Elusive Red Tiger
I got a new crafty toy for Christmas that I want to tell you about. The Siizix Vintaj Bigkick Embossing and Shape-Cutting Machine. You can use it to emboss and etch designs into metal blanks to make fun jewelry. I don’t have any of the metal dies yet but you can also use it on…
I found a few fun snippets about duct tape on the internet that I wanted to share with you all! First, here is a tutorial on how to use duct tape to wrap cords without making the cord sticky. This could be helpful for musicians, or even just a way to keep your extension cords,…
I was reading this article from the Erie-Times News. The topic is decorating your dorm room using duct tape. Some of the items they mention are frames, lanyards, tablet sleeves, and pencil cups. But my personal favorite was the desk chair featured in this picture: I totally want to try this so this may…
So I just found out something that I am going to have to try soon. Apparently if you pull duct tape apart quickly in the dark, it turns blue. This is an example of triboluminescence, which is a glow given off when certain materials are under mechanical stress or friction. I haven’t tried this yet,…
In the 1940s, Vesta Stoudt, an employee at an ammunition packing plant in Illinois and a mother with two boys in the Navy, wrote a letter to president Franklin D. Roosevelt suggesting that ammunition cases be sealed with a “strong cloth tape.” The U.S. military then asked Johnson & Johnson to create a waterproof, cloth-based…