For most pipes, you want to wrap the tape around the threads in a clockwise direction as you're looking at the male threaded end of the pipe. If you wrap it counterclockwise, the tape will likely ...

You're left with a strong, durable wrap with the holding power of duct tape, but none of the mess. It's a relatively simple way to get a custom-sized wrap for your cords without ruining them.

Duct tape is good for a great many things, but if you're sick of the sticky, messy hassle, Rescue Tape is a pretty great alternative. It sticks only to itself, and can patch holes, act as shrink ...

Despite its name, heat tape isn’t sticky tape in the traditional sense. Instead, it is an electrical heating cable used to keep at-risk plumbing piping from freezing in the winter.

Part of a 1949 ad for Scotch tape, which was billed as a "thrifty" way to make repairs around the home. Jussi/Flickr CC. Depending on who you ask, Scotch tape was first marketed on this day either ...