# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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 30, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/21 "2013-04-30T13:48:14Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Could easily be a theater prop. I’ve got a 12’ tall fist and a pair of 10’ sphinxes. I first read “sphinxes” as “sphincters.” And wondered what type of theatre you are involved in. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/22 "2013-04-30T16:29:40Z")
I wonder if this large mystery noggin might be related to [Giganticus Headicus](http://www.giganticusheadicus.com/). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/23 "2013-04-30T17:06:32Z")
Looks like it was brought down by a flock of geese. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/24 "2013-05-07T16:06:07Z")
It’s a former display from Saks 5th Ave that had been since used as a yard sculpture in Bergen County. > **[Giant head found floating in Hudson may have had N.J. roots](https://www.nj.com/bergen/2013/05/giant_head_found_floating_in_hudson_may_have_had_nj_roots.html?ac=1&sig=47e486c04b096747e5eeb1df3970a30c0a2c0788)** > > The Mystery of the Giant Floating Head (via WeirdNJ) No one has yet claimed ownership of a giant head found last week floating in the Hudson River, but we may have scooped the major news outlets on its possible... ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/25 "2013-05-07T16:41:14Z")
I found two paper mache penises about 5 ft long each, complete with attached scrotums, in a dumpster. Halloween costumes, they got confiscated by some girls who thought they were awesome and hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/26 "2013-05-07T17:32:04Z")
I think I remember how this plays out…next the head starts talking, then the Kraken gets released. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943/27 "2013-05-07T20:27:20Z")
As somebody just getting into hobby photography, all I can think looking at that picture is, “wow, what a cool photo opportunity and what a bland, drab photo.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-lose-a-7-ft-tall-styrofoam-head/656943.md?page=1)