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PredeconInferno · 09-30-2003, 10:51 PM

Yeah, I'm sure this has been done before, but I searched and I didn't see anything.

Anyway, does anyone know what a good way is for me to make myself taller and look convincing? I'm 5'6" on a good day, and I'd like to get up to 7 ft at least.

Please let me know if you have any ideas.

Vilkata · 10-01-2003, 03:23 AM

Possibly platform shoes?

mattevil · 10-01-2003, 06:09 AM

Stilts would be the obvious answer. depends on the costume but you could make it so you hve a fake torso on your shoulders with peep holes through the chest.

gwr_gwir · 10-01-2003, 02:45 PM

or you could do both. stilts are good, though hard to walk with. personally, I'd suggest hollow, lightweight "platform shoes" or something similar to begin with. If you then want, get some tent poles for bracing, and construct a costume around them - and view through the chest, instead of the neck.

raeanna74 · 10-01-2003, 02:53 PM

Get some sheetrocking stilts. They might be a tad noisy but they aren't as hard to use as wood ones with handles. If you fall down though they can be a bear to get back up on. They're easier to get the handle on than regular stilts and have hinges so they'll move more like regular legs. Many construction companies have them or you can rent them from a sheetrock supplier probably. Same place you'd get a sheetrock lift.

Lebell · 10-01-2003, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by raeanna74
Get some sheetrocking stilts. They might be a tad noisy but they aren't as hard to use as wood ones with handles. If you fall down though they can be a bear to get back up on. They're easier to get the handle on than regular stilts and have hinges so they'll move more like regular legs. Many construction companies have them or you can rent them from a sheetrock supplier probably. Same place you'd get a sheetrock lift.

Yup, that was my suggestion too. And I'm pretty sure you can rent them.

clavus · 10-01-2003, 04:26 PM

Rollerblades can make you taller and appear to be floating with the right costume. You won't hit 7', however

Locke · 10-01-2003, 07:18 PM

Didnt people used to have their legs broken then stretched out in order to "grow" taller. Something like that. Safe to say it was unhealthy.

etardedraverboy · 10-01-2003, 07:44 PM

stilts i think

Nimbletoe · 10-01-2003, 10:35 PM

Pfft screw that, just be Jason for halloween and hack everyones legs off! There, you'll be taller than all!

yellowgowild · 10-02-2003, 08:31 PM

Stilts obviously. Then you have to make your shoulders wider to be in proportion.

Fremen · 10-02-2003, 09:39 PM

When I was in Cub Scouts we put empty tomato juice cans on and used them as stilts.
I doubt you'll get that high, though.

Lunchbox7 · 10-06-2003, 05:08 AM

Whats wrong with being short. Just be an angry dwarf for the night.

Nisses · 10-06-2003, 05:57 AM

stilts man, it's the only semi safe way of doing it. You could go with the soda-can trick and use higher stuff, but if you tie it to your feet, you can either:
a) lose the log under your feet and tumble down
b) trip and seriously sprain your ankle.

I wouldn't look through the chest, that's highly uncomfortable if you actually wanna have a conversation with somebody as well.

mattevil · 10-12-2003, 09:28 PM

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Originally posted by Locke
Didnt people used to have their legs broken then stretched out in order to "grow" taller. Something like that. Safe to say it was unhealthy.

they still do it. its a cosmetic surgery but to my knowlege it wasnt done in the past only recently.

PredeconInferno · 10-13-2003, 09:28 PM

Hehe, I like the idea of being an angry dwarf :-P but, unfortunately, I'm too tall for that even.

I thought of maybe getting some really tall platform shoes of some kind, and putting fur all around them to make them look like animal skin boots. Maybe go as a big norseman or something cool like that.

Any ideas for what weapon I could carry? I always thought of a big ass sword. Maybe a giant hammer of some kind... or even... an axe

oh the ideas

kurty[B] · 10-14-2003, 09:01 AM

Way off topic, but I'm going to be Jesus for Halloween (or at least on Halloween night), for November 1st and a party with co-workers I'm going to be Pablo Escobar!!!

ghezzo · 10-16-2003, 09:56 PM

me and my high school buddies are gonna dress up as anal beads!

justin218 · 10-18-2003, 09:26 PM

I always wanted to be RoboCop, but a good looking suit is like 3 grand... I am sure that would make ya look taller...

Elegant Holmes · 10-20-2003, 06:49 AM

Maybe a personal-sized helium ballon large enough to lift you off the ground? Yeah, I'd stick with the stilts.

gabshu · 10-21-2003, 01:55 PM

Try looking at goth stores. Goth chicks always want to be tall so they have some really hot boots with REALLY tall platforms. They're great because they're not too unconfortable and you can still dance around all night or wahtever you are doing. You can find some cheap ones on Ebay, that where I got mine.

09-30-2003, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
PredeconInferno Reclusiarch Location: Unfortunately Houston, TX	Halloween costumes Yeah, I'm sure this has been done before, but I searched and I didn't see anything. Anyway, does anyone know what a good way is for me to make myself taller and look convincing? I'm 5'6" on a good day, and I'd like to get up to 7 ft at least. Please let me know if you have any ideas. __________________ Samurai in Training Knowledge is power. Guard it well.

10-01-2003, 03:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Vilkata Crazy	Possibly platform shoes? __________________ LOL KEEKLES

10-01-2003, 02:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
gwr_gwir Crazy	or you could do both. stilts are good, though hard to walk with. personally, I'd suggest hollow, lightweight "platform shoes" or something similar to begin with. If you then want, get some tent poles for bracing, and construct a costume around them - and view through the chest, instead of the neck. __________________ Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor. -- Robert Heinlein

10-01-2003, 02:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Get some sheetrocking stilts. They might be a tad noisy but they aren't as hard to use as wood ones with handles. If you fall down though they can be a bear to get back up on. They're easier to get the handle on than regular stilts and have hinges so they'll move more like regular legs. Many construction companies have them or you can rent them from a sheetrock supplier probably. Same place you'd get a sheetrock lift. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.

10-01-2003, 04:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Rollerblades can make you taller and appear to be floating with the right costume. You won't hit 7', however __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

10-01-2003, 06:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
mattevil Addict Location: Virginia	Stilts would be the obvious answer. depends on the costume but you could make it so you hve a fake torso on your shoulders with peep holes through the chest.

10-01-2003, 07:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Locke Insane Location: The reddest state ever. :(	Didnt people used to have their legs broken then stretched out in order to "grow" taller. Something like that. Safe to say it was unhealthy. __________________ CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN!!!! - Pat Hughes "Don't surround yourself with yourself." Yes

10-01-2003, 07:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
etardedraverboy Insane Location: portland the land of liquid sun shine	stilts i think __________________ vvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooommmmmm

10-01-2003, 10:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Nimbletoe Junkie Location: Michigan	Pfft screw that, just be Jason for halloween and hack everyones legs off! There, you'll be taller than all! __________________ Go Pistons!

10-02-2003, 08:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
yellowgowild Psycho Location: Tampa	Stilts obviously. Then you have to make your shoulders wider to be in proportion.

10-02-2003, 09:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	When I was in Cub Scouts we put empty tomato juice cans on and used them as stilts. I doubt you'll get that high, though. __________________ Google

10-06-2003, 05:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lunchbox7 Addict	Whats wrong with being short. Just be an angry dwarf for the night.

10-06-2003, 05:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nisses Shade Location: Belgium	stilts man, it's the only semi safe way of doing it. You could go with the soda-can trick and use higher stuff, but if you tie it to your feet, you can either: a) lose the log under your feet and tumble down b) trip and seriously sprain your ankle. I wouldn't look through the chest, that's highly uncomfortable if you actually wanna have a conversation with somebody as well. __________________ Moderation should be moderately moderated.

10-13-2003, 09:28 PM	#16 (permalink)
PredeconInferno Reclusiarch Location: Unfortunately Houston, TX	Hehe, I like the idea of being an angry dwarf :-P but, unfortunately, I'm too tall for that even. I thought of maybe getting some really tall platform shoes of some kind, and putting fur all around them to make them look like animal skin boots. Maybe go as a big norseman or something cool like that. Any ideas for what weapon I could carry? I always thought of a big ass sword. Maybe a giant hammer of some kind... or even... an axe oh the ideas __________________ Samurai in Training Knowledge is power. Guard it well.

10-14-2003, 09:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	Way off topic, but I'm going to be Jesus for Halloween (or at least on Halloween night), for November 1st and a party with co-workers I'm going to be Pablo Escobar!!!

10-16-2003, 09:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
ghezzo Loser Location: kirby block	me and my high school buddies are gonna dress up as anal beads!

10-18-2003, 09:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
justin218 Tilted	I always wanted to be RoboCop, but a good looking suit is like 3 grand... I am sure that would make ya look taller...

10-20-2003, 06:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
Elegant Holmes Crazy Location: "TX"	Maybe a personal-sized helium ballon large enough to lift you off the ground? Yeah, I'd stick with the stilts.

10-21-2003, 01:55 PM	#21 (permalink)
gabshu Psycho Location: The capital of the free world??	Try looking at goth stores. Goth chicks always want to be tall so they have some really hot boots with REALLY tall platforms. They're great because they're not too unconfortable and you can still dance around all night or wahtever you are doing. You can find some cheap ones on Ebay, that where I got mine. __________________ Go Kool Aid. OH YEAAHH http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2003/koolaid/