# The guy with the upside down head

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 5, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555 "2014-09-05T04:52:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555/1 "2014-09-05T04:52:45Z")

</div>

This was a story at Huffington Post that I got a quick glimpse of. I’m not proud to admit that severe physical deformities make me uncomfortable, so I won’t be going back until I’m sure it’s gone. I’ve never heard of this particular unusuality. Is this a first?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555/2 "2014-09-05T05:38:02Z")

</div>

No. [Family Guy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VMFgK_LGg) did it already.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555/3 "2014-09-05T13:21:01Z")

</div>

[Link, for the non-squeamers.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/man-upside-down-head_n_5766760.html) It’s not gross, IMHO, just… odd.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-guy-with-the-upside-down-head/697555/4 "2014-09-05T14:48:19Z")

</div>

After viewing the video, I think it should be clarified that there is nothing upside down about this man’s head. It’s just that due to the spinal deformation his head is hyperextended backwards. The headline is a bit sensational, similar to circus sideshow signs.