- Hanging posters.
- Decorative book
cover.
- Fix broken tail
light on vehicle.
- Twist a long piece
into rope (thousands more uses).
- Tape wires down on
floor or out of the way.
- Tape wires back
together after splicing (much wider than electricians' tape).
- Reattach rear view
mirror.
- Repair cracked
windshield/window.
- Patch ripped
clothing.
- Hide unsightly
wallpaper seams.
- Repair broken
hoses.
- Repair broken fan
belt.
- Use as art medium.
- Fix broken book
binding.
- Band-Aid for
really big cuts.
- Attach leg splint
to broken leg.
- Wallpaper your
house (may be slightly expensive, but well worth it for the resulting sophisticated look).
- Reinforce pages in
3 ring binder.
- Cover up empty
drive bays.
- Fold in half and
use as bookmark.
- Disk labels.
- Rappelling
harness.
- Toilet paper.
- Hinge on cabinet
door.
- Repairing leak in
tire/inner tube.
- Taping annoying
people to walls, floor, ceiling, or bed.
- Holding together
computer cases.
- Hold up exhaust
pipe (doesn't last very long).
- Repair upholstery.
- Make lawn
furniture.
- Make lawn
decorations.
- Fix racquetball
racquets.
- Roll into a ball
for hockey practice.
- Mark lines on a
sporting event field.
- Clothing
all sorts.
- Can be use to wrap
duct work, but doesn't seal or hold up ducts very well.
- Use to pull
unsightly hair.
- Keeps pledges in
their place (also applies to siblings).
- Patches holes in
vinyl siding.
- An entire roll can
be used in place of a bedroom door to keep someone in for hours.
- Twisted correctly,
can be used as a billy-club.
- Wrapped around
newspaper to make a dog chew toy.
- Holding on book
covers.
- Reflective
lettering.
- Mute function for
humans.
- Contraceptive
device.
- Climbing rope.
- Earrings.
- Cover old pocket
folders -- lasts forever!
- Shoe designs.
- Girdle.
- Sealing envelopes
(in case you hate the taste of envelope glue).
- Replacement for
airplane glue.
- For store owners: great way to keep the wigs on mannequins.
- Seat belts that'll
REALLY keep the kids still.
- Closing chip bags.
- Make the stapler
obsolete!
- Putting up
Christmas lights (easy removal).
- Why bother with
waxing...
- Add several layers
to your car's bumpers for a much safer ride.
- Fix vacuum cleaner
hose.
- Tape ski boot to
your ski when the binding breaks.
- Repair seams of
ski gloves.
- Wrap around your
waist when your zipper splits in a one piece ski suit.
- Lift and separate
when you don't want to wear a bra or can't have straps showing.
- Hold temple onto
eye glasses.
- Fix printer.
- Make a wallet out
of it.
- Hold car hood
shut.
- Patch hole in
canoe.
- Fixing sets for
the school play.
- Making props look
more realistic.
- Make letter for
letter jacket.
- Hold your letter
to your letter jacket.
- Re-enforce the
phone cord.
- Hold batteries in
remote control.
- Play a CD (reflect
a laser beam onto a CD to play it).
- Stick pictures up
in your locker.
- Fix holes in your
Airwalks.
- Use instead of
nail polish.
- Hold pens
together.
- Belt.
- Wrap your ankle
for sports.
- Can be used in
place of handcuffs.
- Rings.
- Hold file cabinet
together.
- Hold shoe laces
together.
- Can replace shoe
laces.
- Can be used in
place of Velcro.
- Write term paper
on it.
- Graduation
present.
- Can be used to put
back together a shredded term paper.
- Stop your jeans
from fraying.
- Hair ties.
- Hold spikes to
your cleats.
- Make a book shelf.
- Necklace.
- Note cards.
- Remove lint from
clothes.
- Makes great bumper
stickers with a sharpie!
- Cook a baked
potato in it.
- Hold car door
shut.
- Tape plastic over
broken rear window in car.
- Tape down ripped
carpet.
- Tape sole of ratty
sneaker to body of sneaker.
- Hold speaker wire
to the back of speaker.
- Use it as a Biore
strip.
- Practical joke
toilet paper replacement.
- Makes a good bib.
- Put it on your
lawn and paint it green. Say good-bye to
mowing.
- Mouse trap.
- Fly paper.
- Tape your little
brothers' mouths shut.
- Use as vinyl
flooring.
- Cover rust holes
in your car.
- Ashtray.
- Roofing shingles.
- Make a clothes
line.
- Window coverings.
- Use a roof rack on
your car for carrying luggage and other items.
- Fix a broken
plate.
- Patch a hole in
your swimming pool.
- Make a swing for
your kids.
- Make a tent for
camping.
- For the annoying
mother-in-law.
- Lock people into
their house, school, office, etc.
- Hold your car's
bumper in place.
- Seat covers in
your car.
- Fix holes in your
sock.
- Fix the hole in
your favorite coffee cup.
- Make a coffee cup.
- Retread your
tennis shoes.
- Earmuffs.
- Repair work
gloves.
- Make work gloves.
- Home security
system - tape up doors and windows.
- Watch band.
- CD case.
- Wrap a soda can or
bottle in duct tape to keep it cold.
- Makes stylish
notebook decorations.
- Use it to fix old
instruments.
- Use it as a
dog/cat/rabbit/frog/lizard/etc. leash.
- Hold on toupees.
- Duct tape
annoying, rambunctious students to their seats.
- Reupholster the
roof on a '83 Mustang convertible (or any vehicle for that matter).
- Attach it to the
end of a yard stick (sticky side out) as a way to get pennies out from behind the couch.
- Surgical bandage.
- Fix a cigarette
that is broken at the filter.
- A clothesline when
you're out in the middle of nowhere. (Peace
Corps favorite.)
- Use it as a
substitute for Bondo.
- Makes excellent
streamers for bicycle handlebars.
- Toilet seat cover.
- Reflectors.
- Replace broken
screen in your screen doors to create an excellent storm door for those cold winter
nights.
- Makes great
posters with the aid of magic markers.
- Make a sheet for
your bed.
- Wrap freshmen up
in it.
- Use to make the
lines in the middle of the road.
- Make a space suit
out of it so you can walk on the moon.
- Use as a musical
instrument.
- Make a hat.
- Make a wallet
chain out of it.
- Stare at it and
try to find new uses for it.
- Make a boat out of
it.
- Throw it at
people.
- Write on it and
stick to someone's back.
- Put a few rolls on
their side and roll them to have a duct tape race!
- Tape a hedge
trimmer or chain saw to a long pole in order to trim or cut tall trees.
- Use it as hockey
tape.
- Tape Tupperware
containers together in a way that you can stack them on top of each other for more storage
space.
- Use to keep the
cover of an old ice cream maker securely attached.
- Cut a hole in a
piece of cardboard, wrap duct tape around it and get a really inexpensive original looking
picture frame.
- Tape Nerf
basketball hoop to the back of a door because they just don't stay on their own.
- Make a pouch and
attach it to a door so you can hold stuff.
- Repair smashed
pumpkin.
- Waterproof sun
screen for bald men.
- Snowmobile/motorcycle
seat cover.
- Hold broken
U-joints together on truck so you can make it home.
- Makes a good
replacement for chrome.
- Patch holes in
convertibles or soft top jeeps.
- Resurface your
trampoline.
- Artificial
lighting.
- Use it to tape 10
year olds with sugar highs to trees during boyscout trips.
- Can be made to
fashion weapons in a pinch.
- Emergency limb
replacements.
- Prosthetics.
- Make fantastic
puppets and other toys.
- Can be used to
clean the floor when no vacuum is available.
- S & M.
- Make a ball.
- Repair trim on
cars.
- Patch up fish
tank.
- Halloween costume.
- Waterproof
footwear.
- Make a makeup
case.
- Repair leak in
pilot gas line.
- Gagging device.
- Pin striping.
- Wrapping Christmas
presents.
- Patch seams in
carpeting.
- Patch a hole in a
tent.
- No need for lunch
box - just tape all your food together!
- Use to keep
President Clinton's pants up.
- Cute plant holder.
- Keep hair in
place.
- Make a tie out of
it.
- Chastity belt.
- Blister repair.
- Censor speech on
softball uniforms.
- Repair pantyhose.
- Roll it over a
pool and make a trampoline.
- Keeping guitar
strap on your guitar.
- Taping mic to mic
stand (or a hockey stick).
- Taping mic stand
to amp.
- Hold a float
together.
- Fix mini blinds.
- Get rid of
plantars warts.
- Hold telephone
together.
- Hold computer
mouse together.
- Write on vehicles.
- Muzzle.
- Make a Halloween
mask.
- Decorate guard
rifles.
- Make really cool
underwear.
- Make a mummy
costume for Halloween.
- When you get in a
really boring conversation pull it out and ask the other person if they can name 101 uses
for it (plus or minus 70 or 80).
- Attach underwater
flashlight to underwater strobe for night dives.
- Hold a car battery
in.
- Headbands.
- Jewelry.
- Attach
glow-in-the-dark bugs to people's houses.
- Fixing the toilet
seat.
- Torture.
- Window shade.
- Hair extensions.
- Seat covering for
a 1963 Vespa GS 160 (or any other vehicle for that matter).
- Wrap around
cardboard tube to make fake swords for the kids.
- Waterproof apron.
- Beverage holders.
- Cooler.
- Pet rain gear.
- Toilet paper roll
cover.
- Cell phone holder.
- Tool belt.
- Shower curtain.
- Repair speaker
cones.
- Poor man's Viagra
- two Popsicle sticks and duct tape.
- Hold the plastic
(or Mylar) on your car where the window should be.
- Wrap a "365
Uses For Duct Tape" calendar for Christmas.
- Hold up worn out
socks.
- Suspenders.
- Tape keys to
bottom of car so you never lose them.
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