Duct tape is possibly the most useful single object in the entire
world outside of the wheel and Swiss army knives. Joe Wilson, a modern
design visionary if ever there was one, shows us how to rip, cut and
fold duct tape to make 18 amazing projects, including a wallet, a
barbecue apron, a lunchbox, a tool belt, a cell phone holder, a
baseball cap, rain gear for pets, a toilet roll cover and Halloween
masks.
We all need a lunch box constructed from duct tape.
If NASA insists that every Space Shuttle mission carries at least one
roll of duct tape then you need this book to satisfy your creative
urges. Buy Ductigami: The Art of the Tape – make something wonderful and gray.
The link is here and I thank Michelle Dawson for the pointer, which is in turn via this link on weird books. There you will also find a discussion of Dale Power's controversial Do-it-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People (check out the Amazon reader reviews) and other notable titles.
“All of life’s problems can be solved with two things—duct tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn’t, you need duct tape. And if it doesn’t move and it should, you need WD40.†
“other notable titles”
Notable for how many copies are likely sitting in the author’s garage or basement.
This should be tied in with the Kottke thread on “More book titles, if they were written today” at
http://kottke.org/09/09/more-book-titles-if-they-were-written-today
How about some mashups?
The “All About Sausage” author should get together with the author of “The Haunted Vagina.”
I’m sure the authors of “Rebellious Wives and Slacker Husbands” and “Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them” could put something together.
Yeah, the medical problems can be fixed with duct tape. We can build the border wall with duct tape and razor duct tape. Obama says all our problems cannot be solved with duct tape. Liar. When The Fed runs out of paper, print that junk on duct tape for instant sticky prices. Joe Wilson gets it.
I am disappointed that this post was not about a book which was printed on a roll of duct tape.
I’ve heard this book recommended before but had forgotten, thanks for the reminder to go pick it up.
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