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Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper
You dismissed my comments regarding the apparent size and shape of the back of the head and the distance from the ear to the back of the head because "the angles were so different even a forensic person could not tell."
Yet, would not the same apply to the apparent length and depth of the bridge of the nose? No need to answer... It's a rhetorical question.
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It's only a rhetorical question if you think there is no answer.
I dismissed your comment based on rational geometrical considerations and also having compared thousands of faces over the past 6 years. The specific type of comparison you were trying to make is known as anthropomorphic comparison (comparing the
distance between features of faces at very different angles) and is well-known to be very difficult to execute. I can send you references offline this evening if you like. The comparing nose size and shape would be referred to as morphological comparison.
As to the nose size of the batter, since we are viewing him from somewhat behind the head, this would make his nose appear to stick out a bit
less far than would a straight profile view. Also the drooping tip would be somewhat less evident when viewed from below than in a straight profile view. Yet his nose still sticks out more than either that of Clarke or Wilson, and, the drooping tip is clearly evident in spite of the angle.
A comparison of the nose bridge that might help you understand is shown below.
Anyway, this is just rhetorical, no need to answer.
