Why do bald people look so tough?

• Why do bald people look so tough? by StarTrek on 31 Oct, 2014 14:40
• I am wondering why bald people look tough. The bald head has a psychological effect that makes you think bald is tough. 
• #1 by Cave Dweller on 31 Oct, 2014 15:41
• Glad to see you are still around, sir.
  Your inbox is full, so no one can respond to your PM's.
  
  I never have thought my smooth head made me look tough.
  I have a feeling the perception is caused by the solid look of the scalp rather than the softer look of hair. (Like a carpetted floor vs a tile floor.)
  
  Is your statement based on your personal experience with how you are treated?
  Or is this a personal observation of other guys?
• #2 by TheSlyBear on 31 Oct, 2014 15:43
• Here's my "tough guy" photo. Not very convincing.
  
  
• #3 by Sly Red on 31 Oct, 2014 17:20
• You look about as menacing as Wilfred Brimley, who is, in fact, just curmudgeonly. 
  
  Red
• #4 by TheSlyBear on 31 Oct, 2014 17:45
• Yeah, I get that comparison a lot. 
• #5 by Magoo on 31 Oct, 2014 17:56
• Maybe because police,military,mma fighters,criminals,and athletes shave their heads.I do knowI'm not one ounce tougher than when I did not shave. 
• #6 by njbill on 31 Oct, 2014 18:29
• Mythbusters guy
• #7 by Munkynutz on 31 Oct, 2014 19:47
• Hahaha.  I happen to be one of those people who think it gives people a much tougher look.  It's hard to tell with you guys obviously because you don't have a hair photo beforehand but there is something hardcore about the look.
  
  I love it though.
  
  Maybe a bit harder with the goatee than not too.
• #8 by Barbero Pelón on 03 Nov, 2018 18:30
• Quote from: Magoo on 31 Oct, 2014 17:56

  Maybe because police,military,mma fighters,criminals,and athletes shave their heads.I do knowI'm not one ounce tougher than when I did not shave. 
  

  
  The best hypothesis