silver duct tape. Shelby chose the low tech approach in their introduction, making their iconic mechanical dino out of cardboard and covering it with sticky tape to make a approximation of the Transformers cartoon character Grimlock, a T-Rex. You can see Fake Grimlock if you click here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit […]
An article in last week’s New York Times Magazine describes the search for “total” silence in Alaska and other places around the world. The writer, Davyd Betchkal, describes himself as a “sound catcher” and uses a solar powered recording system to measure the sound level in some of the most remote places on earth. The […]
Jake Snider, a youth pastor in Decatur, IN has devised a heavenly craft for some of his kids. Rev. Snider created a project where teens he works with decorated inexpensive Bibles with duct tape patterns. Snider reports that teen boys in his youth group were quickly engrossed in the project. You can read more about […]
Well maybe not all the way to the moon (apologies to Jackie Gleason), but at least to the edge of outer space. Josh Taylor, an amateur astronomer from Surrey, England has sent a balloon up 118,00 feet with a payload consisting of a couple of cameras, a gps system for location and some hand warmers […]
Photographers can make custom “cells” for accessory storage inside their camera cases using gaffers tape and a little ingenuity. For details on this “sticky side out” project, click here. 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
An Australian man credits his wife saving his life after her quick thinking saved him from possible death from a snake bite. Andrew Richards, on a camping trip to Fraser Island, says his wife’s response to his being bitten by a eastern brown snake is why he is now on the road to recovery. Colleen, […]
Stars walk the red carpet at the Oscar Ceremonies but gaffers tape is the winner. Hollywood stylists revealed some of their Oscar night styling secrets to The Hollywood Reporter. Apparently, gaffers tape is a favorite among the fashionistas for making sure that nominees gowns look fabulous. Other favorites include cut up panty hose, wads of […]
One of the more mysterious specifications relating to duct tape is a number called “tensile strength“. Tensile strength is a measurement that determines how hard you can pull on a piece of tape before it breaks. When the Myth Busters wanted to build a bridge from duct tape, they first had to measure it’s tensile […]
Australian filmmaker Dave Jones uses giant puppets in his performance piece “Highly Strung“. Jones told the Huffington Post that one of their 45 foot puppets included a projector that was mounted inside the puppet’s mouth. Program material was generated by a remotely controlled ipod. How was the ipod attached to the puppet? With gaffers tape, […]
A Pennsylvania judge, Tommy Creany, ordered that a defendant in his court room have has mouth duct taped to stop outbursts during jury selection. The defendant, Erik Britt, was silenced by the judge after repeated attempts by Britt to disrupt the proceedings in the trial of his assault case. You can read the details here. […]