Moore's Law For Razor Blades?

BartlebyScrivener writes "An article in The Economist examines Moore's Law as applied to razor blade technology: 'For the most cynical shavers, this evolution is mere marketing. Twin blades seemed plausible. Three were a bit unlikely. Four, ridiculous. And five seems beyond the pale. Few people, though, seem willing to bet that Gillette's five-bladed Fusion is the end of the road for razor-blade escalation. More blades may seem impossible for the moment — though strictly speaking the Fusion has six, because it has a single blade on its flip-side for tricky areas — but anyone of a gambling persuasion might want to examine the relationship between how many blades a razor has, and the date each new design was introduced'" I'm legally obligated to mention the Onion article that predicted this.

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Shaving without shaving cream

[nbauman]

Let me add here my great contribution to science and simple living:

You don't need shaving cream to shave.

I once read an interview in the Wall Street Journal with a scientist from Gillette. He said that a razor blade can cut a wet beard much more easily than a dry beard. It takes a minute or two for your beard to be soaked through. The only purpose of shaving cream is to hold the water to wet your beard for a minute or two while the hairs gets saturated.

I thought, "When I step out of the shower in the morning, my beard is soaked. I should be able to shave without any shaving cream."

I tried it next morning, and I got the smoothest, cleanest shave I ever got in my life.

I haven't used shaving cream for 30 years.

(Conversely, if you just spread shaving cream on your face and don't give it a minute or two to wet your beard, you'll get a rough shave.)

Re:tell your girl...

[Kreigaffe]

Or just maybe... some people would rather not have to floss hair out of their teeth day in and day out.

Seriously. I know this is Slashdot, but I know I'm not alone here on that.