A McDonalds’ diner in Mumbai, India was more than a little surprised to discover a roll of adhesive tape in the salad that she ordered from the fast food chain. Mcdonald’s assured the customer that she had responded “yes” when the counter clerk asked her “would you like tape with that?” Here’s a link to […]
Adhesive backed Velcro is a great product for a long term solution when you need to stick two things together and then remove them, over and over. The problem with adhesive backed Velcro is that is is designed for a long term, “semi permanent” solution, so it does not remove easily or cleanly. You can […]
Duct tape craft items are everywhere, and usually don’t merit a mention in this blog. Occasionally, we come across something so clever that it can’t be ignored. This posting on Pinterest, which, at first appears to be feather earrings are actually made from precisely cut pieces of duct tape.
British fashion designer Christopher Kane’s pink silk dress has been named by style blogger Susanna Lau as “dress of the year”. His design features random strips of black gaffers tape affixed to the dress to give bold details to an otherwise light and bright garment. See the dress and read more about the selection by […]
In preparation for the shooting of a new BBC crime drama, street access was blocked by stringing barricade tape between lamp posts and street signs to block pedestrian access. Read more here.
High end bike whell manufacturer HED makes a carbon fiber wheel that costs over $2000. Their “Big Deal” wheel weighs only 450 grams. In order to prevent the inner spoke nipples from causing the wheel to leak, the rim is lined with gaffers tape before the tire is mounted. If you got a spare $2000 […]
Among the many items German composer and performer Hauschka puts into his piano to get new sounds is gaffers tape. Playing something called “prepared piano”, he puts chains, hammers, ping pong balls and all sorts of other items to create new sounds. When he puts gaffers tape into the piano, he stands the roll on […]
Using gaffers tape to block holes and turbulence causing seams, a test driver was able to achieve 68.5 miles per gallon, 50 percent higher than the EPA specifications for the Mitsubishi Mirage that he was driving. You can read about the mileage challenge at the Popular Mechanics web site.
In a new twist on “duct tape as an art medium”, collage artist Tirtzah Bassel is creating “almost real time” art using duct tape while attending the Miami Art Basel. Bassel would wander the show during the morning hours and then create images of the art dealers and displays she saw, returning to the show […]
In order to demonstrate what he considers the ridiculousness of tight rope walking as a profession, comedian Bill Cosby, on The Tonight Show, demonstrated how it is done by walking a line of gaffers tape stuck on the stage. Humorous, yes. Death defying, not exactly.