{"id":124803,"date":"2016-06-14T10:05:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/124803\/tuesday-life-hacks-6-things-dad-can-do-with-duct-tape\/"},"modified":"2016-06-14T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:05:51","slug":"tuesday-life-hacks-6-things-dad-can-do-with-duct-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/06\/14\/tuesday-life-hacks-6-things-dad-can-do-with-duct-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Life Hacks: 6 things dad can do with duct tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Duct tape was originally invented by Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s Permacel division during WWII for the military.\u00a0Although it was very useful as a waterproof tape that could be used to keep moisture out of ammunition cases, these days it\u2019s used for so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Since this week we celebrate Fathers, here are some awesome duct tape life hacks.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h2>1. Thirsty? Why not make a duct tape cup? Because of its waterproof capabilities, duct tape is an awesome container.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/duct-emgn-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110774\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/duct-emgn-2.jpg\" alt=\"duct-emgn-2\" width=\"618\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. Duct tape has also proven to be a great way to get rid of warts. Just put a square strip on the affected area.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/DuctTapeBandage_flickr_ktylerconk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110776\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/DuctTapeBandage_flickr_ktylerconk.jpg\" alt=\"DuctTapeBandage_flickr_ktylerconk\" width=\"617\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h2>3. Being a dad often means being able to get creative in emergency situations. Now you can make your own\u00a0duct tape\u00a0stretcher.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110778\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/42.jpg\" alt=\"42\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. Or why not create a temporary cast and sling while you wait at\u00a0the emergency room?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/duct-emgn-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110779\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/duct-emgn-14.jpg\" alt=\"duct-emgn-14\" width=\"614\" height=\"861\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. This is a well-known one for dads, when you\u2019ve gone camping and your tent gets ripped. Duct tape it.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/85275c6b2d6e59937cf9a2d1312806d5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110780\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/85275c6b2d6e59937cf9a2d1312806d5.jpg\" alt=\"85275c6b2d6e59937cf9a2d1312806d5\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>And for those awkward moments when it&#8217;s hard to\u00a0open a\u00a0bottle, use duct tape.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/giphy-6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-110783\" src=\"https:\/\/albertonrecord.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2016\/06\/giphy-6.gif\" alt=\"giphy (6)\" width=\"611\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Duct tape can really be the Father&#8217;s Day gift that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/emgn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMGN<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='c16da4fdfa96f2bd9cf45f216019665a'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t have to be the handiest dad at home to appreciate and use these duct tape life hacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":124804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Caxton Central","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3686],"tags":[7948,11341,3657,8247,9421],"class_list":["post-124803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","category-lifestyle-news","tag-dad","tag-duct-tape","tag-fathers-day","tag-life-hacks","tag-tuesday"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Entertainment"},"tag_labels":["dad","duct tape","Father's Day","life hacks","Tuesday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}