Safety razor - Wikipedia
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-05-07 03:51:37+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical article in The Onion introduced a fictional five-blade razor. A real five-blade razor came out in 2006.

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    10 hours ago

    I learned to use a straight razor over covid. You use barely any pressure, tilt the blade and go with the grain and you’re good

    • BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      The handling is not complicated. Once you feel confident you’ll surely cut yourself though:) But the blade needs more care, you need to leather and occasionally hone it - but you might probably need a single one for life