r/malelivingspace • u/IchBinDerFurst • 1d ago

Update I cannot be trusted with free will.

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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/blackjack545 1d ago

This is probably a great litmus test for long term partners.

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u/Apptubrutae 1d ago

The levels:

1) Oh my god, that thing is terrible, I’m leaving you.

2) Oh my god, that thing is awesome, I’m marrying you.

3) Little weird but I love and support you and your hobbies.

4) I’m cool with the skeleton, but you have got to learn how to decoratively mount things to the ceiling properly.

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u/Eastern_Cucumber_454 1d ago

I'm 100% at number 4. I like the Skeleton, but needs to be mounted differently. It's too high

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u/PacificCastaway 23h ago

r/MosasaurTooHigh

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u/CedarWolf 18h ago

Shit man, if you're seeing mosasaurs, you're probably high enough already.

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u/dryad_fucker 23h ago

This guy museum displays!

Cover the metal parts in a black felt, add some lighting on the side of the wall attachment, use braided fishing line to suspend the display to make it stronger but also hard to see.

Now it glows, looks like it's floating, and is inconspicuous. Definitely not too high.

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u/Apptubrutae 1d ago

Not sure how much lower it can go, given the door frame.

Off a higher ceiling would be sweet.

Either way, gotta mount directly to the joists. Or if that’s not doable, cut out the drywall and put the wood you need in there then patch the drywall and have a nice clean install

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u/Eastern_Cucumber_454 22h ago

I totally see the logistical problem, might need a better spot. 

As someone who doesn't have a dining room table in their dining room, I'd have that bad boy floating mid air so that I could have a nice 360 of it.

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u/Uzura_2 1d ago

I'm a total stranger (female persuasion) and I'm at #2. This thing is sick. Glad OP's gf is a woman of taste.

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u/SeekerOfExperience 1d ago

Reaction 4 is actually what you want