The Jumbo Duct Tape Book

The Jumbo Duct Tape Book
by Jim Berg, Tim Nyberg

The Jumbo Duct Tape Book
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Author: Jim Berg, Tim Nyberg
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-11
ISBN: 0761121102
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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Book Reviews of The Jumbo Duct Tape Book

Book Review: Funny if you like "dumb guy" humor, otherwise largely dull
Summary: 3 Stars

While this book does contain a few sensible tips for solving problems using duct tape, most of the content consists of dumb guy jokes. As an occasional handyman, I appreciate the value of duct tape, having found many uses for it, from cleaning spark plugs to fixing the brake light switch on my car. However, the humor in this book is much too crude for my tastes, some of the "uses" of duct tape border on the cruel and sadistic. The authors are well aware of this and some of the "suggestions" contain a footnote that is a disclaimer. For example, on page 69 there is the sentence, "Or, tape birds and squirrels to trees for dogs and cats." This is of course not funny.
Therefore, if you are a fan of the "dumb guy" genre of humor, then you will find this book amusing. However, if that is not to your taste, then you will the bulk of the book boring.

Summary of The Jumbo Duct Tape Book

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: "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 intrepretation 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!

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