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www.ntnews.com.au Monday, August 30, 2010. NT NEWS. 23 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 30-A GE: 23 C LO- R: C M Y K Fact and figures on tape WEBSITE REVIEW IT MASQUERADES under many different names, which reflects the many different uses to which it can be put. It’s called duct tape, jesus tape, gaffer tape, hur- ricane tape or riggers tape. The Mythbusters geeks have been testing its powers out in recent epi- sodes and the web world has plenty of worshippers. Two of those are The Duct Tape Guys — Tim and Jim. The site is not particul- arly slick-looking, but it is an ode of love by Tim and Jim to what they call ‘‘The Ultimate Power Tool’’. It has links to preacher sermons that have used duct tape to get a biblical point across. There’s their YouTube clips on the many uses of duct tape (such as mincing garlic with a hammer while garlic is duct-taped to the chopping board). Then there’s the exten- sive duct tape art gallery, including pics of an Ameri- can flag made out of 1120 rolls of the stuff. They’ve got photo essays of the time a man was ‘‘ab- ducted’’ using duct tape and then taken shopping. And finally, of course, comes the practical joke applications, such as carcooning (which sees a car wrapped in gladwrap, then in duct tape). Tim and Jim have also taken their love of the tape beyond the internet and written The Jumbo Duct Tape Book. www.octanecreative.com/ ducttape/
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Fact andfigureson tape
WEBSITE REVIEW
IT MASQUERADES undermany different names,which reflects the manydifferent uses to which itcan be put.
It’s called duct tape,jesus tape, gaffer tape, hur-ricane tape or riggers tape.
The Mythbusters geekshave been testing itspowers out in recent epi-sodes and the web worldhas plenty of worshippers.
Two of those are TheDuct Tape Guys — Timand Jim.
The site is not particul-arly slick-looking, but it isan ode of love by Tim andJim to what they call ‘‘TheUltimate Power Tool’’.
It has links to preachersermons that have usedduct tape to get a biblicalpoint across.
There’s their YouTubeclips on the many uses ofduct tape (such as mincinggarlic with a hammerwhile garlic is duct-tapedto the chopping board).
Then there’s the exten-sive duct tape art gallery,including pics of an Ameri-can flag made out of 1120rolls of the stuff.
They’ve got photo essaysof the time a man was ‘‘ab-ducted’’ using duct tapeand then taken shopping.
And finally, of course,comes the practical jokeapplications, such ascarcooning (which sees acar wrapped in gladwrap,then in duct tape).
Tim and Jim have alsotaken their love of the tapebeyond the internet andwritten The Jumbo DuctTape Book.
www.octanecreative.com/
ducttape/
