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Razor stupidity
jonk
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Ok. The 3 blade razor came out while I was in college. They gave them to us free. So I used it.
Then the 4 blade job comes out.
Now the 5 blade, with one extra for trimming. Blades advertised as closer together for a smoother, closer shave.
Now come ON! What does putting blades close together do? It makes the darn thing harder to clog, and harder to rinse out without a pressure washer and 3000 psi! Unless you shave twice a day, the cartridge is useless after perhaps 5 shaves it is so clogged.
Ergo, I use an old double edged safety razor. Does a great job. Does not clog, and I can open the top to really rinse it. I get about 30 shaves a blade, which works out to one new blade every month. For lube, I use shaving soap applied with a brush, and boiling water; mixed with the cold soap cake it yeilds a nice hot, but not scalding lather. It also works well. Occasionally I use a straight razor; it works even better in terms of a close shave.
So why the damned rube goldberg razors, more complicated than need be? Or more to the point, WHY do people buy them???
Then the 4 blade job comes out.
Now the 5 blade, with one extra for trimming. Blades advertised as closer together for a smoother, closer shave.
Now come ON! What does putting blades close together do? It makes the darn thing harder to clog, and harder to rinse out without a pressure washer and 3000 psi! Unless you shave twice a day, the cartridge is useless after perhaps 5 shaves it is so clogged.
Ergo, I use an old double edged safety razor. Does a great job. Does not clog, and I can open the top to really rinse it. I get about 30 shaves a blade, which works out to one new blade every month. For lube, I use shaving soap applied with a brush, and boiling water; mixed with the cold soap cake it yeilds a nice hot, but not scalding lather. It also works well. Occasionally I use a straight razor; it works even better in terms of a close shave.
So why the damned rube goldberg razors, more complicated than need be? Or more to the point, WHY do people buy them???
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it is kind of like the five day forecast, someone started the four day, now it had to be topped with 5, the rest feel pressured to keep up, try this
everyday write down the five day forecast, it will NEVER be correct, if there has been a drought, the forecast on the fifth day will be rain, and so on, i did it one summer for 30 days, not once was the fifth day correct, the fourth day was maybe 3 times out of 30
I would like to try one.
That way the cost of my three bladed razor will be pennies on the dollar[^]
I got my safety razor in an antique store for $5. But you can get them new online; just google it.
It is the best razor I've ever used. I have a tuff beard and sensitive skin. The five blades give you a really close shave with one pass without having to repeatedly drag the razor across your skin...which irritates the heck out of my skin.
Expensive, yes, but well worth it, IMO.
Seriously, right when the three blade first came out I saw a magazine cartoon of a seven or eight blade razor making fun of this process.
It said something like: "The first blade whispers to the hair to distract it, then the second blade sneaks up behind it, then the third blade cuts the hair, and the fourth blade cuts it again. . ." It was hilarious.
Little did the cartoonist realize that five blade razors actually WERE coming.
Pete
should make me quite a bit of money methinks
I use a Mach 3 and it works fine for me. I'd rather have a straight blade but havn't been able to find one.
I use the same brand and like them. My old man shaved with a straight razor every day of his life (he had two and alternated them in order to reduce the wear on the blades). I tried to use a straight razor once, came close to slitted my own throat and never messed with them again.
Did someone say $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$?
Get a shaving profile[}:)]
Use "magic shave"[}:)]
Don