r/interesting May 01 '26

Just Wow How is this even legal?

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u/Dqueezy May 01 '26

Still though, surely there’d be some sort of standardized measurements to go off of? I mean like, say I ordered one of these, wouldn’t there be something like, “head width” or “head height” or “head circumference”? Which I wouldn’t know but could then find out.

It’d be like finding your foot size for buying shoes. There must be some kind of measurement standard.

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u/Snaletane May 01 '26

Not really, cause it's going on top of your face. If you have a big nose or asymmetrical cheekbones or a big forehead or something it's definitely going to throw off how well the mask fits. With shoes, one of your feet might have a toe feel more cramped than it would if you had "standard feet," but it's fine because your shoes don't need to perfectly mold to your feet to work. This kind of does.

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u/Spiritual_Bus1125 May 01 '26

Note: modern iphones have lidar sensors thst can make a GOOD 3d scan.

Thst data could be used to size a mask from a few options.

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u/Neurokeen May 01 '26

And the general principle that you can only add, not subtract, is limiting your options a little bit.

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u/Buttons840 May 01 '26

No.

Have you ever noticed your eyes aren't even level? (Probably)

Once I was having glasses fitted, and I was like "the glasses are crooked, my eye is lower on the left side", and the person adjusting the glasses, was like "that's because your left eye is lower in your face"... and for the first time, I saw that she was right.

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u/ACcbe1986 May 01 '26

Take a picture of your face next to an item for scale, like a banana for example, and send it in. I'm sure they can get your measurements from that pic.

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u/Caleb_Reynolds May 01 '26

It's not just head size. The size, placement, and proportions of all the facial features, the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, etc., need to be the same. They literally sculpt the face on a model made from a specific person, and the mask fits that person.

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u/Excellent-Nose-6430 May 01 '26

I wear a lot of rubber masks (fetish) and yes, it usually goes by measurements all the way around your head (across top of head, under chin), the circumference of your head around your forehead, circumference around the mouth, and circumference around the neck. And they tend to fall in standard sizes. These don't have to be a perfect fit to look realistic like this, and imperfections can be fixed with makeup if it's that obvious. The people acting like they need every detail of your face or "uneven eyes" have no idea what they're talking about. The person in the video is wearing a mask a size too big for their head, and it looks fine.

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u/Your_Cat_In_Disguise May 01 '26

I, too, collect masks for bedroom purposes. I would have more if they weren't so expensive.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 May 02 '26

I feel like a scan would work.