Surely better than in your foot?
Wall full of tetanus.
Wall of Tetanus is a pretty sick 5th level spell.
“I am warlock Rustus and I serve Master Tetanus! Meet my blade, Godxidizer!”
It’s also a pretty good name for a metal band
here are some metal fonts to choose from
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𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖚𝖘
山卂ㄥㄥ ㄖ千 ㄒ乇ㄒ卂几ㄩ丂
𝔚𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔢𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔲𝔰
Wﾑﾚﾚ のｷ ｲ乇ｲﾑ刀ひ丂
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So is it like a silence spell? They all get lockjaw?
Where do they go? To the Oubliette.
What’s an Oubliette?
Its like a solitary confinement torture dungeon, but worse. Its a narrow pit below the dungeon where they toss people who are condemned to death. Too narrow to sit or lie down, even if your legs got broken when or before you were thrown in. All sorts of shit piss gore and blood get tossed in too. Probably other harmful junk like live rats and broken glass. There is no return, and they dont clear out the previous tenant or remnants thereof before the next one is moved in.
That explains a number of things. I thought it was fancy landlord talk for French Style Studio Apartment.
No wonder my rent was so below market rate.
French, oublier: “to forget” or “to loose”. Also a medieval torture device. Look it up at your own risk.
Ask Hoggle. Labyrinth’s full of ‘em.
A small blade safe can hold hundreds of blades and it’s like 4"x3"x3". Makes sense they thought the inside of drywall 5’x3’x1’ would be fine. It can probably hold tens of thousands. Even with a new blade daily that’s decades. And when you tear down the wall you’re dealing with Sheetrock, nails and screws already. All that time would have dulled the incredibly thin blades.
This is all to say: it seems wild but was a decent idea.
yeah I have one that’s a few inches cubed for 6 years now and it’s nowhere near full.
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/7775973
Hundreds of thousands
Remodeling contractors hate this one trick…
How bad could it be? They’d all be piled up at the bottom of one stud cavity and you know they’re there. If you’re demoing the wall you’re gonna have gloves and a shop vac and a bigass broom and shovel anyway.
Still I got a little blade bank (about the size of those mini soda cans) on Amazon for $7 for my double-edge blades. Last year. And it still has plenty of room in it. Supposedly it holds 300 blades. That’s two blades a week for nearly 3 years. An absurd frequency…I replace my blade every week and I shave my head and they could totally go longer, they’re just so damn cheap.
I think these plastic boxes the blades come in often have a slot for used blades on the bottom. They take up so little space without the paper around them that an entire pack fits into a 1mm slot maybe.
I’ve seen medicine cabinets in old houses with razor disposal slots in the back.
I still use safety razors. I get all excited when I’m at a bathroom that I can slip one in the wall.
Safety razors are the best! They are cheap, you can buy a bunch of quality blades for pennies compared to a “Mach 3” or whatever.
Once you learn how to shave with one, there’s no going back.
Since I’ve started cleaning my blades I find I don’t have to change them all that often though
What’s different about shaving with one as opposed to a regular disposable?
Just crazy cheap. I spent probably 5 dollars on shaving last year. That’s using the most expensive blades made.
They also don’t have plastic housings which is nice from a waste perspective
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They’re much less irritating to your skin. Disposable razor commercials sold the world on the idea that more blades=closer and smoother shave; when in reality they can really tear up your face and leave razor bumps and ingrown hairs.
The head isn’t on a hinge so you have to manage the angle yourself
Do they really not make any with a swivel head? That’s a pretty useful feature imo, and certainly would be easy to design for on a safety razor.
I’d say it’s more of a learning curve question. With a swiwel you get good results most of the time but if it doesn’t work as you need there’s nothing to do. With a solid construction you need to learn to manipulate it efficiently but then it’s that you can use it for any shape of skull. TL;DR convenient ≠ better
I’ve literally never once had a swivel head razor that didn’t work.
It really seems like a stretch to make this into a skill issue lol
Yeah, I have the same leg but it doesn’t hurt
But yes, it’s better I elaborate: it’s not the razor that may or may not work. It’s the user that may not be suitable for swiwel head and such a user will be equally bad suited for all of them. It’s good if it works for you but not guaranteed to work for others
Sounds dangerous!
You’re expecting to be in that wall?
I’ve been using DEs for the last 6 years. I use a Feather blade in the shower with no mirror to fully shave and don’t cut myself. Not saying when I started I was that good. Feather blades are extremely sharp. I walked out pretty bloody once or twice when I started using them. Just get really good on some 7o’clocks or Gillette blades first.
They’re not dangerous, they’re safety razors after all
I shave DE and this is an amazing idea. I currently use a sharps container, but this is so much more fun.
I thought people use those plastic blade disposal container that has a slot on top that you throw away once it gets full nowadays.
It’s not built into the wall, but the base principle still hasn’t changed even after all these times.
I got a can of chicken broth, knocked a slot into the top with a flathead screwdriver and a hammer, poured out the stock and rinsed and dried the can. It lives in the cabinet beneath my sink and I drop my blades in it when I’m done with them. That was about 10 years ago. The thing is maybe a third full.
Haven’t seen it mentioned, maybe I didn’t look hard enough. Wouldn’t this be a huge problem for water damage and mold between the walls? All I can think about is all that shower water + steam getting in there
Our house had one of these slots. When we remodeled the bathroom there was just a huge pile of razor blades. No water damage or mold, just a pain in the ass removing those walls since it was those small slats with nails and cement (I think it was cement?). Just lucky the only asbestos was on the pipes in the basement.
small slats with nails and cement
Lath and plaster. It’s how they made walls before sheet rock (drywall)
Yup.
Yup, among other things.
R/dontputyourdickinthat
I had an old house with one of those. I renovated the bathroom so I can confirm they all go into the wall. God what a mess. 2ft of rusty used razor blades wedged in there.
Older medicine cabinets have a slot in them for this very purpose. A lot of people living in old homes probably have a razor blade slot or two and don’t even realize it.
I was one, I’ve also found and antique ice pick and ball peen hammer in there. One of those ‘those are a problem for future gens’ type solutions.
This was behind the medicine cabinet in my house.
Idk why but this bothers me
Because they owned the house for who knows how many decades and only used 9 razor blades?
If it was a vinyl, it would still count as a mint condition.
The year is 1950. A veteran of World War II has come home, married his best girl, gone on a whirlwind honeymoon to exotic, far off Daytona Beach, then like many people in this time, picked a location and built a house. Then he’s recalled to service to go fight in a place called Korea, and never returns. His widow never remarries. Most of a century later, the next owners of the house wonder why there’s so few razor blades in the wall.
“Ah, it’s only been a couple months. This blade is still good. Ouch! Ooohhh… That’s a bad cut. Oh well. Just need a wad of toilet paper to power through it.”
I think this is the first real TIL for me in ages.
Congrats ☺️
Once saw a video of someone who forged a knife from old razor blades he found in a wall. There were hundreds. They shaved more often in the old days I presume…
It seems like a presentable person was supposed to shave twice a day, in the morning and after work. Considering that you need to make three passes to shave well it would make 6 passes a day.
I tend to replace blades after about 5–10 shaves, so 15–30 passes, but I heard of people replacing after each pass. Some brands may also stay sharp for longer, giving even more spread to numbers.
All-in-all, it seems like one can expect to produce from 70 to more than 2000 disposed blades per year. At a thickness of about 0.1 mm it would be something between 7mm/year and more than 0.2 meters/year
Now I really think that even the most sensitive skin doesn’t require you to change a blade after each pass. I also find it hard to imagine producing a pile of blades a meter high in 4.5 years
Depending on how often I shave, I use 2-6 blades per month. If I stay in a hotel, I bring a fresh pack of blades, and would probably toss the blade rather than trying to wrap it back up before leaving if there was a convenient way of doing so. It’s not hygienic to keep using the same blade more than a few times anyway.
Hygiene has you replacing blades? I replaced mine when they’re blunt. I can’t see any contamination on my blades after a week of use
Besides not knowing exactly how contaminated the blade got, it’s better to replace it a bit in advance before it gets blunt. But if you use the same brand you would know when that moment approaches, sure enough
It’s highly polished smooth steel, it’s not the sort of surface that holds contamination
I wash the razor after usage lol
I can’t see anything wrong either. I wash them after. It’s just what I’ve read. Don’t remember if from some shaving guide or the blade manufacturer. You can’t see bacteria.
Yeah you need to wash your razor after shaving to remove the hair and soap, but I’m reading the above as something more than that, like removing the blade from the razor to clean it
Perhaps I’m spoilt by a modern razor, back when I used a 1960s Gillette I did have to open the blade holder to rinse it
They shaved more often in the old days I presume…
People were hairier thousands of years ago.
You don’t shave every day?
Beards are pretty popular these days, as is the ‘stubbley’ look.
Yep I’ve been rocking the stubble/light beard look for about 15 years now and it has been great.
You do?
Of course. I would look like a fucking monkey if I didn’t
I would be too lazy to shave every day (and sometimes I am) but I get skin irritation if I don’t shave. Could use some strong ointments as a temporary fix but those are not good to be used too often. My dermatologist said that as long as shaving helps I’m better off shaving
I’m the opposite. If break into an itchy rash if I shave. I need to leave some stumble to enjoy life.
They probably shaved about the same but mostly used double-edged (100% steel) blades that could easily fit in a slot, rather than the plastic-clad, quadruple-blade nonsense sold for $8/cartridge.
You can still buy double edged razors for about 10-15 cents apiece, by the way.
15¢ per double edge blade is high unless you’re only buying 10 or 20 blades at a time. Get the 100 count pack and you’re paying under 7¢ per blade… Each blade should easily last 3-7 shaves depending on your hair, more if you have tough skin ;)
As someone who shaves daily, this is the way to go, its so much better, not just on the wallet.
not only cheaper, but better
Mhm, that’s what I use. Not sure why other people around my age don’t, to be honest. Super cheap and you don’t exactly have loads of cash to spend at 20
Dude I’m 38 and I’m surprised everybody doesn’t at any age.
I shave my head. I’ll admit I had to unlearn some habits from cartridge shaving. First couple of times my head was a bloody (literally) mess. But once I got technique down, it’s easier and faster than cartridge shaving.
What slows me down over “the modern way” is that I whip my soap with a brush and bowl. That’s a little less convenient than shaving cream/gel, but it’s optional. No reason you can’t use canned foam/gel. Holy shit is it cheaper though. I ordered a 3 pack of cheap shaving soap (3.5oz bars, $10 total) last January and I’m not even halfway into the second bar.
Best part is, less waste. No plastic. Every handle I’ve seen is all metal and even the cheap ones feel better in the hand. Stainless Steel Blades are wrapped in wax paper and packed in a little cardboard box. Soap gets shipped in cardboard boxes.
Literally no reason not to.
You and me both. Last year, I bought enough Feather brand razor blades to last me the next couple of decades. I recall it cost less than $100.
I tried it. For months and months. But I always ended up with either a bad shave, or a bloodied face. Apparently my skin is to weak for this stuff. So I am back to expensive cartridges.
I just dry shave (safety razor) and it seems to work well for me. Less hassle + blades don’t rust so they last longer
I also heard that the blades can be sharpened by running it against trousers or something like that, so it is possible to reuse them / extend their lifespan
It’s called honing and you can hone a blade on a piece of leather, like an old belt. It’s not sharpening per se, but it keeps the little burs on the blace’s edge lined up nicely so it stays sharp and if kept up, prevents the need to sharpen with something more aggressive like a sharpening stone (or the bottom of a coffee mug in a pinch).
Yeah used DE since my grandpa gave me one of his when I was like 13, his father was a barber by trade and I also have his straight razor collection (which I don’t use).
Actually use a mix of DE, disposable, and electric, depending on the purpose. The Philips oneblade and classic Andis foil for face and jawline with finishing DE touch on flat areas sometimes. I know electric on face… used to have acne too but I find they keep my skin barrier more intact by barely not getting to the skin.
I legit use the double edge on d+bs more than anything… sounds like a bad idea I know but for me it’s the easiest, quickest, far superior result, and way less injury than any other method. You maybe wouldn’t think this but going on every 3-5 days for like 10 years at this point so I’m completely confident in it. An electric with shortest attachment for pubes and around the edges, then the DE on genitals, nothing better.
I have been using at minimum a 3 bladed safety razor since I was 14. I have a feeling I would obliterate my face if I tried using straight blade.
There’s a bit of a learning curve, but just be cautious at first and you’ll figure it out. It’s not rocket science. Also don’t use dull blades as that’s an easy way to cut yourself. Fortunately they’re dirt cheap.
I’m talking about double-edge blades that fit into a handheld razor that looks a lot like a Gilette or Bic, except it’s all metal, and about 2% of the price per blade, not a straight “safety” razor that you might see a professional barber use.
First couple of times I had to unlearn some old habits. Was a bit of a mess. But that was mostly in my scalp. My face was largely fine (to be fair, I have a beard, so it’s just cheeks and neck that gets the blade).
After my technique improved, though, I get nicked about as often as I would with a cartridge.
The hardest part was finding a blade that worked well for me. There’s a ton of variation in the blades. Once you find a brand you like though you tend to lock in. I bought a bunch of sample 5-10 blades from the most popular brands (feather, astra, gilette, tiger, etc). I ended up settling on Gilette Silver Blues. Ymmv.
Nah. It takes a little more awareness while you’re shaving for sure, but you’re rarely if ever going to cut yourself once you get your gear and technique dialed in. For me, I had to find the right blade. I found Feather brand blades, which a lot of people recommend, didn’t work well with my skin, but Astra blades are great for me. Everyone’s a little different.
I also like the Astra blades. Even more important ive found is a quality razor holder. I had a few, but when I got a Henson for Christmas it was the best shave I’ve ever had. Their marketing isn’t a gimmick. A well supported blade held rigid doesn’t flex and pull at hairs.
My Merkur 23C has served me well for 13 years. Recently the threaded screw broke off and I had to get a replacement head. But it was very reasonable. I have been curious about the Hensons, but have tended to stick with the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” philosophy. People really seem to like them though. Do you have the light, medium, or aggressive?
I have the standard AL13. I didn’t know they had different levels. My beard isn’t super thick, but not sparse either. I can shave a full weeks growth (4-6mm length) without issue. My previous razors would clog a fair bit if I did the same and I’d have to take less per stroke and rinse more frequently.
No the 3 blades get stuck so I went with one and got much better results.
I am back at electric razor but shaved with the 1 blades for years.
