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Old 02-18-2011, 11:52 AM   #1
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Feb 19, 2011: Identity-preserving ski mask



Ah, the ski mask, or balaclava. It's the ideal thing to wear in the extreme cold, because it protects your entire face and head, where most of your warmth is lost.

But wearing one, you have the problem that every cop on the street expects you to dodge into the next bank and rob it. And when you say hello to friends, they think you're a scary person about to do them harm, not the friend they hoped to see.

Above, the solution: the self-portrait ski mask. Developed by Andrew Salamone, from his own face, and "printed" with a hacked knitting machine.
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Old 02-18-2011, 01:06 PM   #2
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Oh yah that does not look creepy or anything
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Old 02-18-2011, 01:27 PM   #3
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What fun, your personalized death mask, today.

Inside part looks VERY fragile. Props for creativity on the hack of the knitting machine!
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Old 02-18-2011, 02:00 PM   #4
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Andrew's mask makes him look like a terrorist. What does a terrorist look like, you might ask? Exactly like that mask! Underneath, he's just a slightly doofy looking guy.
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Old 02-18-2011, 02:10 PM   #5
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Inside part looks VERY fragile.
Yeah. It needs a lining.
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Old 02-18-2011, 02:16 PM   #6
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Wait'll the young'uns get their hands on this technology!
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Old 02-18-2011, 03:05 PM   #7
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He should sell that mask on eBay.
That normal balaclava looks exactly like the death mask of Jebus.

Shaw - the Knitting Jenny is a modern contraption.
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Old 02-19-2011, 04:14 PM   #8
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It wasn't a death mask it was just a hat his face was cold
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Old 02-19-2011, 08:24 PM   #9
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Well, to be honest, wearing it, it looks like the dude died, and went to the dark side of creepy.

It might be a great idea, but it needs some serious re-thinking.
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Old 02-19-2011, 11:31 PM   #10
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How can he possibly breathe or see through that thing?
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Old 02-20-2011, 01:06 PM   #11
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It has spaces between the rows of yarn. That's also why we can see the lighter yarn that makes the shape of his mask face.

If you took a picture of him wearing it, with a special camera set to use certain wavelengths of light, you could actually see right through his balaclava.

Sony had a video camera some years back, that used this technique for ultra low light video recording, and had to change it - it had the ability to look right through some types of clothes - especially thin swim suits and knit cloth.
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Old 02-20-2011, 02:20 PM   #12
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I am having a hard time deciding if that would look more or less creepy if it had the eyes and mouth openings that it's supposed to.
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Old 02-21-2011, 06:59 PM   #13
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Is it OK to ask what happened to Bruce?
I don't spend much time on anything but IOTD.
Are the changes here talked about someplace else.
I guess I don't handle change well.
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Old 02-21-2011, 09:56 PM   #14
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He's taking a sabbatical to pay attention to real life. Word is he'll be back around on the board eventually, but I haven't heard specifically whether he intends to get back into doing IoTD. Anyone can submit one, it was purely voluntary and unofficial on his part.
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Old 02-22-2011, 06:17 AM   #15
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I wonder if we should post an out-line for IOTD submissions to get the ball rolling? I don't think I've ever posted one but I did point Bruce and/or Tony toward a couple. I've always been concerned about the permissions aspect of it, but I know they've always handled it.
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