# Anyone ever lose a 7 ft tall styrofoam head? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943 "2013-04-28T20:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/1 "2013-04-28T20:26:51Z")
Some kids at Marist College found it for you. šŸ˜› Looks like it was in the water for quite awhile. Maybe a 1970ā€™s prop for a fraternity? Seems too big for a theater prop. Someone carved a big block of Styrofoam and then covered it in fiberglass. [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/marist-college-crew-team-finds-giant-head-article-1.1327329](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/marist-college-crew-team-finds-giant-head-article-1.1327329) ---
**Author:** ![bot3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@bot3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bot3)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/2 "2013-04-28T21:36:06Z")
Damn, Iā€™ve looking all over it. But since my body has no eyes I canā€™t find it. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/3 "2013-04-28T22:11:45Z")
No, I lost a different 7 foot styrofoam head ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/4 "2013-04-28T22:15:09Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Seems too big for a theater prop. Youā€™d be surprised. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/5 "2013-04-28T22:19:47Z")
Coney Island prop driven upriver by the hurricane, caught in a snag and finally floated loose? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/6 "2013-04-29T00:26:40Z")
Finally they found Jimmy Hoffa, who was a much bigger man than people remember. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/7 "2013-04-29T00:30:01Z")
No, all of mine are accounted for. But thanks for asking! ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/8 "2013-04-29T03:39:31Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Anyone ever lose a 7 ft tall styrofoam head? I hate when that happens.ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/9 "2013-04-29T06:00:57Z")
So now we know what that [metal ball](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=678744) was used to cast. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/10 "2013-04-29T06:15:03Z")
Who doesnā€™t remember [the time they found the head of the Statue of Liberty on the frozen surface of Lake Mendota in Madison, WI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHyGhoqfmBI)? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/11 "2013-04-29T08:10:28Z")
Cool. I hope this gets more interesting. Cut it open and find some mermaids! ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/12 "2013-04-29T08:47:51Z")
I find the whole thing hard to swallow. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/13 "2013-04-29T14:50:13Z")
Liberty Enlightening the World sleeps with the fishes. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/14 "2013-04-29T15:10:03Z")
Fiberglass-covered? No, the only seven foot head I ever dumped in the Hudson River was bullet holed-covered! I keed, I keed ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/15 "2013-04-29T16:27:56Z")
My money, as always, is on ā€œtime machines and lizard people.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/16 "2013-04-29T18:27:45Z")
Forget the head. Iā€™m still looking for the rest of the body. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/17 "2013-04-29T22:17:03Z")
It was those damn dirty apes, I wager, wouldnā€™t put anything past themā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/18 "2013-04-29T23:22:15Z")
Could easily be a theater prop. Iā€™ve got a 12ā€™ tall fist and a pair of 10ā€™ sphinxes. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/19 "2013-04-29T23:40:03Z")
Is it Bill Shatnerā€™s character from _3rd Rock from the Sun_? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/20 "2013-04-29T23:40:38Z")
I saw the thread title and thought I was in luck here, but my heart sank when I saw the pictures - that actually looks like itā€™s filled with polyurethane foam. My styrofoam-filled 7 foot head therefore remains lost. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943.md?page=2)