The Jumbo Duct Tape Book

by Jim Berg, Tim Nyberg

Did you know that duct tape can turn any item of clothing into rainwear? That duct tape over a computer screen will keep your kids from surfing naughty sites on the Web? That a perfect solution for those easy-to-lose TV remotes is to duct tape them to your arm? (Not only won't you lose it, you'll never have to relinquish control over it, either!) But can you also believe that Jim and Tim's creative ideas for duct tape spawned not just one bestselling book, but three, plus a calendar? And now the ultimate collection? With two-thirds of the material drawn from their previous books and calendars and one-third all-new, The Jumbo Duct Tape Book is pure nuttiness to the nth degree. The premise is right there, on page "One rule can get you through life. It if ain't stuck and it's supposed to be, duct tape it." But of course it's the interpretation that counts-like duct taping the gas pedal for cruise control, or duct taping marbles to your pressure points for instant reflexology. And then there's bending the rule-transforming sneakers into golf shoes by punching nails through duct tape and taping it to the soles, saving energy by taping all switches in the off position. Plus cosmetic dentistry (use white tape for the "The Mask" look, silver for the metal-mouth bad guy look), cell phone safety (tape phone to side of head while driving so hands stay on wheel), home decorating (use duct tape for easy drapery tie-backs). You can even convert the book to a "hard cover" by taping a piece of 1/4 inch sheet of plate steel to the front and back covers. It'll last for years!

Genres: Humor, Reference, Nonfiction

464 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[sarah a munn · Rating 3 out of 5]

completely silly but I expected nothing less.

[Dylan Desilva · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is jam packed with amazing ideas, from spatulas with flyswatters on the end to keep bugs away to even taping your remotes together so you don't loose them. As you read the book you think why didn't I think of that. They are so easy to do and are so useful for every day things. When reading this book you will want to have a lot of duct tape to do all of these ideas. I think this book is a great quick read that will save you a lot of time. I would defiantly recommend this book to read.

[Briar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing book with almost no practical value.

[Allan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could feel my I.Q. dropping as I worked my way through this book. The problem with duct tape is that being a last resource it always has that make-shift feel to it. Real craftsmen don't use duct tape but then real craftsmen haven't used duct tape to repair running shoes or attach a drainpipe to a gutter. Duct tape won't make you smarter but it'll make you handier.

[TK Keanini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best when you have the Costco size roll of Duct Tape on hand.

Call it farmer ingenuity, I call it genius.

[Sideshowrob · Rating 5 out of 5]

i used duct tape to write this review. amazing, i know.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very funny and enjoyable!

This site prevents me from being able to give any stars in the ratings so I will do that here... I give The Jumbo Duct Tape Book 4 stars.

[Alisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was friggin great.. especially when you know people who used some of these ideas and at the time you thought they were a GENIOUS!!!!!! Just Great

[Lianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love duct tape, learned a lot. lol

[Chezzie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly.

[Tete]

great book

[Taylor]

Don't waste your time. This was purely a waste of paper. It was just a bunch stupid duct tape jokes that are recycled old redneck jokes. This book is too smart for my infant child. I rarely badmouth books, but this one was bad.

That being said I did read it all, I kept hoping it showed signs of a adult writing it.