Three blades??? Three lousy blades? How the f@ck am I supposed to look like a fighter pilot?

[leeroysphitz]

Come on Gillete get with it.

We need more blades for one thing, five at least! We need wider gell strips with maximum hydro lube POWER, not to mention polarized titanium hold down brackets. I mean my whiskers are out of control and all I get is a DROP of friggin ALOE? Are you fucking kidding me? Um, hello yoohoo?

Three blades? Non-medicated comfort ridges? Doesn't sound too turbo to me.

What are we? Somalis? No wonder this country is going to hell in a hand basket...

[pokerfan]

1. I'm old enough to remember when three blades was a joke

Not just two blades in one system, but three stainless, platinum teflex-coated blades melded together to form one incredible shaving cartridge, easily fitted into your old twinblade holder. Triple-Trac's triple-threat cartridge, with more close shaves than ever before. Here's how it works.

The first blade grabs at the whisker, tugging it away from your face to protect it from the second blade.

Blade number two catches and digs into the stubble before it has the chance to snap back and injure you, pulling it farther out so that it is now ready for shearing.

Triple-Trac's third blade, a finely-honed bonded platinum instrument, cuts cleanly through the whisker at its base, leaving your face as smooth as a billiard ball.

The Triple-Trac. Because you'll believe anything.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75atriple.phtml

[bluesbassman]

2. I got one of the new Schick Maximos. Supposed to be the last blade you'll ever buy.

Haven't tried it though. I'll let you know if it's any good.

[Xipe Totec]

3. For a good fighter pilot, three blades are enough

[arbusto_baboso]

18. Great pic. Was that taken at Duxford?

Sure looks like it.

[Kaleva]

4. LOL!

[jmowreader]

5. Five? Only five?

They already HAVE five.

In MAD Magazine back in the 1970s was "The Space-Age Razor Race" including a razor with 39 blades, a flamethrower razor, a laser razor and, IIRC, a razor that used nuclear radiation to remove the hairs. Strange thing is, they've got the multiblade razors, removing hair with lasers is commonplace today and I wouldn't put it past them to try nuking hair. So...

[leeroysphitz]

6. Laser razor. Nice. n/t

[pokerfan]

16. and six blades

As of January 2011, the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn sells, under its store brand, six-blades razor cartridges.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_razor#Recent_developments

In 2004, the Onion thought the five blades was a joke:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades,11056

[Brickbat]

7. Mr. Brickbat refuses to razors with more than three blades. He claims his shave gets worse the more

blades there are. :shrug:

[Aristus]

9. He's right. Using three or more blades is an invitation to skin irritation

and pseudofolliculitis barbae, also known as 'shaving bumps'. Two blades are enough for a good, close shave.

[kimi]

12. You know, that is a condition

which can get you on a profile/waiver to not shave in the military, while the docs treat the profiled person. Docs then recommend single-edged razors.

I only know this cause I worked with a couple of guys who had to be treated for that. :)

[Aristus]

15. I remember from my own days of service.

I never had to get a shaving profile. Mainly because I only shaved once every other day. I have a very light beard. I didn't need to shave every day until I was 25 or so. Also because I used a two-bladed razor. Also because I'm not African-American, who have a high prevalence of pseudofolliculitis due to having whiskers that curl naturally. That leads to ingrown whiskers.

[kick-ass-bob]

20. I tried one of those free sample 5 bladers.

And it felt pretty good the first 2-3 times I used it. After that it felt like shit.

My plain ol' Mach 3 I can use for a month before it goes bad.

I think that was the best razor ever made.

[hobbit709]

8. Razor? What's that? I haven't owned a razor since Oct. 2, 1973

[kimi]

10. Most women's razors have 3 blades.

The ones that I've used, anyway, and the one I'm using now. And women have a lot more real-estate to shave than most guys do. (I understand that some men do shave their legs, swimmers and other athletes, so there is that, though.)

I don't care so much about the number of blades. But I would love it if someone would come up with a way to go smoothly over the contour of the knee - those flexing razors and moisturizer pads under the blades are just window-dressing. If I go too fast over my knee, or quickly over the back of my knee, for example, I look like I've gone a few rounds with a mountain lion.

[leeroysphitz]

11. Exactly. n/t

[BiggJawn]

13. How many blades in a Norelco?

I'll be back in a bit...

[applegrove]

14. finally! Mens razors cost more than women's! It is about time you guys

got gouged.

[HopeHoops]

17. Nair

[Richardo]

19. Got one of these on my 50th birthday... it's the same age as I am.

One blade, super close shave, and replacements are like 10 for $4. :thumbsup:

[Denninmi]

21. Trust me, no matter how many blades they put on there,

no one is going to confuse my middle aged spread and slightly saggy man boobs with the body of a fighter pilot. 1,000 blades aren't going to make any difference.

And hey, I just wonder why the ladies don't swarm to me? Oh yeah, see the above.