Well, not exactly, but the money it helps raise just might. Ten year old Ashley Nicole, after surviving a cancer scare herself, is now raising money for cancer research by selling her duct tape creations. Ashley’s efforts provide funds for the Children With Cancer Foundation. You can see, and purchase, her unique creations here.
Star ice skater Sam Attwater promoted this year’s Celebrity Dancing On Ice competition in an interview that included talking about using gaffers tape to fix his skates Attwater told the Scunthorpe Telegraph about using the “fix all” tape to repair his skates when the stitching broke. You can read the interview here. Tapenews.com is your […]
The April 8th edition of the online version of today’s Washington Post uses a humorous animated video about duct tape to make a statement about the Catholic Church’s response to ongoing sexual abuse charges. Click here to see their commentary. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your […]
3M’s recent “Off The Roll” competition is now closed to entries, and the judges have shared photos of some of the best entries. Click here to see some pictures that the maker of Scotch Brand tape shared with The Sun, a British web site. If you want to get ready for next year’s competition, here […]
Photographer and gadget hound Mike Martens has found a way to couple a $24,000 camera back to the lens of a $25 camera to come up with some pretty cool digital pictures. The contraption wouldn’t work without a foot long strip of gaffers tape to create a light proof seal-cost 8.3 cents! Here’s what he […]
Australian football team, The Demons, had to use gaffers tape to black out the logo of former sponsor Energy Watch after the company withdrew their sponsorship. The players took the initiative to hide the logo when the ceo of their ex-sponsor was forced to step down after making a series of racist and sexist remarks […]
There have been a number of stories in the news about parents and care givers being arrested after restraining children with duct tape. Chinese performance artist presented a performance art piece on the street by wrapping herself in tape and cloth. She finished the performance by trying to escape the tape bonds while blindfolded. For […]
It was his knowledge of movie production that led to Stephen Workman’s arrest when he was charged with murder in Daytona Beach, FL. It appears that Workman tied up his victim with gaffers tape, a product most criminals don’t know about and can’t easily access. Police discovered Workman’s victim bound with the tape and were […]
Here’s a great article about how what begins as temporary policies or rules eventually become permanent just because the stick around for so long. The red tape becoming duct tape is certainly a fitting analogy. Click here to read. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your interesting […]
The British newspaper The Sun has some amazing pictures today of sculptures made of carton sealing tape. Click here and see for yourself. 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