101 USES FOR DUCT TAPE
(Plus or minus
70 or 80)
All of the following fall into one
of these categories:
Things I have used duct tape for,
Things other
people have used duct tape for,
Things I have imagined using duct
tape for,
Things other people have imagined
using duct tape for.
"Duct
tape is like the force: It has a
dark side and
a
light side and it holds the universe
together."
-
Carl Zwanzig
Last update to list: 07/04/1999
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1.To keep Nina's head from
exploding.
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2. Hanging posters.
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3. Decorative book cover.
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4. Fix broken tail light on
vehicle.
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5. Twist a long piece into rope
(thousands more uses).
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6. Tape wires down on floor or
out of the way.
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7. Tape wires back together
after splicing (much wider than
electricians' tape).
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8. Reattach rear view mirror.
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9. Repair cracked
windshield/window.
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10. Patch ripped clothing.
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11. Hide unsightly wallpaper
seams.
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12. Repair broken hoses.
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13. Repair broken fan belt.
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14. Use as art medium.
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15. Fix broken book binding.
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16. Band-Aid
for really big cuts.
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17. Attach leg splint to broken
leg.
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18. Wallpaper your house (may be
slightly expensive, but well
worth it for the resulting
sophisticated look).
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19. Reinforce pages in 3 ring
binder.
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20. Cover up empty drive bays.
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21. Fold in half and use as
bookmark.
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22. Disk labels.
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23. Rappelling harness.
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24. Toilet paper.
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25. Hinge on cabinet door.
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26. Repairing leak in tire/inner
tube.
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27. Taping annoying people to
walls, floor, ceiling, or bed.
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28. Holding together computer
cases.
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29. Hold up exhaust pipe
(doesn't last very long).
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30.
Repair upholstery.
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31. Make lawn furniture.
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32. Make lawn decorations.
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33. Fix
racquetball racquets.
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34. Roll into a ball for hockey
practice.
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35. Mark lines on a sporting
event field.
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36. Clothing
� all sorts.
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37. Can be use to wrap duct
work, but doesn't seal or hold
up ducts very well.
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38. Use to pull unsightly hair.
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39. Keeps pledges in their place
(also applies to siblings).
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40. Patches holes in vinyl
siding.
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41. An entire roll can be used
in place of a bedroom door to
keep someone in for hours.
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42. Twisted correctly, can be
used as a billy-club.
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43. Wrapped around newspaper to
make a dog chew toy.
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44. Holding on book covers.
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45. Reflective lettering.
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46. Mute function for humans.
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47. Contraceptive device.
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48. Climbing rope.
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49. Earrings.
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50. Cover old pocket folders --
lasts forever!
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51.
Shoe designs.
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52. Girdle.
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53. Sealing envelopes (in case
you hate the taste of envelope
glue).
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54. Replacement for airplane
glue.
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55. For store owners: great way
to keep the wigs on mannequins.
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56. Seat belts that'll REALLY
keep the kids still.
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57. Closing chip bags.
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58. Make the stapler obsolete!
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59. Putting up Christmas lights
(easy removal).
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60. Why bother with waxing...
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61. Add several layers to your
car's bumpers for a much safer
ride.
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62. Fix vacuum cleaner hose.
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63. Tape ski boot to your ski
when the binding breaks.
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64. Repair seams of ski gloves.
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65. Wrap around your waist when
your zipper splits in a one
piece ski suit.
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66.
Lift and separate when you
don't want to wear a bra or
can't have straps showing.
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67. Hold temple onto eye
glasses.
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68. Fix printer.
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69. Make a wallet out of it.
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70. Hold car hood shut.
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71. Patch hole in canoe.
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72. Fixing sets for the school
play.
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73. Making props look more
realistic.
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74. Make letter for letter
jacket.
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75. Hold your letter to your
letter jacket.
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76. Re-enforce the phone cord.
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77. Hold batteries in remote
control.
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78. Play a CD (reflect a laser
beam onto a CD to play it).
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79. Stick pictures up in your
locker.
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80. Fix holes in your Airwalks.
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81. Use instead of nail polish.
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82. Hold pens together.
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83. Belt.
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84. Wrap your ankle for sports.
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85. Can be used in place of
handcuffs.
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86. Rings.
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87. Hold file cabinet together.
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88. Hold shoe laces together.
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89. Can replace shoe laces.
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90. Can be used in place of
Velcro.
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91. Write term paper on it.
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92. Graduation present.
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93. Can be used to put back
together a shredded term paper.
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94. Stop your jeans from
fraying.
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95. Hair ties.
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96. Hold spikes to your cleats.
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97. Make a book shelf.
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98. Necklace.
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99. Note cards.
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100. Remove lint from clothes.
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101. Makes great bumper stickers
with a sharpie!
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102. Cook a baked potato in it.
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103. Hold car door shut.
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104. Tape plastic over broken
rear window in car.
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105. Tape down ripped carpet.
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106. Tape sole of ratty sneaker
to body of sneaker.
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107. Hold speaker wire to the
back of speaker.
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108. Use it as a Biore strip.
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109. Practical joke toilet paper
replacement.
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110. Makes a good bib.
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111. Put it on your lawn and
paint it green. Say good-bye to
mowing.
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112. Mouse trap.
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113. Fly paper.
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114. Tape your little brothers'
mouths shut.
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115. Use as vinyl flooring.
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116. Cover rust holes in your
car.
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117. Ashtray.
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118. Roofing shingles.
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119. Make a clothes line.
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120. Window coverings.
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121. Use a roof rack on your car
for carrying luggage and other
items.
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122. Fix a broken plate.
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123. Patch a hole in your
swimming pool.
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124. Make a swing for your kids.
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125. Make a tent for camping.
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126. For the annoying
mother-in-law.
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127. Lock people into their
house, school, office, etc.
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128. Hold your car's bumper in
place.
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129. Seat covers in your car.
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130. Fix holes in your sock.
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131. Fix the hole in your
favorite coffee cup.
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132. Make a coffee cup.
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133. Retread your tennis shoes.
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134. Earmuffs.
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135. Repair work gloves.
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136. Make work gloves.
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137. Home security system - tape
up doors and windows.
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138. Watch band.
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139. CD case.
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140. Wrap a soda can or bottle
in duct tape to keep it cold.
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141. Makes stylish notebook
decorations.
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142. Use it to fix old
instruments.
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143. Use it as a
dog/cat/rabbit/frog/lizard/etc.
leash.
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144. Hold on toupees.
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145. Duct tape annoying,
rambunctious students to their
seats.
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146. Reupholster the roof on a
'83 Mustang convertible (or any
vehicle for that matter).
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147. Attach it to the end of a
yard stick (sticky side out) as
a way to get pennies out from
behind the couch.
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148.
Surgical bandage.
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149. Fix a cigarette that is
broken at the filter.
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150. A clothesline when you're
out in the middle of nowhere.
(Peace Corps favorite.)
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151. Use it as a substitute for
Bondo.
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152. Makes excellent streamers
for bicycle handlebars.
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153. Toilet seat cover.
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154. Reflectors.
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155. Replace broken screen in
your screen doors to create an
excellent storm door for those
cold winter nights.
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156. Makes great posters with
the aid of magic markers.
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157. Make a sheet for your bed.
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158. Wrap freshmen up in it.
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159. Use to make the lines in
the middle of the road.
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160. Make a space suit out of it
so you can walk on the moon.
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161. Use as a musical
instrument.
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162. Make a hat.
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163. Make a wallet chain out of
it.
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164. Stare at it and try to find
new uses for it.
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165. Make a boat out of it.
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166. Throw it at people.
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167. Write on it and stick to
someone's back.
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168. Put a few rolls on their
side and roll them to have a
duct tape race!
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169. Tape a hedge trimmer or
chain saw to a long pole in
order to trim or cut tall trees.
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170. Use it as hockey tape.
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171. Tape Tupperware containers
together in a way that you can
stack them on top of each other
for more storage space.
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172. Use to keep the cover of an
old ice cream maker securely
attached.
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173. Cut a hole in a piece of
cardboard, wrap duct tape around
it and get a really inexpensive
original looking picture frame.
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174. Tape Nerf basketball hoop
to the back of a door because
they just don't stay on their
own.
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175. Make a pouch and attach it
to a door so you can hold stuff.
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176. Repair smashed pumpkin.
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177. Waterproof sun screen for
bald men.
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178. Snowmobile/motorcycle seat
cover.
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179. Hold broken U-joints
together on truck so you can
make it home.
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180. Makes a good replacement
for chrome.
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181. Patch holes in convertibles
or soft top jeeps.
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182. Resurface your trampoline.
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183. Artificial lighting.
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184. Use it to tape 10 year olds
with sugar highs to trees during
boyscout trips.
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185. Can be made to fashion
weapons in a pinch.
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186. Emergency limb
replacements.
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187. Prosthetics.
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188. Make fantastic puppets and
other toys.
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189. Can be used to clean the
floor when no vacuum is
available.
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190. S & M.
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191. Make a ball.
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192. Repair trim on cars.
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193. Patch up fish tank.
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194. Halloween costume.
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195. Waterproof footwear.
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196. Make a makeup case.
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197. Repair leak in pilot gas
line.
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198.
Gagging device.
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199. Pin striping.
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200. Wrapping Christmas
presents.
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201. Patch seams in carpeting.
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202. Patch a hole in a tent.
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203. No need for lunch box -
just tape all your food
together!
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294. Use to keep President
Clinton's pants up.
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205. Cute plant holder.
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206. Keep hair in place.
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207. Make a tie out of it.
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208. Chastity belt.
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209. Blister repair.
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210.
Censor speech on softball
uniforms.
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211.
Repair pantyhose.
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212. Roll it over a pool and
make a trampoline.
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213. Keeping guitar strap on
your guitar.
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214. Taping mic to mic stand (or
a hockey stick).
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215. Taping mic stand to amp.
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216. Hold a float together.
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217. Fix mini blinds.
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218. Get rid of plantars warts.
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219. Hold telephone together.
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220. Hold computer mouse
together.
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221. Write on vehicles.
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222. Muzzle.
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223. Make a Halloween mask.
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224. Decorate guard rifles.
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225. Make really cool underwear.
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226. Make a mummy costume for
Halloween.
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227. 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).
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228. Attach underwater
flashlight to underwater strobe
for night dives.
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229. Hold a car battery in.
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230. Headbands.
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231. Jewelry.
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232. Attach glow-in-the-dark
bugs to people's houses.
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233. Fixing the toilet seat.
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234. Torture.
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235. Window shade.
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236. Hair extensions.
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237. Seat covering for a 1963
Vespa GS 160 (or any other
vehicle for that matter).
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238. Wrap around cardboard tube
to make fake swords for the
kids.
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239. Waterproof apron.
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240. Beverage holders.
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241. Cooler.
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242. Pet rain gear.
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243. Toilet paper roll cover.
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244. Cell phone holder.
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245. Tool belt.
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246. Shower curtain.
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247. Repair speaker cones.
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248. Poor man's Viagra - two
Popsicle sticks and duct tape.
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249. 250. Hold the plastic (or
Mylar) on your car where the
window should be.
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251. Wrap a "365 Uses For Duct
Tape" calendar for Christmas.
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252. Hold up worn out socks.
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253. Suspenders.
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254. Tape keys to bottom of car
so you never lose them.
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