duct tape

Gadgets

Duct Tape With Embedded LEDs Opens Up A New Half-Arsed World

5:00AM Sean Fallon | Think about all of the half-arsed repairs we can already do with duct tape. Imagine what it would be like if embedded LEDs were thrown into the mix? We’re talking half-arsed upgrades here. More »
Gadgets

Nuclear Grade Duct Tape: You Wouldn’t Want To Be Gagged With This Stuff

8:40AM Sean Fallon | In case you missed it, there is a bigger, badder duct tape in town. Used mostly in the nuclear power, shipping and steel industries, this stuff can handle just about anything. More »
Gadgets

Use No. 7,853 For Duct Tape: Intricately Sculpted Batman Mask

5:10AM John Mahoney | Duct tape was the perfect medium for Instructables user seamster to craft this cool-looking Dark Knight-era Bat-mask for his mug. Halloween’s just around the corner, and no everyone can’t go as Sarah Palin, so if your costume/dominatrix supply shop is sold out of knee-high patent leather boots, librarian glasses and $US5,000 dresses from Barney’s, consider following along here. [Instructables] More »
Computers

If You Build a PC Case Out of Duct Tape, Geeks Will Come

10:00AM Sean Fallon | We all know duct tape has a million uses—but did you know that the actual figure is a million and one? It’s true—a bunch of geeks confirmed it when they succeeded in building a PC case entirely out of the sticky stuff. You laugh because it’s stupid, but you have to be impressed with the amount of thought these guys put into the project. They even managed to keep all of the components and the structure itself secure using rolled up duct tape support beams. If you would like to do the same for some reason, complete instructions are available on the project site. [Icrontic] More »