Lila and I took a moment to ogle “The World’s Largest Duck Tape Flag” at Union Square this afternoon. Lila was more interested in her fingers.
The flag was created by “Canadian Duct Tape Sculptor” Todd Scott, commisioned to help celebrate 60 years of duct tape.
From the official, city-sanctioned sign:
The World’s Largest Duck Tape U.S. Flag…
Measures 50 feet by 95 feet
Took over 150 hours to create
Equals the size of an NBA Basketball Court
Is over 13 miles of duct tape long
Equals over 1,120 rolls of Duck brand duct tape
Weighs over 500 pounds
Can seal Central Park from end to end five times
Can tape the Empire State Building 23 1/2 times.
The Duck Tape products home page has more information about the duct tape flag and it’s also mentioned briefly in this week’s
Village Voice. Last weekend Mr. Scott appeared on the CBS Saturday Early Show where he was credited as the world’s only “professional duct tape sculptor.”
True to form, duct tape was employed to secure the easels holding up the signs.
