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Sometimes you find yourself somewhere far away from
your
own toiletries and you need to shave for an unexpected
event.
Buying a new Mach 3, 4, 5, 6, or 12 can be a bit of a
cost, but
a pack of 3 disposables might be just the ticket.
Unfortunately, the blades on these are usually sub par,
and if
you shave with same vigor and zest as your usual razor,
you
may end up with a cut.
A small styptic pencil on the end of the razor's handle
would
be a welcome addition to these bastard spawn of real
razors.
A patent from 1951 showing a razor with attached styptic pencil
http://www.freepate...ne.com/2559344.html
Like this? (see pdf doc at bottom of page) [zen_tom, Feb 19 2010]
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//bastard spawn of real razors// Pah! Since when was a "Mach 3" a real razor? All you're getting for your additional £10 (compared to a bic disposable - a real razor is the big scary metal kind) is more moulded plastic and so-called "lubrication strips" if you used some proper foam, and lots of nice hot water, and a little less "vigor and zest" - there's no reason why a nasty bic orange can't give you as good and comfortable a shave as any of those other brands that spend so much on marketing and product differentiation in order to suggest to the buying public that more blades = better shave - complete nonsense. |
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Wow, someone woke up on the bitter side of the
bed. |
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My sarcasm about blades soared right over your
head, but I thought that would be obvious to one
of the most sarcasm laden places on the internet. |
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Your assumptions about my shaving skills
come from nowhere except your apparent
eliteness about old school straight razors (is that
the big scary metal kind you speak of? My weak
brain is having trouble visualizing one (again more
sarcasm)). |
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I was stuck using an orange disposable from the
same company that my 3 blade razor is from, that I
have been using without cuts for over 10 years.
Twice in one week, using the same foam and
steady hand I always have, and two brand new
disposables, I found my self bleeding. |
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Ask a man who shaves his scalp almost daily, if a
straight razor is the way to go, then ask him if he
prefers 3 or 2 blades. No man will tell you that 2
blades is better, as 3 gives greater surface area,
takes off more hair, and needs to be rinsed less
often. |
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Your incredible skills with a straight razor, and
your opulent brush and foam, have nothing to do
with the fact that a styptic pencil on the end of
the disposable would have been a welcome
addition for me, and the 4 people who voted
positively on this idea. |
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I left this site for a while, as it was becoming a
little too old guard in here. Now I remember why.
The world needs a new site like this one, that
actually talks about the idea posted, instead of
ranting about straight razors like an old fool. |
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Not sure if you are an old fool, but you are doing a
fine impression. |
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Anyways, what you think is complete nonsense, is
tried and tested by many people. |
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Agreed, that 99% of razor ideas are marketing BS,
but if you really think 2 blades is equal to 3, fine,
you can continue do so. |
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Cut throat or beard are the two True Ways. |
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zen_tom, i agree. A single blade bic can be just as good as
a mach3, and those four and five blade razors look like
what they joked about in mad magazine back when the
twin blades first came out in the '70s!
by the way, in the first season of saturday night live (75-
76), they did a joke commercial of a triple blade razor.
maybe the mach 3 guys saw that?
also, it's harder to clean those multi blade razors, i usually
have to use an old tooth brush.
but a built in styptic pencil? hmmm... maybe a good idea,
giblet. so have a bun. |
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I regularly lacerate myself on cheap razors (not that I've ever tried another kind). |
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giblet, true i wasn't even thinking of scalp shaving, it's much
better with more blades.
and sometimes, i don't recognize sarcasm (my bad) sorry. |
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Sorry Giblet, you seem to have taken my annotation a little personally and confused a (reasonably on-topic I thought) mini-rant (one that seems to agree with your own personal point of view, thanks for sharing) with a twin-pronged attack on both your idea and shaving ability - oops. But I honestly don't understand where you get the rest of your assumptions from - which side of the bed did you get out of this morning? |
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Oh, and I'm in my mid thirties, in case that helps you decide exactly what kind of fool I am (in addition to the blade count thing) Thanks. |
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I was just taken aback that you attacked pretty
much everything in my first idea I have posted in
years, without actually discussing one thing about
the actual product I was mentioning including it's
potential merits or lack thereof. |
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That was where I saw only bitterness, and noting
resembling good or bad criticism. It was those
kind of baseless comments that made me leave
this place with my usually bunnable ideers, for
roughly 2-3 years. My bloody face and styptic
pencil idea is what pulled me back, tentatively,
towards the fold. |
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I apologize, and am applying skin thickening agent
as we speak, but it does sting a bit on that cut. |
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For the record, I was dating a girl a few years ago,
and during our initial courtship, she read my ideas
on this site, and that was actually one of the
things that helped her fall for me. |
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This place in a way, is your brain on paper.
Coming back gives me a creative way to express
my overly imaginative brain, so you can see why
wrongly or not, I was _choked_. |
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Does the aluminium from styptic pencils get into the bloodstream? |
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//This place in a way, is your brain on paper// |
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This is your brain on paper. |
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This is your brain on the 'Bakery. |
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So, this is about thin skin. |
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There could be such a thing as an hypoallergenic styptic pencil and there are a number of obscure astringents which could be used. |
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I am stingy and only swap out the blade on my razor after it's bit me a few times so (+)
Been thinking of trying one of those straight razors. |
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Replace disposable razor's lube strip with styptic strip. Perfect for those with tremor, poor eyesight or thin skin. Also tones and firms the face. |
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