[flowerplough]

Actually, from the Shroud, viewed as it actually exists, in a “folded over the head with both ends at the feet” panoramic, it appears that the man depicted has a two-dimensional head.

Look at full-length photos of the whole thing, not a cropped and flipped side-by-side view, and you’ll see that the man in the cloth’s forehead seems to touch the back of his head. The shroud’s subject’s skull has no crown. The shroud was folded lengthwise over the body, starting under the heels, running up the back, flipped over the crown of the head, and spread down over the face and anterior torso to the toes, but either about 4 inches of cloth are missing from the center of the fold, or the “Jesus” shown had a skull shaped somewhat like a transversely-peaked roof.

[trisham]

So, are you saying that he doesn’t appear to have a broken nose? I guess I lack your imagination/ability to visualize. :)

I have trouble reading maps, too.

[Swordmaker]

Look at full-length photos of the whole thing, not a cropped and flipped side-by-side view, and you’ll see that the man in the cloth’s forehead seems to touch the back of his head. The shroud’s subject’s skull has no crown. The shroud was folded lengthwise over the body, starting under the heels, running up the back, flipped over the crown of the head, and spread down over the face and anterior torso to the toes, but either about 4 inches of cloth are missing from the center of the fold, or the “Jesus” shown had a skull shaped somewhat like a transversely-peaked roof.

Your claim is false. There is more than adequate space. This has been measured many times. What you seem to think is the top of the back of the head is a water stain.