GAFF TAPE.

In the beginning...
There was duct tape. This miracle sticky thing that held the Universe together. People used it for art, to fix things, and even to shut people up.

Then there was TAT...
They handed me this roll of black tape.

I looked at it, puzzled. It didn't feel like duct tape. It was thinner. Felt more like material. It wasn't gross-sticky, but held. It tore easy? What was this amazing substance?

GAFFER'S TAPE.
Known as Gaff tape for short.

In the video world, it is Chuck Norris.

Hubbyboy and I realized the true awesome of Gaff tape yesterday.
There was this soft-box [a diffuser of direct light from normally a c-stand since you don't need the heft of a baby-stand] and the joint that was holding it up couldn't support both the light and the softbox, so hubbyboy was in charge of...holding up the light. o.<
SO - he was like GAFF TAPE GIRL!
and I flew over with my magical red cape.
[alright he asked for the tape from me but w/e]
And together we taped up the light so it would stay. We found the cool points [alright I found the cool points] and we taped it up and shiz. Then we were afraid of it ripping and bursting into flames. So we just sat there and stared.

There was a small rip in the tape, which I fixed before it turned into anything serious, when he was setting up the Glide-cam. The tape held it for like 10 hours or something with it being on about 7 hours or so. And it held.

Our consensus:
Gaff tape is magical.
It makes whoever is holding it magical.
And it is better than duct tape.

;)