I am sure there is a blonde joke in here somewhere.

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#1181905 24-Nov-2014 09:17

This has been on the Norwestern quote a few times - picked it was a mannequin the first time I saw it, well, the second time, had to do the proverbial "double-take".

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#1181946 24-Nov-2014 10:08

I'm usually good at picking out fakes. But even now that I know it is fake, I've got half a mind that says it isn't.

Conspiracy time!

The media received canned intel to suggest it was a mannequin in order to stop people from pursuing their identity and ultimately avoiding litigation by the New Zealand Police.

I think I'm on to something...

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#1182068 24-Nov-2014 12:16

Bung:
freitasm: So this "journalist" wrote a full page story based on a photo he found on Twitter, including comments by a Police spokesperson, and never realised the photo was a fake?

Tells a lot about the quality of journalism here.

As somebody else said the original photo doesn't look like an inflatable mannequin (an inflatable leg with a knee?!). Unless close observation showed it was obviously flapping about in the breeze I'd want to see a photo of the "reveal".

My only knowledge of inflatable life size dolls come from the movie "Lars and the Real Girl".
"Bianca" had knees:

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#1182074 24-Nov-2014 12:21

Great movie...

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#1182163 24-Nov-2014 14:23

Fred99: My only knowledge of inflatable life size dolls come from the movie "Lars and the Real Girl".
"Bianca" had knees:

My only knowledge comes from watching buskers making balloon animals. Bianca isn't inflatable so the problem of bending a tube never occurs. I accept that jetski girl if she exists is probably a rigid plastic rather than inflatable. Like DravidDavid I thought a mannequin story after the fact would be a good defence.

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#1182219 24-Nov-2014 16:02

freitasm: So this "journalist" wrote a full page story based on a photo he found on Twitter, including comments by a Police spokesperson, and never realised the photo was a fake?

Tells a lot about the quality of journalism here.

huh...what do you expect? Its Stuff...

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#1182384 24-Nov-2014 20:57

Bung: Bianca isn't inflatable so the problem of bending a tube never occurs.

Good lord - I never realised that. Lars can't have been on a tight budget then - UPS/DHL would have charged a fortune to ship her pre-assembled and ready to go.
But you're probably right - she doesn't have that pneumatic look to her really.

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#1182409 24-Nov-2014 21:21

To save you being caught doing the research I can advise that Bianca has a PVC skeleton with steel joints all covered in silicone "body".

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