People say necessity is the mother of invention, but some people seem to think duct tape is the solution to everything. From fixing a broken shoe to holding together a car bumper, some will stick it on anything and call it a day. Furniture, cars, and even electronics somehow become “repairable” with the magic of a silver strip.
Some fixes are clever, some are questionable, and most are just plain hilarious. These examples show just how far people will go to save a buck, and how much they trust duct tape. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but the determination itself is always impressive. Let’s dive into 20 people who have way too much faith in duct tape.
1. That’s definitely not the place you’d want to see a duct tape repair
2. Do you mean… pull the duct tape to flush?
3. “My tie rod went out, so I duct taped it and drove 35 miles home like this.”
4. A water jug and some duct tape, and you have yourself a dumbbell
5. If you don’t want to buy a shower curtain, just duct tape a few trash bags together
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6. A bowl and some duct tape make a perfect taillight cover
7. It’s called duct tape, and this is a duct; I don’t see a problem
8. Good ol’ duct tape
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9. This is why all cars should be grey
10. There’s nothing safer than duct tape doors
11. This guy deserves a master’s in duct tape engineering
12. If you sprain your wrist, duct tape is the fix
13. Why waste money on a phone holder when you have duct tape and a straw?
14. Just a few wrenches and some duct tape, and there’s a steering wheel
15. They have a lot of faith in that duct tape
16. Who said windows had to be glass?
17. The patch job of the century, and yes, it holds air
18. At this point, the entire car might as well be duct tape
19. All you need for a new taillight is a basketball, plastic wrap, and some duct tape
20. Upgrade your car for less; use duct tape to make racing stripes
Want to see more DIY fails?
Check out 17 DIY Projects That Ignored Every Warning Sign, or take a look at 17 DIY Attempts That Resulted in Historic Fails. Finally, if you want to see DIY disasters, check out 20 DIY Disasters That Never Should Have Been Attempted.
