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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: 2) by Hyperturtle on Wednesday September 30 2015, @05:49PM
Well, I would have modded you insightful had I not replied.
I'm not suggesting you are wrong. Clearly, you were not.
It's just that you have no escape without an uphill battle; in my growth towards being less jaded I have come to accept *some* of it as positive. I can be dumb, too.
Perhaps if you consider Austin Powers to be a classic that reaches beyond the generations, then you can in turn quote from beavis and butthead, or Bill and Ted's or Harold and Kumar or Office Space or something instead.
(I've found that not enough people remember caddyshack or ferris bueller...but... austin powers isn't at that age yet. When will it ever be appropriate again to state that "The new oldsmobiles are in early this year!" It seems appropriate whenever I witness a created disaster that the people responsible are totally oblivious about while actively participating in it, but few people get the reference. Or when I say "this is glue. Strong Stuff" when I am about to create a similar disaster that others will gape at as I slip away unnoticed? I'd get them off my lawn if I could only do the same things with my car)