It is common practice in the world of high dollar super car design to use gaffers tape to attempt to modify the shape and curves of a car under construction to hide the details from the prying eyes of the automotive press. Porsche realized early on that there was no way to hide the prototypes […]
An apparent duct tape shortage in the lower 48 is the result of residents of Fairbanks, Alaska hoarding the precious commodity in anticipation of the annual Red Green Regatta, held in that Alaska city every year. Local residents build boats from readily available materials, which must include at least one roll of duct tape. You […]
The Mission Folk Fest, a music and arts festival held every summer near Vancouver, Canada features a contest where stage techs try to see how many items they can attach to their tool belts using only gaffers tape. Our recommendation is that if you want to win that you start with very small items. […]
Two students from Desert Ridge High School in Tempe, AZ were among the big winners in Duck Tapes “Stuck At The Prom” contest. The two teens will receive $5000 scholarships for their prom clothing creations made from duct tape. Click here to see pictures of the winners. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news […]
According to celebrity disher Perez Hilton, staff for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes put duct tape over camera lenses at the hotel where they were staying in Iceland in order to insure that no one knew about their marital problems. This happened, apparently, after Cruise’s wife and daughter joined him on location in Iceland for […]
Law enforcement officials in Livington, MT cited a Canadian truck driver in a fuel spill incident after the driver tried to fix a fuel tank leak with duct tape. The driver attempted to patch the leak with the universal fix-all before going to sleep. He was awakened in the middle of the night after the […]
Cutting edge classical performers Hilary Hahn and Volker Bertelman added the sound of tearing gaffers tape with their teeth to their performance in Iceland recently. Hahn, a violinist, and Bertelmann, who plays “prepared” piano (a piano with items placed inside it to modify the sound) concluded their recent performance in Reykavik, Iceland with Bertelmann removing […]
In a Youtube video announcing her new album, the singer Pink featured a gaffers tape wardrobe enhancement in order to make the video G rated. Pink gaffers tape would have really been more appropriate. Thetapeworks.com is the internet’s top choice for gaffers tape, batteries, mic stands, extension cords, audio cables and lots of other “Satisfaction […]
Lifehacker has a great “do it yourself” article about making very nice garden plant markers using metallic duct tape. Read the article here, then get some tape and give it a try. 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 […]
London’s The Telegraph reports that sightseers waiting to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee festivities gaffer taped umbrellas to their backs because they didn’t have tents or other shelter to protect them from the rain. You can read more about the festivities and how celebrants braved the elements by clicking here. Tapenews.com is […]