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“Off The Roll” Competition Generates Some Amazing Sculptures

“Off The Roll” Competition Generates Some Amazing Sculptures

3M’s recent “Off The Roll” competition is now closed to entries, and the judges have shared photos of some of the best entries. Click here to see some pictures that the maker of Scotch Brand tape shared with The Sun, a British web site. If you want to get ready for next year’s competition, here […]

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Camera Sandwich With Gaffers Tape In The Middle

Camera Sandwich With Gaffers Tape In The Middle

Photographer and gadget hound Mike Martens has found a way to couple a $24,000 camera back to the lens of a $25 camera to come up with some pretty cool digital pictures. The contraption wouldn’t work without a foot long strip of gaffers tape to create a light proof seal-cost 8.3 cents! Here’s what he […]

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Aussie Footballers Don’t Wait For New Uniforms

Aussie Footballers Don’t Wait For New Uniforms

Australian football team, The Demons, had to use gaffers tape to black out the logo of former sponsor Energy Watch after the company withdrew their sponsorship. The players took the initiative to hide the logo when the ceo of their ex-sponsor was forced to step down after making a series of racist and sexist remarks […]

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Do It To A Kid-It’s A Crime.  Do It To Yourself-It’s Art

Do It To A Kid-It’s A Crime. Do It To Yourself-It’s Art

There have been a number of stories in the news about parents and care givers being arrested after restraining children with duct tape. Chinese performance artist presented a performance art piece on the street by wrapping herself in tape and cloth.  She finished the performance by trying to escape the tape bonds while blindfolded. For […]

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Gaffers Tape Leads Police To Murder Suspect

Gaffers Tape Leads Police To Murder Suspect

It was his knowledge of movie production that led to Stephen Workman’s arrest when he was charged with murder in Daytona Beach, FL. It appears that Workman tied up his victim with gaffers tape, a product most criminals don’t know about and can’t easily access. Police discovered Workman’s victim bound with the tape and were […]

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How Red Tape Magically Turns Into Duct Tape

How Red Tape Magically Turns Into Duct Tape

Here’s a great article about how what begins as temporary policies or rules eventually become permanent just because the stick around for so long. The red tape becoming duct tape is certainly a fitting analogy. Click here to read. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting […]

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British Sculptors Are “On A Roll”

British Sculptors Are “On A Roll”

The British newspaper The Sun has some amazing pictures today of sculptures made of carton sealing tape. Click here and see for yourself. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll share it with the world! Thetapeworks.com

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Why The Gettysburg Address Sticks In Your Mind

Why The Gettysburg Address Sticks In Your Mind

Harmon Leon, a San Francisco comic, is currently appearing in his one man show Who Killed Smile Time, as Abraham Lincoln. Leon’s costume includes a beard made of gaffers tape which he wears while delivering Lincoln’s famous speech. You can read more about his show here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s […]

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Duct Tape Makes A Powerful Statement

Duct Tape Makes A Powerful Statement

People from around the country, including students from Rutgers and city residents from New Brunswick, NJ are joining together to protest the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida. The Rutgers students covered their mouths with duct tape in a silent protest against the shooting death of Martin and the subsequent investigation. You can read more […]

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I’m Pretty Sure That It Is Not Edible

I’m Pretty Sure That It Is Not Edible

We love The Myth Busters and always look forward to a new season.  I’m constantly amazed that these guys are still alive. There is a promo out now for the first show of this season, and they are revisiting new uses one of our favorite products-duct tape. In the March 25 program, the myth busting […]

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