Youngblood, who is battling leukemia. They launched their duct tape canoe in the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor in order to raise awareness and money. Unfortunately, after they rescue their friend, the boat builders may need […]
The London Olympics are four months away, but gaffers tape has already won a medal. Sara Edworthy, venue coordinator for this years Olympics, spends her days looking for loose door knobs, drooping signs and thousand of other problems that might prevent smooth operations when the games begin. Once the games get started, she will head […]
Florida technical college student Patrick Varnadore rose to the challenge of his classmates by covering his 1986 Chrysler with duct tape. He’s about 60 percent finished with covering the car with orange tape and is working on recreating the look of the car from the Dukes of Hazard television show completely with tape. Varnadore’s feat […]
In perusing a Gizomodo .com list titled “100 Tips From A Professional Photographer“, we came across at least three that make absolutely no sense. #16. Girls dig photographers. #26. Tape up any logos on your camera with black gaffers tape– it brings a lot less attention to you. #47. Don’t pamper your camera. Use and abuse […]
Gibson’s custom guitar building shop is taking their Signature replica series guitar building to what might be considered a ridiculous level. The replica of Metallica’s Kirk Hammet’s 1979 Flying V even includes three strips of black gaffers tape on the back, apparently applied because the finish had started to crack. You can read more aobut […]
Seminal British punk band The Stranglers had a very effective way to deal with “difficult” music critics during their heyday. The gaffer taped their hands together and kidnapped them! You can see the revived lineup of The Stranglers at Rock Cafe in Prague this Friday at 8:00 pm. Best leave your opinions at home. […]
Boston police suspect fraternity hazing after finding five shivering students in their underwear, bound with duct tape, in the basement of an Ashford Street house. The students, believed to be members of Boston University’s Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, were covered with mustard, hot sauce and honey. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s […]
Well, not exactly, but the money it helps raise just might. Ten year old Ashley Nicole, after surviving a cancer scare herself, is now raising money for cancer research by selling her duct tape creations. Ashley’s efforts provide funds for the Children With Cancer Foundation. You can see, and purchase, her unique creations here.
Star ice skater Sam Attwater promoted this year’s Celebrity Dancing On Ice competition in an interview that included talking about using gaffers tape to fix his skates Attwater told the Scunthorpe Telegraph about using the “fix all” tape to repair his skates when the stitching broke. You can read the interview here. Tapenews.com is your […]
The April 8th edition of the online version of today’s Washington Post uses a humorous animated video about duct tape to make a statement about the Catholic Church’s response to ongoing sexual abuse charges. Click here to see their commentary. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your […]