Duct Tape in Everyday Life
To carry on the week of duct tape, I have come up with a small list of everyday uses.
Auto painting and repair: Grey is an excellent color to change your now sunflower yellow corvette. Not only can you change the color for pennies on the dollar, but you can patch those holes made from the rust.
Tattoos: So, you had Juanita's named tattooed on your arm and you are no longer with her. Don't pay for the expensive laser surgery, throw duct take on it. Then it is like having a blank slate. Break out the dark blue Sharpie and write George! Show off your new design at the escaped convicts meeting. They will love it.
Frostbite preventative: When you feel the sting of cold air and snow brushing up against your face at the Bears vs. Fudge Packers football game, slap some duct tape on your skin. It protects from the cold and water with the plastic barrier.
Wart remover: Please do not use this on genital warts. Nuf said.
Securing Toilet Seats: Often we guys have some female come into our homes or place of work and insist that the toilet seat be placed in a position other than the proper salute. Duct tape it into place. Better yet, duct tape the entire opening making it unusable by the person who keeps putting it down. (rolls eyes muttering) women...
Hair removal: When using duct tape to remove unwanted hair, rip the hair off with the grain. Going against the grain produces a tearing effect thus creating a bright red look to the underlying skin. For the stubborn hair growth like back hair, pinch the duct tape around the hair for better pulling power. Caution: this may hurt a little.
Improving Home Insulation: If you have one of those high traffic, drafty areas of the house the is rather dimly lit, grab the Saran Wrap and duct tape the opening to prevent air flow. This also creates seconds of enjoyment when someone walks into the clear plastic barrier.
Soundproofing: With a strip of duct tape, you can instantly lower the volume of that annoying Dora's Talking Kitchen that you put together on Christmas Adam. If you use two strips, it reduces the volume even more. This also works with the children that USE the Dora's Talking Kitchen.
Improving Gas Milage: Duct tape the bumpers of your vehicle sticky side out first. Usually, we end up duct taping the bumper back on, but this time, tape it before it breaks off. Then while in traffic, give another car a nudge and place the car in neutral thus adhering you to the other car.
Securing moving items: When you co-worker desk drawer keeps rolling out of the drawer slot because of pulling, use duct tape. Duct tape prevents the drawer from ever rolling open without a backhoe to pull it. This method can also be used for securing a handset to a phone, securing chairs to a desk and many other helpful office uses.
Commit a robbery: Oh, wait, Still Groovy already covered that.
Oh, yes, and as Bad Dogma has so nicely pointed out. Duct tape has been known or at least accused of taping ducts.
So, think about all of the uses for duct tape and meet me at the Duct Tape festival in Avon, Ohio on June 16.
Auto painting and repair: Grey is an excellent color to change your now sunflower yellow corvette. Not only can you change the color for pennies on the dollar, but you can patch those holes made from the rust.
Tattoos: So, you had Juanita's named tattooed on your arm and you are no longer with her. Don't pay for the expensive laser surgery, throw duct take on it. Then it is like having a blank slate. Break out the dark blue Sharpie and write George! Show off your new design at the escaped convicts meeting. They will love it.
Frostbite preventative: When you feel the sting of cold air and snow brushing up against your face at the Bears vs. Fudge Packers football game, slap some duct tape on your skin. It protects from the cold and water with the plastic barrier.
Wart remover: Please do not use this on genital warts. Nuf said.
Securing Toilet Seats: Often we guys have some female come into our homes or place of work and insist that the toilet seat be placed in a position other than the proper salute. Duct tape it into place. Better yet, duct tape the entire opening making it unusable by the person who keeps putting it down. (rolls eyes muttering) women...
Hair removal: When using duct tape to remove unwanted hair, rip the hair off with the grain. Going against the grain produces a tearing effect thus creating a bright red look to the underlying skin. For the stubborn hair growth like back hair, pinch the duct tape around the hair for better pulling power. Caution: this may hurt a little.
Improving Home Insulation: If you have one of those high traffic, drafty areas of the house the is rather dimly lit, grab the Saran Wrap and duct tape the opening to prevent air flow. This also creates seconds of enjoyment when someone walks into the clear plastic barrier.
Soundproofing: With a strip of duct tape, you can instantly lower the volume of that annoying Dora's Talking Kitchen that you put together on Christmas Adam. If you use two strips, it reduces the volume even more. This also works with the children that USE the Dora's Talking Kitchen.
Improving Gas Milage: Duct tape the bumpers of your vehicle sticky side out first. Usually, we end up duct taping the bumper back on, but this time, tape it before it breaks off. Then while in traffic, give another car a nudge and place the car in neutral thus adhering you to the other car.
Securing moving items: When you co-worker desk drawer keeps rolling out of the drawer slot because of pulling, use duct tape. Duct tape prevents the drawer from ever rolling open without a backhoe to pull it. This method can also be used for securing a handset to a phone, securing chairs to a desk and many other helpful office uses.
Commit a robbery: Oh, wait, Still Groovy already covered that.
Oh, yes, and as Bad Dogma has so nicely pointed out. Duct tape has been known or at least accused of taping ducts.
So, think about all of the uses for duct tape and meet me at the Duct Tape festival in Avon, Ohio on June 16.
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