A woman ‘obsessed’ with giraffes has given up her goal of lengthening her neck. 30-year-old Sydney Smith of Los Angeles, dubbed “the giraffe woman,” wanted to be renowned worldwide for her long neck. She succeeded in her dream of becoming like the women of the Burmese tribe she admired but found the cost to be dear.
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Sydney had her own set of rings custom-made after being inspired by the Kayan people of Southeast Asia, known for stretching their necks with brass coils. She spent five years gradually adding more rings in an attempt to push down her collarbone. At its heaviest, the stack was made up of 15 rings and weighed 5 pounds.