Eloquent essay on duct tape and other “one off” do it yourself ideas. Thank you, Christian Science Monitor. 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
British specialty product marketer Ain’t Rocket Science has released tiny crime scene tape as part their tiny things product line. You can see it and make a purchase by clicking 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! […]
Rikki Finlay, X Factor stylist, keeps a roll of gaffers tape handy in her ongoing battle to guard against “wardrobe malfunctions”. Finlay’s job is to make sure that contestants on the British reality show look good no matter how extreme the demands are on their costumes. You can read more about how Finlay dresses X […]
A fund raising drive for a new playground at Baker Elementary School in Little Rock, AR featured a contest to duct tape Vice Principal Justin Robken to the wall. Home Depot donated the duct tape. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting tape news and we’ll […]
Duck Brand duct tape has announced the winners of this year’s Jack-O-Lantern “Stick or Treat” contest. The winner of the $1000 first prize was Erica M, with her Monster Squad entry. Contest participants used tape to decorate pumpkins rather than using the traditional carving method. You can see the winners by clicking here. Tapenews.com is […]
Medics in the U.S. military have added duct tape to the tools they are now using in the field. The stickiness and waterproof nature of duct tape have proved ideal for attaching paper records and other items that need to stay with injured soldiers when they are moved from the field to the next level […]
Aircraft mechanics disassembling a jumbo jet in England found a large stash of cocaine hidden in the plane’s lavatory. Air Salvage International engineers reported finding three suspect packages of white powder that they believed was cocaine wrapped in black gaffers tape. The smuggler’s bounty might have never been found if they had realized that gaffers […]
Australian chef and inventor Ross Patten says that his Rice Cube kitchen gadget, an item designed for making rice cubes for sushi began in his garage. After having the idea, Patten grabbed some lumber and a roll of gaffers tape and made the prototype, a device that now sells for $25 and it has made […]
Duct tape turned out to be the secret ingredient for the winner in West Virginia University’s 24th annual Pumpkin Drop. The Daily Athenaeum, WVU’s student newspaper, reported that the winning entry used duct tape, and a cardboard box to survive the drop. The event was a fund raiser for the Ronald McDonald House. Tapenews.com is […]
You can turn every day clothing into custom Halloween costumes with simple and inexpensive electrical tape. Here’s some quick ideas from a thrifty mom. 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.