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Bloody Softball Prosthetics

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

This Gruesome Costume Accesory Embeds a Yellow Softball into Your Head

— October 19, 2015 — Art & Design
This yellow softball prosthetic is perfect for a gruesome halloween costume, or if you just want to turn some heads at the ballpark.

Handmade by Taylor Ann Roberts-White of Long Beach, California, this unique Halloween accessory uses a real yellow softball combined with a combination of latex, gelatin, makeup and fake blood. This bloody custom-made prosthetic can be applied to the head, shoulder, back or chest and recreates the look of someone who was unlucky enough to cross paths with a speeding softball.

Utilizing this unique costume accessory will complement any zombie-themed costume with its vivid attention to detail. Roberts-White has also prepared tutorial videos to help new users to prep and apply this frightening decoration in order to achieve the most realistic and shocking results as possible.
Trend Themes
1. Gruesome Prosthetics - Opportunities for disruptive innovation include using advanced materials or 3D printing technology to create realistic and affordable prosthetics for medical purposes or special effects in the film industry.
2. DIY Halloween Costumes - Disruptive innovation opportunities include developing easy-to-use DIY costume kits that allow individuals to create realistic and unique costumes without requiring advanced skills or materials.
3. Customized Costume Accessories - Opportunities for disruptive innovation include developing a personalized costume accessory service that allows customers to order customized prosthetics, makeup and other special effects for different occasions.
Industry Implications
1. Medical Industry - Gruesome prosthetics can have applications in the medical industry, from providing facial reconstruction to amputees, or developing realistic training materials for medical students.
2. Entertainment Industry - Disruptive innovation opportunities include using advanced prosthetics and special effects in the film and TV industry to create realistic horror scenes or other gruesome scenarios.
3. Cosmetics and Beauty Industry - Developing a customizable prosthetic service can have applications in the cosmetics and beauty industry, from creating realistic prosthetics for makeup artists to offering unique accessories for special effects or themed events.
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