BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: KT
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 03:57 PM

Works wonders as a WART REMOVER! NO KIDDING!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: artbrooks
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 04:27 PM

I see that this "99 uses" thread now has 102 posts. How about using duct tape to tie the hands of anybody who comes up with anymore?

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: GUEST,Al
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 07:39 PM

Banjo mute.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:30 PM

Hey Alex...have you ever tried wrapping the instrument case in paper or cloth first and *then* taping the whole thing up in duct tape? Seems to me you could avoid that nasty sticky residue that way.

Mmario...Don't forget they measure you for "Medieval Moccasins" with duct tape as well as bodices and tights. Which leads me to ask: How *did* they measure you in Medieval times if they did not have duct tape??

And lastly, my very own confession.

I just this past weekend bought a roll of black duct tape for the sole purpose of fixing the rip in the underside of the dashboard of my 1984 rabbit convertible. It had a nasty verticle slit in it that made the covering curl up to either side. So, I cut the part of the piece off where it was ripped, and now, I'm gonna duuuuuuct tape it where there aint no more vinyl!

Is there rehab or a 12 step for this?

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:32 PM

OOPS! I quoted from Alex, and it should have been Mousethief. My bad.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: IvanB
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:48 PM

artbrooks, just because there are 102 (actually 106 with this one, unless someone else is typing right now and beats my submission) posts doesn't mean there have been 99 uses for duct tape published yet. Some posts were merely commentary on others.

Right now my desk chair is rolling back and forth over a large patch of duct tape because I've broken through my chair mat. It's been this way for several months, however there's a new mat waiting in the garage for me to vacuum my office so I can lay it down. Who knows when that'll happen.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:49 PM

Oh, and I forgot...the St. Paulie Girl?

Duct tape. What, you think those things are filled with helium or something?

Fibula Mattock is absolutely right.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: 53
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:59 PM

I used it to tape up one of my road hardened or should I say destroyed hard shell cases.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: JenBurdoo
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 01:27 AM

Here's one: It makes for some very funny comic books. See www.nodwick.com for details -- it's a Dungeons and Dragons parody about a henchman whose manipulative employers use him to set off traps, bait dragons, as a doorstop, etc, and whose cleric therefore uses Duct Tape (tm) to make him serviceable again. Made with Glue of the Gods, this magical product can reattach severed limbs and even revive the recently dead. Example sequence:
"What happened to me?"
"You were chewed in half by giant shrews. We taped you back together."
"So that's why my feet are on backwards?"
Jennifer

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 03:44 PM

Household repair: Up until I got energetic and replaced the drain pipe it had been combat patched using a strip of rubber a plastic bag and firmly held in place with duct tape. It would still be there except the metal out side of the duct tape rotted away. I can attest that it will hold a 150 pound person to the propeller blade of a P-3 Orion. Would make it a handy baby sitting accessory. It works well as a sort of instant vice for cutting pipe too. Excuse me I think I hear a roll calling me now.... neil

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 03:44 PM

Household repair: Up until I got energetic and replaced the drain pipe it had been combat patched using a strip of rubber a plastic bag and firmly held in place with duct tape. It would still be there except the metal out side of the duct tape rotted away. I can attest that it will hold a 150 pound person to the propeller blade of a P-3 Orion. Would make it a handy baby sitting accessory. It works well as a sort of instant vice for cutting pipe too. Excuse me I think I hear a roll calling me now.... neil

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Sonnet
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 07:03 PM

I used to put a piece of duct tape on the soles of my daughter's Irish dancing heavy shoes if the stage was slippery at a feis. You score few points for falling on your bum! Also useful under tap shoes to prevent damage to wooden floors.

J.McS

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: GUEST,J
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 07:12 PM

Another pair of prom outfits from from duct tape - this one with a picture: http://www.boston.com/news/daily/23/duct_tape_prom.htm

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:02 PM

Holy God. Those Renaissance outfits look better than some I've seen that cost considerably more.

I will add, howe'er, that Miladies is a tad anachronistic.

Not that I am a costume nazi. My motto is, "wear whatcha want, so long as the boss don't mind".

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Mr Red
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:06 PM

use number 115 (out of 99)
Cut into squares to use as tiles.
if not big enough they can be stretched because they are - Ductile
Just Duct for cover.......

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 28 May 07 - 03:55 PM

FROM THE PROCEDURAL MANUAL

Problem-- BAD window in a rented house, conveneitnly located in the shady part of the porch and well out of the rain; storms and screens fit for sh*t and incomplete, but need an outer screen for seasonal use of a small twin-fan-type exhaust fan. Redeems an otherwise unusable room that needs good ventilation, into playroom, daytime napping space, occasional classroom, occasional childcare room, and one of Mmario's favorite places to sleep when the house is full-up. Outer parts of window all oldstyle aluminum siding, except for actual wood of window sashes. Unheated and very drafty section of house-- winter use very slight. Sashes also no longer work easily due to settling, warping, etc.

Solution: Mount permanent screen from the outside. Use celotex or plexi panel for winter insulation to mount from the inside when it's time to close the room for the winter. Install fan in summer when its warm enough to need it and it can be left for the season; remove when winter heating season gets serious after Indian Summer, and install insulating panels.

Procedure:
1. Break the remaining glass on the remaining storm window panel, obviating the need to get the other aluminum frame re-glazed. (Let it fall out onto the woodpile under the window, CHECK)
2. Caulk ever-falling upper sash and screw in permanent, tightly- closed position (CHECK)
3. Dig up unused roll of black nylon screen and estimate size suitability. (CHECK-- it's an inch too small on two sides and an inch too long on one.)
4. Bypass duct-tape hunt through house and camper; proceed indirectly to WalMart for new roll; purchase after ice-cream stop. (CHECK, narrowly missing known associates for mandatory Wally World chitchat.)
5. Send man-- who moved woodpile to clean up broken glass without consultation with wife, blocking access to window she could FINALLY have fixed all by herself-- for favorite ladder. (CHECK)
6. Wife: Duct tape screen fabric onto side wall of porch, using porch siding as leveling guide. Extend size of patch on three sides, with multiple rows of neatly-pressed duct tape. At bottom, run a line of tape as a reference/place to grab for tightening patch during installation. (CHECK)
7. Wife: Peel neatly-prepared patch off porch wall and bring to installation site. (CHECK)
8. Wife: Hand patch up to man on ladder and instruct on placement after eyeballing center/level. (CHECK)
9. Man: Follow instructions carefully and manfully, attaching top (only) of patch, tightly. Come down and remove ladder when asked.
10. Wife: Trim off excess at bottom of patch. Finish tightening and taping from the bottom edge. (CHECK)
11. Man: Put ladder back in place and tighten/press down sides of patch. (CHECK)
12. Couple: Congratulate/thank one another, admire effect of patch, clean up site. (CHECK)

If completed successfully, proceed to fan installation procedure manual.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 May 07 - 11:28 PM

Scavenge tip:

Mains fans are used to draw air out of computer cabinets - I'm taking about those 5-7 ft high metal 'server' cabinets - they are usually wired as a seperate pluggable unit. Can be found at places that recycle such second hand cabinets. Duct tape will easily hold them in place for a few months, if you mount them on a board or piece of plexiglass.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Gurney
Date: 29 May 07 - 12:52 AM

For burglars: tape over the window you intend to break. It doesn't soung like glass, then.

For boaties: Tape the tank on top of the outboard. I had a split priming bulb and suspect one-way valves. Went to a plain length of hose and blew hard in the tank filler to prime the motor.

Hey, it was early in the trip and a long way to row. It worked perfectly, but not prettily.

That 'F4' tape mentioned above is in common use by airlines. It comes in two varieties, named after the highest recommended speed to be used when it is holding bits to the 'plane. 600mph & 1000mph, or something. If the door-catch is dickey, they tape the door shut!

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: open mike
Date: 29 May 07 - 01:16 AM

www.ducktapeclub.com/
http://www.ducttapeguys.com/duckvsduct.html

it has also been used for fund raising events
where someone )often the hight school principal)
is taped to a wall for donations...
http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/walltapings/

this comes with a warning to not try it at home...

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 May 07 - 04:37 AM

Useful for taping the handle of the Dyson vacuum to the hose bit, because the little plastic strip has broken that keeps the latch in place. Trouble is, this no longer leaves the catch available for easy release so a handy supply is fed round the hose of the Dyson for future reference.

Also works with ordinary sticky tape.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 May 07 - 02:24 PM

I've heard it said that Silence is Golden, but Duct Tape is Silver.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 10:30 PM

Unruly passenger taped to seat on Icelandair flight

> A. Pawlowski, NBC News contributor

> PHOTO Courtesy of andyellwood.tumblr.com
> An Icelandic man who reportedly drank too much and became unruly on a New York-bound flight was taped to his seat, witnesses and authorities say.

> A passenger who became unruly after allegedly drinking too much alcohol had to be taped to his seat on a trans-Atlantic flight, witnesses and authorities said.

> A startling photo of the subdued man ended up on a blog run by New York businessman Andy Ellwood, who said he received the picture from an acquaintance who witnessed the incident.

> ...

> Icelandair did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but a spokesman for the airline confirmed the incident to Icelandic media, adding that plastic ties and tape are standard on board flights to help in such situations. [i.e they do this a lot?]

Well, it looks like Duct Tape (and a tie-wrap around his knees).

John

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: GUEST,Fossil at work
Date: 04 Jan 13 - 11:01 PM

Another one from today: attach a Windex to the top of a sailing dinghy's mast prior to a race. Didn't win though!

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 05 Jan 13 - 04:58 AM

Put some over Cristina Kirshner's mouth!

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Jan 13 - 08:38 AM

I put some around the metal clasp of my glasses case. The metal has the kind of profile and edges that could scratch the glass, if you are not careful. The glue does harden and as a result the tape needs replacing. But at least I can see to do it.....

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Ed T
Date: 05 Jan 13 - 09:44 AM

I used it to hold my artificial Christmas tree box together in storage. I also used it to seal out moisture from the junction where my outdoor electric lights join.

I have the traditional silver, brown and the camo colours - and also the 100 mph military and 1000 mph variations. I haven't tested the MPH effectiveness, as I don't need a speeding ticket:)

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Ed T
Date: 05 Jan 13 - 09:48 AM

A few years ago, I used duct tape to temporarily hold down a tarp over my convertible car top- while I was waiting for a new top. The car was primed to be repainted. Bad mistake, as the glue residue (that came loose from sun exposure) was sure hard to get off.

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Mr Red
Date: 07 Jan 13 - 10:09 AM

My tape is monochromatic in the true sense of the word.

As you would expect....

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 07 Jan 13 - 11:32 PM

I am using it to hold the cherry floor boards to each other as they are too hard to put a nail through but they were bouncing around. (The floor is disintegrating due to powder mill beetles but there is no reno in the near future.)

Subject: RE: BS - 99 great uses for Duct Tape!!!
From: Jack Campin
Date: 08 Jan 13 - 09:15 AM

Attach a prison escape kit to a cat:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20920848

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR7SB67hKKY

http://www.chicosabetudo.com.br/2013/01/05/arapiraca-gato-e-flagrado-levando-serras-brocas-e-celular-para-dentro-de-presidio/