Pac Man’s Skull Exposed

June 5th, 2007 by Vanessa Ruiz

Who knew that a circle with a giant mouth and tiny eyes could have such interesting anatomy beneath the surface. Pac-man’s skull was carefully crafted by artist Le Gentil Garcon after studying the skulls of human and predatory animals. He even collaborated with paleontologist Francois Escuille to make the most accurate representation right down to the tiny sacrum on his back-end.

The skull is 65cm in diameter and made of resin.







18 Responses to “Pac Man’s Skull Exposed”

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    1Adam P Adam

    That is just so much more cool than Damien Hirsts

    Comment on Jun 14th, 2007 at 6:41 am  
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    2misvan

    Ha, and only a mere fraction of the price!

    Comment on Jun 14th, 2007 at 4:11 pm  
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    3Mr Teufel

    Next he should do a D&D Beholder!

    Comment on Jun 17th, 2007 at 8:13 am  
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    4Eric Nguyen

    No eye sockets. This is clearly anatomically incorrect :P

    Comment on Apr 18th, 2008 at 5:17 pm  
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    5eric ember

    ha! this is awesome! he should make a copy of it and bury it in a archeology site and shot film of the student who uncovers it!

    http://www.thegluckmethod.com

    Comment on May 21st, 2008 at 8:48 pm  
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    6kookimebux

    Hello. And Bye. :)

    Comment on Feb 1st, 2009 at 12:40 pm  
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    7Pacman

    That’s cool! True what eric said, no eyes though :)

    Comment on Mar 26th, 2009 at 2:59 am  
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    8John doe

    PACMAN DOES@NT HAVE EYES FOOOOL!! SO its correctimo

    Comment on Apr 3rd, 2009 at 2:59 am  
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    9Brad

    Lol this would be great for a Halloween version of pacman the game.

    Comment on Dec 10th, 2009 at 8:24 am  
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