okay folks - I am totally new to this, I just had my first straight razor shave last Friday at a local barber shop - I LOVE IT - I am totally hooked on it already - problem is I have just started looking around and found this site (yes it is an awesome site indeed) so my question is this. Being as unskilled as I am with using a straight razor blade to shave with - upon obtaining a new straight razor blade for my use would a good test of skill to be to blow up a balloon, cover it with shaving cream and attempt to "shave the balloon" without popping it?

What do you think???