So I was enjoying a great neck only shave last night. Got in the habit of doing only my neck only late in the week because I cant stand the growth down there. Soo itchy! But I enjoy the face stubble over the weekend. Fits my persona I guess. Anyway, I finished up a super WTG pass, rinsed the razor and layed it on the sink, proceeded to rinse my face off. Then, oh so nonchalantly reached down to grab the Dovo for a much anticipated second pass and immediately realized something was just not right. Granted, I had a few brewskies in my gut by that point but this mishap just blew my mind. Instead of grasping the cheap plastic handle of my trusty stubble chopper I attempted to pick it up by it's blade! My thumb gripped the edge of the blade like it was picking up a toothbrush. I'm talkin' positive pressure directly against the edge. once I realized what was done I let off immediately of course. Crazy thing is...my skin was not even phased by this direct contact with what is supposed to be an almost surgical grade instrument. And, yes I am a newbie but my stropping has progressed to a sufficient level and I no longer nick the strop. So I know the sharpness of my Dovo is up to par. And it's not like I have some kind of superhuman callused hands that have layed brick since they were 10. I assume it all comes down to the way the pressure of the skin is distributed across the length of the blade. From what I can remember there was no lateral movement on my part, just perpendicular pressure against the edge. You would think there would be at least the top layer slit open right!? I made sure I stropped the hell out of it afterwards to straighten everything back out. Anyways..just thought I'd share. Has anyone else done something so very stupid?