not doing anything
no
sellotape with a dye that forms when you break it so you always find the end.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:14, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

^^That's clever^^
*Runs to patent office*
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:16, Reply)

apart from
the dye getting onto the item you are taping
the fact that after a few turns round the dye would cover most of the tape stopping it being effective
people getting dye on their fingers
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:19, Reply)

Actually not as silly as it sounds
If the dye was in the bulk (not the surfaces) of the adhesive carrier and was oxygen-activated, it would work. Bloody expensive to produce though
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:24, Reply)

or you could just use a tape dispenser

(old man river possible lesbian, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:17, Reply)

Or fold the end in on itself.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:19, Reply)

it's almost as if this is am overcomplicated and impractical solution to a problem that's already been solved
I'M OUT
(old man river possible lesbian, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:21, Reply)

So is Jay, it's not really helped him though.

( Muns, Tue 17 Mar 2015, 12:23, Reply)