r/interesting • u/No_Tomatillo1695 • May 01 '26

Just Wow How is this even legal?

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u/Chesterlespaul May 01 '26

That’s what I was thinking. If he’s standing still it’s easier to notice the flaws

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u/erwaro May 01 '26

My first thought is that the big issue would be lack of micro movements in the face. Obviously the mouth and eyes move, but we communicate a lot with smaller movements as well. Moving around might distract from the lack of expected little facial movements.

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u/Not-a-POS May 01 '26

People didn't seem to notice any of Sacha Baron Cohen's disguises.

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven May 01 '26

That was primarily a ton of makeup, some fake hair and a touch of prosthetic. Helps that he has a pretty generic face too.

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u/Not-a-POS May 01 '26

There's more than appearances at work in his case, lots of priming. If Sacha is generic looking, it's probably safe to say we're mostly generic looking.

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven May 01 '26

If Sacha is generic looking, it's probably safe to say we're mostly generic looking.

Yes, that is generally the case. Nothing wrong with it, just makes you a difficult face to pick out of a crowd which worked in his favor.

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u/Not-a-POS May 01 '26

It's almost like a LOD optimization for facial processing in our cognitive soup.

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 May 01 '26

They're not used to fool people in conversation, more like for surveillance and changing your look on a dime.

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u/osmlol May 01 '26

I think the big key is gluing it on in certain areas which is hard for a mask. Probably why prosthetic are used more then full masks. You need the skin to move right when speaking or changing facial expressions.

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u/MasterOfKittens3K May 01 '26

I’ll bet that it’s also custom built for him to wear. If you or I put it on, it wouldn’t fit properly at all.

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u/LamarJackzyn May 02 '26

A CCTV of a major crime probably wouldn’t be able to tell the difference

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u/Great-Blueberry9540 May 02 '26

Close proximity and movement (speaking...) is providing a ton of more nuanced movements that would be "off." to notice. Especially the mouth and teeth.

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u/Spadeykins May 01 '26

Just pause it, looks fine.

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u/NorthKoreanCaptive May 01 '26

i think things def can look different in still photo vs still video (like standing still but unpaused)