Duct Tape, what useful stuff. You bought a bunch to hold your basement ductwork together. But, what to do with those leftover rolls? Well, to find out, I asked a few hundred "new friends" that I met at a recent convention. The creative brainpower was inspiring as they came up with 101...and here they are, the most resourceful activities ever devised:
1. Glasses. An acceptable way to get through to your next emergency optometry appointment...as long as you don't bump into anyone you actually know.
2. Tent repair. Save your camping trip should a tent pole break or the canvas rip.
3. Canoe patch. An ingenious fellow saved his five day canoe trip by duct taping a massive first-day hole that developed. The pressure from the water (outside) helped to hold the tape in place. He re-taped each night. The canoe was so badly battered at the end of the trip that he left it there. The unused duct tape roll made it home.
4. Tear in your Gortex. Rainwater dripping into a torn seam is one irritating thing.
5. Guerrilla-waxing for the ultimate outdoorswoman.
6. Secure the mouth of a 12' alligator, as done by the Florida Power and Light while working at the Orlando Airport.
7. Clothes line in the middle of nowhere from those handy Boy Scout Folks.
8. "X" your luggage for easier identification among the hundreds of other luggage in the airport luggage pickup carousel.
9. As used by Homeland security....foot placement markers in the airport screening areas.
10. Reflective jogging tape.
11. Patch your beach ball or kiddie pool.
12. Hurricane force-rated kite string.
13. Bicycle seat repair.
14. Practical joke toilet paper.
15. No gunny sack for the sack race? Tape contestants legs together instead.
16. Catch a bug. I mean, if you've been shipwrecked and you're really bored.
17. Church "Seat Belt" for visiting nephew.
18. Window screen "hole" tape.
19. Keep your water cooler waterproof.
20. Pimp up your child's tricycle.
21. Band-Aid on the spot. Precautions should be taken during the "rip off". Remember that your skin can not breathe through the nose.
22. Drag a splitter.
23. Fix an ice pack to the swollen ankle while hiking.
24. Sun protection for bald guys.
ski binding 25. Tape down your boots, you should break a tie.
26. Keep warm. belt around the waist in the event of zipperyour one piece ski suit or snowmobile suit break.
27. Wart remover. Put duct tape on wart. Remove tape and scrub area each night until wart is gone. The wart actually suffocates.
28. Substitute for fly paper.
29. Broken Pencils. Tape the break or eraser for extended life.
30. Book binders.
31. Label stuff.
32. Stick pictures up in your locker.
33. College student holder. Truly! A post-architectural student reportedly taped a fellow student up about 2' on a Wall. Also holds official smart-ass ship.
34. Wild Party Beer security. Ribbon beer in your hand.
35. Band around the cold soda to cool them.
36. Chip sealing bag.
37. Create the lines of makeshift sports event.
38. Mark your blind date (a double), so you know what you heard.
39. Mark the center line in your dorm room for territorial purposes.
40. Stop talking from your roommate.
41. Bookmarker. Fold one of the band inhalf.
42. Staple replacement.
43. Ceiling fan chain extender.
44. Bird house roofing system
45. Dog leash. The puppy chewed through the required legal restraint. Fast thinking and some duct tape kept this responsible pet owner from a ticket.
46. Make a dog toy. Cover newspaper in various shapes for more interesting toys.
47. Train your cat to keep off your table by adhering the tape to the table edges (sticky side up).
48. Secure your son's pet snake lid down for more rest for the visit of the mother-in-law.
49. Remove the tape from your pet snake child the cover for the start of your visit to ensure timely mother-in-law.
50. Patching a purse or pants ripped. If things are important for
51. Lint. Use when you run out the door to an important appointment or meeting.
52. Metallic looking boots. A daughter used ribbon on her boots for a "Trashion-fashion statement," if a show.
53. Having an astronaut suit.
54. Pressmannequins wigs in place.
55. Repair smashed pumpkins.
56. Create "Faux" Knives, Swords and Shields for effect.
57. School play set fixer-upper.
58. Hold the paper towel dispenser together in men's restrooms.
59. Hold the "Out of Order" sign up over the urinals that don't work, in the men's public restrooms.
60. Shoe flopping? Boots clopping? No need.
61. Blister prevention. Soften the inner heel of your new dress shoes.
62. Jock strap. (Who thinks of these things?)
63. Suspenders, belt.
64. Wallet or purse handle repair.
65. Make your pants bigger.
66. Make your pants smaller.
67. Gift Wrap Tape. There are some great colors even purple. Check it out.
68. Photo and Poster Tape. Drywall repair time saver tip: Use on windows.
69. Repairs, vacuum cleaner hose, steam cleaner hose and garden hose.
70. Instant rope for tying down that Big Box Store impulse purchase.
71. Temporary Baby Proofer. Softened sharp furniture corners and cover electrical outlets.
72. Diaper tape substitute.
73. Diet Assistant. Tape your refrigerator shut at night.
74. Glass safety. House or car broken windows to hold or cover jagged edges.
75. Picture Framing Tape: Seal the back of the picture for a more "professional" job.
76. Quick Temporary Fix for car or truck fenders. One van driver made from Michigan to Tennessee without having to re-tape up his front fender.
77. Re-attach your muffler or Tailpipe.
78. Reattach rear view mirror, side mirrors, satellite radio ......
79. friend uninsured motorist to back out side / rear window broken.
80. Create a strainer.
81. Ask a tow rope.
82. Spare keys. Paste the key parts of the house in a secret location to avoid the "lost key" to allow you to panic or to monitor a neighbor's house during his absence.
83. Be a hero. Tape of a secret key parts at the bottom of the car of his wife. If she calls, because it locked the keys in the car.Instant rescue. And you didn't even have to leave home.
84. Hold your mailbox to your post after a tornado, or wild driver accident.
85. Wrap your aluminum garden tool handles with duct tape to prevent the oxidized grey stuff from getting on your hands.
86. Quickie crime scene tape.
87. Reinforcement for paper plates.
88. Mark the handle of the decaf coffee pot so it is easily identifiable from regular.
89. Reinforce old packing boxes.
90. Hold the back on the TV remote.
91. Tape up a mirror over the bed for a more romantic evening.
92. Quickie hinge.
93. Hold down loose carpet.
94. Secure wiring or chords down across the floor to avoid tripping.
95. Patch a vinyl siding hole.
96. Hold rubber roofing seams together until you can get the roofing sealer.
97. Secure a political poster picture up for dart practice.
98. Paint a straight edge, a substitute for blue painters tape.
99. Make lawn ornaments.
100. Prom dress. Yep, just Google it.
101. Use as a metaphor (sticky and inexpensive) for marketing your business...as in "Duct Tape Marketing"!
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