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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.
I’m not who you were replying to, but I recently got a straight razor and have been cutting myself every time I try it, I don’t really understand how to use it. Could you give some tips?
currently I use shaving cream on my legs then run along against the growth, but any time I have a slight bump or even the fingerprint like ridges on my knees it will cut the top off. I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong, is this just how it’s supposed to work or am I doing it incorrectly?
I don’t use a straight razor, just an old school safety razor, the one time I tried a straight a ended up with a pretty big cut on my cheek 🤷
A straight to shave legs might be a bit much as it tends to be hard not to end up with cuts on the knees even with a “regular” razor…
oh I see, thanks for responding though