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Duck Tape Turns up at WonderCon with Cosplay Repair Booth

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We like cosplay around here, despite the fact that I am not much for dressing up (I even shun pants). People who like to go to conferences like ComicCon or WonderCon are a bit more enthusiastic about getting dressed up than I am. The catch homemade costumes is that they aren’t always the most durable clothing items.

Enter the folks from the Duck Brand Tape. They teamed up with the Syfy’s Cosplay Melee to provide tape repair services up at this year’s WonderCon, offering to enhance or fix costumes at no cost.

They brought a wide variety of colors and finishes to take on any cosplay emergency at hand. These guys should consider doing this at every convention where there are cosplayers on hand.

[via Fashionably Geek]

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If Somebody Throws This Pokéball Bouquet, You’d Better Catch ‘Em All

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I choose you, Pikachu. Here’s a rose. Real roses are lovely, but the problem is that their beauty fades and they soon die. That’s why these made by nerds, made for nerds, duct tape roses are awesome.

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They look like Pokémon Pokéballs, and are made by Etsy shop QuirkyQrafts. They come in a variety of colors, and sizes, and prices start around $17(USD) for a single rose. That’s not a lot to pay when you are a nerd who loves another nerd.

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It’s a gift they will remember forever and in a sense, just like with a real Pokéball, this means that you have caught them. Just don’t make them fight against others in big arenas. That would be taking the metaphor way too far.

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[via Geekologie]

Where Has This Been All Our Lives: Keychain Duct Tape

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If you know anything about anything, it’s that Duct Tape is king. Duct Tape fixes everything: broken cups, broken glasses, broken furniture, broken promises and broken marriages. If we could have marital relations with Duct Tape… we probably would. So imagine our excitement at finding this: the Keychain Duct Tape. It’s a tiny tape dispenser that you can use as a keychain. It’s perfect for little jobs where Duct Tape could come in handy, which, as we’ve already established, is pretty much any job. It comes in Stainless Steel or Brass, and fits 18″ of Gorilla Tape or 24″ of Gaffers Tape. It’s about the size of a tube of Chapstick, and costs $20.

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Duct Tape Serenity: Serenitape

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Duct tape is a wonderful invention. It can be used for all sorts of things from the actual taping of ducts to holding the windshield or fender on your car. You can also use duct tape as an artistic medium, as a dude named Jacob LaRocca demonstrated at the World Maker Faire.

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He built an impressively accurate replica of Serenity from Firefly made completely out of duct tape. The little light-colored sections you see are rolled up bits of duct tape with the sticky adhesive on the outside.

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This thing is awesome. In total, it took Jacob 23 pounds of duct tape and over 110 hours of work to build the ship. I bet his hands were a sticky mess after a day’s work on this thing. Check out the complete build log up on Imgur.

[via Makezine]

Artist Makes Awesome Pics from Duct Tape

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Silence is golden, duct tape is silver… or orange, red, blue, or white. Duct tape can fix just about anything and is one of the best inventions ever. A artist named Rianna from DuctTapeDesigns has created some very cool art using duct tape as the medium.

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Rianna does fantastic work and if I couldn’t see the detail showing the tape, I would think these were paintings. Doctor Who fans will immediately recognize the TARDIS and Dalek made from tape. I really like the Iron Man and Batman work. The Dexter one is also a favorite.

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I always wonder how long it takes to make art like this. I’ve watched some artists work before and sometimes the process is much faster than you might expect, but these look really complicated. Which of these is your favorite?

[via Neatorama via The Awesomer]

FiberFix Could Be Even Better Than Duct Tape

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That headline is hard to believe I know, but it just might be true. Despite all of the things that we can do with duct tape, FiberFix may just come out ahead. FiberFix is a special tape that hardens into a steel-like material that is 100 times stronger than duct tape. Yeah, see what I mean? That is some amazing stuff.
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Imagine repairing an item with this stuff. Chances are that it won’t break in the same spot again. It comes in airtight pouches because the resin that makes it so strong is activated with water. For the most part you can just use the stuff right out of the box because there is enough moisture in the air, but if you need to you can soak it in water. Just apply it to your broken item, say, the wood handle of a shovel, and after 5 to 10 minutes the resin hardens and adheres to the item you can use it like nothing ever happened. In some cases it can take up to 24 hours to fully cure and reach maximum strength, so for some jobs you will want to leave it alone overnight.

Prices start at $6(USD) for a 1 inch wide by 40 inch long strip, and you can grab a combo pack with three different sizes of FiberFix for $20. Not bad. This stuff is amazing. You just have to make sure you handle it safely, you don’t want to get this stuff on your hands or skin.

[via Gizmodo via Oh Gizmo!]

FiberFix Is Like Duct Tape, Only Stronger, Possibly Better

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That’s a blasphemy, isn’t it? To suggest that there may be a better candidate for all-around everything-fixer-upper-for-the-home than duct tape is like suggesting McGuyver wasn’t that handy a guy after all. And yet science and technology march on, and we find out about FiberFix. It’s a special kind of tape that hardens into a steel-like material, which is 100 times stronger than duct tape. Once your objects are fixed with FiberFix, they won’t break in the same spot again. The tape comes in special airtight pouches because the special resin that powers this product’s magical powers is activated with water. And while there is usually enough moisture in the air for FiberFix to work properly without any additional step, you can help it along by briefly soaking the material in water beforehand. After 5 to 10 minutes the resin hardens and you can start using your broken item, although it can take up to 24 hours to fully cure and reach maximum strength. Special care needs to be taken not to get any of the stuff on your hands or scissors, because you’ll have a hard time getting it off afterwards.

So, ok, FiberFix is not quite like duct tape because once you’ve applied it, you can’t remove it. And you need to be kind of careful when you use it. But if it needs to stay fixed, this looks like a good choice. Prices start at $6 for a 1 inch wide by 40 inches long strip.

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Star Wars Duct Tape, Behold the Power of the Duct Side

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The Force is great and all, but if you have duct tape, why do we even need it anymore? Duct tape can do anything. And these days you can purchase duct tape in kinds of colors and themes. Now you can also get Star Wars duct tape. Use the tape, Luke!
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Star Wars duct tape is great for everyday uses like fixing household items, making crafts like wallets, patching up damaged X-Wing fighters, AT-ATs, protocol droids, or even Death Stars. Facebook commenter Chris Bugher put it best: “It has a light side a dark side and it binds to the universe together.”

It comes from the Duck tape brand and will start hitting stores soon. The design includes Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, and Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and the classic yellow Star Wars logo and Imperial symbol. How cool is that?

[via Geeks of Doom via Nerd Approved]

Camera Made out of Cardboard, Duct Tape and LEGO Actually Works

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Look at this amazing DIY camera. It looks pretty professional, but it is all homemade by Dominique Vankan who wanted to replicate the Autochrome Lumière color photography process developed by the Lumière Brothers back in 1907.

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The process uses dyed grains of potato starch as color filters. But to do this he needed a camera first. Buy one? Screw that. Dominique decided to build his own out of cardboard, duct tape and a few bits of LEGO. The end result is an awesome looking and fully-functional camera that he could take pride in. Here’s an example autochrome photograph taken with the camera:

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I wish I could build my own camera like this. My hat goes off to you Dominique. I hope you have plenty of grain and potato starch.

[Flickr via Make: via Neatorama]


Justin Bieber Duct Tape

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Back in my day when an artist came out with a new tape it was something you could listen to and not do household repairs with. Cross promotional marketing has taken a bizarre and illogical twist with Duck Tape Justin Bieber Print Justin Bieber Duct Tape, which features “four black and white images of the teen idol and incorporating hints of his favorite color — purple — the tape is sure to be a number one hit with “Beliebers” everywhere”. You hear that? It’s the sound of Bob Vila rolling his eyes right out of his socket.
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Don’t get us wrong, we love duct tape! If it can’t be duct, you’re fuct. And Justin Bieber, we’ve heard of him. So for fixing stuff, we always “leave it to Bieber”. I’m using it to fix a hole in my house so I don’t catch a Bieber fever. Ooops too late. What’s next, an MC Hammer hammer? A Lady Gaga pacifier? (press release)

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