Keep staring. Don’t look away. And whatever you do, don’t blink.
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The eyes were so real! And seem like she actually alive!!!
Yeah, she’s got a pretty intense stare…
Would you mind telling the story behind this? It is very interesting.
Not at all. They are mannequin heads used by hairdressers, although these were in a window for some reason. It wasn’t a salon window either. So why they were there I really don’t know, but they definitely made for a very interesting sight.
That must have caused a few people to freak out a bit, maybe someone with an odd sense of humour put them there, rather like an episode of Candid Camera.
Yeah, at the very least they make you do a double take.
I sure have seen the same kind of mannequin heads on the window of an apartment house on my way to walking course. At first I too was surprised and a little scary when it was dark.
Same here. I’ve seen this kind of thing quite a few times. Whether it’s simple storage or some kind of display though, I really don’t know.
oooooh freaky. I would do it just to freak people out. Something like, “why are you peeping in my house? Here, take the staring eyes, that’d teach ya!”
It certainly would!
That one in the middle looks like television chef Gary Rhodes.