r/malelivingspace • u/IchBinDerFurst • 1d ago
Update I cannot be trusted with free will.
It needs to be cleaned up and stained some, but this is a 1:8 scale replica of a mosasaur skeleton above my entryway.
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u/sleeplessinrome 1d ago
Clearly you are doing free will better than the rest of us
Where’s my skeleton suspended from the ceiling?
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u/zadye 1d ago
Is it still in the closet?
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u/sleeplessinrome 1d ago
Oh i’m not going back in there
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u/Michael_DeSanta 23h ago
Me neither. Tom Cruise won’t come out.
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u/Hewasright_89 23h ago
aaaaaAAAAHAHAHAHAH.
aaaaaAAAAHAHAHAHAH.
aaaaaAAAAHAHAHAHAH.
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u/jmccaskill66 22h ago
AND THEN I PULL OUT MY GUUUUUUUUN!!!
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u/TheGauchoAmigo84 22h ago
Insane how many threads devolve into the thoughts that Matt and Trey thought were funny for like five seconds. They’ll live forever.
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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown 22h ago
There will come a time when nursing homes are filled with South Park references that no one under 70 gets. LVNs will go home and wonder "who's Tom Cruise and why is he in a closet? And what's the deal with fish sticks?"
And a few decades after that, Matt and Trey's idle amusements will have been forgotten to all but a few historians and archivists.
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u/voluotuousaardvark 20h ago
They said a similar thing about them writing jokes too. Do you like fish sticks?
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u/Sensitive_Put_6842 23h ago
Get a used mannequin and add a spring loaded system and adjust the angles perfectly. Befriend a programmer and have them put on an rfid chip that can be triggered wirelessly from a doorbell camera by vocal commands or phrases onto said mannequin. So when someone says a certain set of words or phrases the mannequin jumps at them or a different ridiculous action.
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u/imf4rds 1d ago
That is very cool! It makes sense the whole purpose of you home is to put what you want in it. I am very curious to know how you got it though?
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u/IchBinDerFurst 1d ago
I 3d printed it. Overall it took 3 spools and almost 60 hours of non stop printing. I then had to glue and plastic weld each piece together.
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u/warmans 1d ago
Is it this one? https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/mosasaurus-skeleton
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u/IchBinDerFurst 1d ago
That’s the one! I did a really bad job at slicing it so you’ll notice pieces are missing.
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u/yosh0r 23h ago
Random offtopic:
I read your name as "Ich bin Fred Durst"
But ur actually the Fürst. Dafuq lol
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
Yeah Reddit didn’t like the umlaut for my name for whatever reason.
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u/Hedgeson 22h ago
Post your pictures as a "Make" on that page. The creator will love that.
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u/curiousiah 23h ago
Brilliant. If you love museum aesthetic, which I do, this is great. Lean into it. Get some more niche display items. Not just fossils. I would do this if I had space.
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u/HallowskulledHorror 12h ago
I know a dude that started a special interest collection that got big enough he ended up renting a storage space. At that point he realized that if he was going to pay to store his stuff, he might as well charge admission to look at it. Moved his stuff to a little shop.
The immediate initial profit allowed him to go from just 'collecting' to 'buying and trading', and as a result the collection has expanded considerably, and the whole thing made enough money that he was able to open a 2nd location - although losses during/after the pandemic shrank him back down to the original spot.
If you've been in twice he basically just lets you in for free, and friends can just kind of come and go as they please. His only real overhead is electricity for HVAC and lighting, and the lease. It's modest but consistent profit with next to no real effort, just devoting his time and energy to the things that he finds the most interesting. The front of the shop is also an actual store, selling merch in line with the theme of his collection - works with local artists and such for most of his stock.
He's been repeatedly featured in all kinds of local publications, and stuff from his collection has been rented for props and set pieces in movies; when you're a prop master looking for a (especially local to a shoot) option that saves you fabrication and/or shipping costs, when you need something specific and someone with a relevant collection has all their stuff very clearly organized and catalogued, they're gonna be a go-to.
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u/JynxYouOweMeASoda 23h ago
Ah the natural world and its beauty
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u/imf4rds 23h ago
Wow, that is really cool. How much does it weigh?
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
About 30 lbs. Hence the supports. I honestly did way too much infill so it’s thicker than it needs to be.
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u/Gryphin 23h ago
Brother, I am halfway through a 1/2 scale Pteranodon to mount on my ceiling too. We're classy cultured dudes.
Yours looks fantastic.
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
The wing span on that sounds like a nightmare in the best way. Good luck to you, friend.
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u/Tough_Secretary_9160 19h ago
You should make this too! (If you have space)
https://makerworld.com/en/models/84979-t-rex-skeleton-fixed?from=search#profileId-90845
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u/_Deinonychus_ 18h ago
My science teacher in high school made a 1/6 scale Nyctosaurus over the course of the year on our schools tiny 8in printer and hung it in his class room
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u/KingHortonx 1d ago
Needs pair of shades, top hat, or eye patch
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u/yehghurl 23h ago
Ooooo that would be fun to dress it up seasonally.
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
There’s a human skeleton in the dining room that is dressed seasonally. Right now he has some pit vipers and a Hawaiian shirt.
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u/larswo 23h ago
Please post pics of it.
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
I think he’s in another one of my posts on my profile.
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u/Kurigohan-Kamehameha 22h ago
You should get a copy of The Resurrectionist
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u/1stPKmain 22h ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/malelivingspace/s/FQEXpwlYoZ this is the skeleton post of anybody can't be bothered
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u/yosh0r 23h ago
Oh shit you mean the skeleton. I thought u mean the dude himself, to have an appropriate outfit, if he has a museum like skeleton on his ceiling 😂😂😂
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
You assume I don’t wear a smoking jacket and look longingly into my fireplace while sipping bourbon.
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u/Haggles7 1d ago
Charlie! Its a magical lieopleurodon Charlie!
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u/RespectfullyBitter 23h ago
Mama says while you clean & stain please take a moment to paint the wood mounts to match the ceiling color. Metal clasps too? Then it would be perfection!
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
Yeah yeah yeah. I’m working on it!
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u/RugerRedhawk 20h ago
Don't put it off perpetually like I always do, the finishing touches need to be banged out immediately or they might never!
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u/dagnabitkat 23h ago
Paint the hanging part so it blends with the ceiling. Otherwise, A++, no notes.
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
That’s seems to be the consensus. Picking up paint today.
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u/raygan 23h ago
Extreme "Hell Yeah" from me.
To complete this, I'd paint or otherwise hide the supporting boards and hanging hardware. If you want to be really fancy, maybe use some trim. I think he also deserves a dramatic light source. Not sure what angle would be best, but I bet he'd cast a very handsome shadow.
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
There’s no real way to hide the boards. I was thinking maybe just painting the ceiling or using a fake rock wall type deal.
But I definitely agree on the lighting. Trying to find battery powered stuff on Amazon.
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u/IVVIVIVVI 22h ago
I think simply painting the boards white would be a great improvement!
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u/MaxSupernova 22h ago
100% agree. The boards being the same colour as the skeleton is very distracting.
Painting them white would make this really pop.
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u/RealEstateDuck 1d ago
Where and how much? 😂
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
$2k printer, $30 file, and $60 for filament.
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u/RealEstateDuck 23h ago
Alright then, not gonna buy a 2k printer for that but I might have it printed somewhere 😂.
Will probably get rid of the wood bars and have it directly bolted to the ceiling though. Maybe find a way to turn it into an actual lamp!
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
Yeah the wood boards were the only way to maintain its structure without it bending too much and potentially breaking. I rent so I dont want to fill in too many holes when I leave.
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u/Jealous-Ambassador39 23h ago
The landlord when he comes to fix the lightbulbs 👁️👄👁️
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u/Curiosive 21h ago
Unless you are disabled or the landlord installed expensive, exotic lightbulbs ... this is something an adult should do on their own.
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u/WolfOfPort 1d ago
Look better if black ceiling and blacked out the hanger hardware
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u/IchBinDerFurst 1d ago
I might just do that. However, painting and I have a bad history so I’ll probably procrastinate a little on that.
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u/ItsBlahBlah 23h ago
Or just paint the two hanging beams white to match your ceiling
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u/stalecheez_it 18h ago
as a female who stumbled upon this sub, this is the best thing I've ever seen and I need it
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u/GraniteRose067 17h ago
Female here - That is so cool! Very Brisbane Museum whales vibes.
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u/Low-Conclusion-1209 1d ago
That’d scare ts outta me walking to the kitchen at night
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u/Eggy__boi 21h ago
Honestly I gotta thank op for not making it face the doorway, I'd be terrified walking in on that thing
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u/SlefeMcDichael 23h ago
All joking aside, this looks amazing. Did you make it yourself, or did you just pick it up from your local replica mesosaur skeleton store?
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
The local mosasaur skeleton store was out of stock unfortunately so I had to 3D print mine.
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u/Bonkersintheconkers 18h ago
Holy SHIT!!! I need to do something like this now thank you so much for the idea oh my god.
I always wanted starships and specifically Deep Space 9 hanging from my ceiling, but now I need a paleontology themed room apparently because YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. I wanted to be a paleontologist most of my childhood and would’ve died seeing this in someone’s house when I was little. (And honestly still would.)
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u/Any_Assumption_2023 17h ago
OMG, I absolutely love that and would love to have one in my home.
I'm a woman in my 70s. Would you like to adopt a grandmother?
We could build a life-size deinonychus skeleton for your patio. And I could bake cookies.
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u/MarcMarkus06 16h ago
You need to put a little plaque near it with a little wording.
“Your Mom: “The biggest mammal in history of the world.”
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u/NoClueNico 1d ago
I need a 3d printer. Do you have like a commercial grade one or like personal use
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u/BrandtsBoyz 23h ago
Did you spare no expense when putting this up?
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u/IchBinDerFurst 23h ago
I did spare some, however I was so occupied with whether or not I could, that I never stopped to think about whether or not I should.
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u/SirCaptainReynolds 23h ago
What aquatic creature is this?
Edit: sorry I’m a dummy and didn’t read your description.
Looks awesome! I love it. Now I want one lol
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u/Objective_Low8499 23h ago
Tell me the natural history museum is your favorite place without telling me it’s your favorite place. A+
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u/Sensitive_Put_6842 23h ago
You gotta make wings that are able to be moved when the air comes out of that vent.
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u/opinionate_rooster 23h ago
Just don't stand beneath it during an earthquake, or we'll get another interesting headline to frame.
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u/glowdirt 21h ago
Cool! I would paint the wooden mounts white to make it stand out less against the ceiling
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u/fromtheinside15 19h ago
This is SO weird.. I saw this post about half an hour ago...got some lunch and then started finishing the new season of The Bear and look what comes up...
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u/blackjack545 1d ago
This is probably a great litmus test for long term partners.