The battery ones vibrate, the idea being the vibration sort of, uh, wiggles the blade through your beard.
I actuall heard that it administers a (very small) shock to the skin causing whiskers to stand at attention before they are viciously mowed down by the freedom-hating blades....
I disagree. The two mo-town heroes they had do the national anthem were 10x more painful than the rolling stones were. Aretha Franklin's voice is not the same as it once was.
What, no giddy hysteria over the coming of the Gillette Fusion?
Count 'em, five blades, and another single blade on the flip side for, you know, shaving. that being the "fusion" part, since I guess "cobbled together" didn't test well.
Is there an upper limit to the number of blades they'll put on these things? Why not six? Ten?
I demand a razor with 27 blades with a powered pump that squirts shaving gel and vibration and lasers!
I want my blades to be marvels of complex engineering and cost 8 bucks apiece! My face deserves no less!
I'm always amazed at how much "innovation" can go into mundane stuff like safety razors, tooth brushes, toothpaste, paint, trash bags, facial tissue, toilet paper, etc. They're very boring products that can only get so good, yet somehow they STILL "innovate." Whatever.
Every time I go to buy a toothbrush I feel like I've wandered into some kind of marketing design hell.
"Ergonomic" bulbous handles, grip pads, weird little zigs and zags, bristles high, bristles low, special "zones", flexi-parts, "power angles" etc.
I don't remember seeing any advertising for toothbrush innovation, so I think the idea is to mesmerize you at the point of sale with something that looks like it could clean your teeth with sheer iridescent plastic mojo.
When you can spend six or seven dollars on a damn toothbrush you know the process is out of control.
My dentist says get the cheapest soft bristle brush they got and floss, but where's the fun in that?
I'm always amazed at how much "innovation" can go into mundane stuff like safety razors, tooth brushes, toothpaste, paint, trash bags, facial tissue, toilet paper, etc. They're very boring products that can only get so good, yet somehow they STILL "innovate." Whatever.
My best friend from college went to work for Procter and Gamble R&D from 2000-2005. He left because of his growing disillusionment with finding ways to make old products like Tide, Folgers and Pringles seem new and important. Occasionally a new product comes along that really does change the way things are done, ala the Swiffer and Febreeze, but the drive at these big consumer product companies is to motivate you, the buyer, into perceiving old products as new and feeling the resulting compulsion to buy it. Kind of sucks when you take a cynical look at it. Silver lining is that we can sometimes gain entertainment by the marketing efforts.
Excellent. Now I'm satisfied that this matter has been properly dealt with.
All I know is that every razor I've ever used cannot get one area of my face smooth with just one or two passes. The Shick Quatro is my current one (I have an electric too...for when I'm fucking lazy). I still have this one area along my left jawbone that is just a bitch. Hmmm....maybe I'll try the Fusion. Nah, I'm going to hold out for the 7 blade model!
Waste of a Day. Maybe the refs can tell us who will win next year's game so we don't have to watch any games. The NFL has to be the second most corrupt sporting association behind the WWE. The only difference is that more players are on roids in the NFL. What a Joke. It's only fitting that Sgt. Slaughter wins it all.
Although I still have to say there were WAY too many commercials during the game, we almost gave up on trying to actually see some football, not the latest jillion blade razor!!
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Originally posted by addabox
The battery ones vibrate, the idea being the vibration sort of, uh, wiggles the blade through your beard.
I actuall heard that it administers a (very small) shock to the skin causing whiskers to stand at attention before they are viciously mowed down by the freedom-hating blades....
uh...ok...ummm...hmmm...sorry...I'm back now.
Originally posted by Xool
Still, there's a time and a place for everything...
Originally posted by Splinemodel
I disagree. The two mo-town heroes they had do the national anthem were 10x more painful than the rolling stones were. Aretha Franklin's voice is not the same as it once was.
Amen to that. The Anthem was a disgrace.
Originally posted by addabox
What, no giddy hysteria over the coming of the Gillette Fusion?
Count 'em, five blades, and another single blade on the flip side for, you know, shaving. that being the "fusion" part, since I guess "cobbled together" didn't test well.
Is there an upper limit to the number of blades they'll put on these things? Why not six? Ten?
I demand a razor with 27 blades with a powered pump that squirts shaving gel and vibration and lasers!
I want my blades to be marvels of complex engineering and cost 8 bucks apiece! My face deserves no less!
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930
Originally posted by SDW2001
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930
"Ergonomic" bulbous handles, grip pads, weird little zigs and zags, bristles high, bristles low, special "zones", flexi-parts, "power angles" etc.
I don't remember seeing any advertising for toothbrush innovation, so I think the idea is to mesmerize you at the point of sale with something that looks like it could clean your teeth with sheer iridescent plastic mojo.
When you can spend six or seven dollars on a damn toothbrush you know the process is out of control.
My dentist says get the cheapest soft bristle brush they got and floss, but where's the fun in that?
Originally posted by CosmoNut
I'm always amazed at how much "innovation" can go into mundane stuff like safety razors, tooth brushes, toothpaste, paint, trash bags, facial tissue, toilet paper, etc. They're very boring products that can only get so good, yet somehow they STILL "innovate." Whatever.
My best friend from college went to work for Procter and Gamble R&D from 2000-2005. He left because of his growing disillusionment with finding ways to make old products like Tide, Folgers and Pringles seem new and important. Occasionally a new product comes along that really does change the way things are done, ala the Swiffer and Febreeze, but the drive at these big consumer product companies is to motivate you, the buyer, into perceiving old products as new and feeling the resulting compulsion to buy it. Kind of sucks when you take a cynical look at it. Silver lining is that we can sometimes gain entertainment by the marketing efforts.
Originally posted by addabox
All I know is that every razor I've ever used cannot get one area of my face smooth with just one or two passes. The Shick Quatro is my current one (I have an electric too...for when I'm fucking lazy). I still have this one area along my left jawbone that is just a bitch. Hmmm....maybe I'll try the Fusion. Nah, I'm going to hold out for the 7 blade model!
Originally posted by JohnnySmith
Terrible Commercials, Terrible Game.
Super Bowl XL: Seattle Seahawks vs. NFL Refs.
Waste of a Day. Maybe the refs can tell us who will win next year's game so we don't have to watch any games. The NFL has to be the second most corrupt sporting association behind the WWE. The only difference is that more players are on roids in the NFL. What a Joke. It's only fitting that Sgt. Slaughter wins it all.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...=ESPNHeadlines
Originally posted by BR
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...=ESPNHeadlines
That's a darn good article about the SB!
Although I still have to say there were WAY too many commercials during the game, we almost gave up on trying to actually see some football, not the latest jillion blade razor!!