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Shaving can be the absolute worst, especially for people with sensitive skin. Razors can leave behind razor burn, ingrown hairs and cuts, and when you've worn down a razor so that it's no longer usable, it joins the others in landfills to the tune of 2 billion razors per year in the US (PDF).
The makers of a new product called the Skarp Laser Razor want to give you an incredibly close, irritation-free shave using lasers. The prototype is an aluminum razor-shaped gizmo that they say uses a laser to cut (not burn) the hair at skin level for a close shave, and works for all hair colors.
Because the laser is supposed to last about 50,000 hours and be usable without water, it would be good for the environment as well.
http://www.cnet.com/news/forget-blades-the-skarp-laser-razor-wants-you-to-shave-with-lasers/
[Kickstarter Campaign]: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skarp/the-skarp-laser-razor-21st-century-shaving
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday September 30 2015, @03:15PM
I had one. At the time, I didn't grow enough facial hair to worry about, but I wanted one because they were cool. I was probably the first kid on the block, or something like that. Then, I joined the Navy. Couldn't take it to boot camp, of course. But, I recovered my razor before reporting to my first duty station. Like you say, it kind marked me as a badass. THEN - I reported to my second duty station. A real ship. The floaty-bobby-rocky-rolly kind of real ship. I decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and put my beautiful razor away. I worked with those cheap throwaway razors for a few months - then I got promoted. Way back then, petty officers were permitted to wear beards. I grew one just as quickly as was physically possible. I'm still wearing my beard. Or, most of it. All the red has fallen out, all the brown has turned gray - but I've still got it!
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