Alice In Chains is back on tour and co-founder Jerry Cantrell finds himself reminiscing about the good old days for the grunge pioneers. Talking about their glory days in the 1990’s and touring with Van Halen, Cantrell says that once, as a prank, the Van Halen crew covered the stage in gaffers tape, sticky side […]
When Pascale Honore, an Australian woman, was paralyzed in an accident, she was no longer able to participate in outdoor activities with her sons. All that changed when her son’s friends actually duct taped Ms. Honore to his back and hit the waves. The adventure was captured in the documentary Duct Tape Surfing.
One interesting fact that has come to light in the ongoing legal drama surrounding alleged Colorado mass shooting suspect James Holmes is that the FBI has someone they call a “duct tape expert”. The FBI forensic scientist testified in a hearing involving bombs that were found in Holmes apartment and when questioned about her area […]
It seems the trend of homemade boat races are taking off a bit more this fall, as we’ve covered many a duct tape regatta. This strategy is no exception to those abroad, as the International Pirates decide that the only solution is even more duct tape! Take a look at it here.
Last weekends’ Duct Tape Festival in Avon, OH, was “all things duct tape” to a crowd of over 40,000. Parades, a fun run, craft shows and a fashion show were all part of the activities in the tenth anniversary celebration of this iconic product. Click here to see some great pictures and to read more […]
One of our favorite new websites is Gizmag, so we were pleased when they turned up in our daily search for gaffers tape news. This particular review was about a blue tooth headset designed to be installed inside motorcycle headsets. Gizmag liked the Sena SM10, but found they needed to pull out the gaffers tape […]
The official media guidelines for Phoenix, AZ courtrooms mandates that ” All floor cables must be taped down with cloth gaffer’s tape. Tape should not be placed on walls or paneling. All tape applied should be removed after the proceeding. Tape on floor must not create a safety hazard.” If you’re a reporter headed to court […]
An emergency exit door blew open on a flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong on Monday. According to a passenger report, one flight attendant hid under her chair while some passengers “wept in terror.” Instead of landing, the crew stuffed the partially-open door full of pillows that were gaffers-taped together. Read more about the incident […]
A school in Berkshire, England is searching for a missing satellite project that disappeared from the sky several days ago. Students launched a helium-balloon supported camera on Saturday, watching it rise 21 miles before parachuting down in an unknown area. The project is more than year’s work for the students, so they have put out […]
A doctoral student from Purdue University created a robotic claw arm from tape. Manuel Ochoa used a laser to reduce scotch tape to 1/10th of its original thickness, and this tiny claw can successfully grip and hold onto drops of water. To read more about it, click here. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the […]