Watching a guy using a Mach 3

So, I go out to my gym the other night to work out. Guys like to shave afterward, before they go out I guess. I've tried it, even with my straight. The water is really nice and hot. I watched a guy using a Mach 3. I've never used a Mach 3 so it was a new experience for me. Anyway, the guy is flying the razor over his face, fast. Really, really fast. In the span on one minute he must have done, maybe 400 strokes. I'm not kidding. Lather is flying everywhere. A jack hammer would move slower. Occasionally, he relathers inbetween say, pass 300 and pass 301, he stops for a second and then keeps going. He just pushes lather from somewhere else back onto his face. Then he starts working on the other side. Lather is everywhere, its flying around like crazy.

He's done in about 10 minutes and I look and he has lather on his chest, in his hair, AND ON HIS BACK!

All of these passes are against the grain, all 400 or so. Thats 400 per side.

The whole thing left me a tad speechless.

Since I've never shaved with a Mach 3, I suppose this could be normal, as no one else in the place even noticed.

WOW! Even with that Mach 3 bent all the way over he did some wild shaving.

I'm hoping this isn't normal . . .

Wow steroids have an effect even on shaving :D . That is too much, never have seen that before.

A 10 minute shave with a Mach3. I wonder how long it
would take him with a twin blade?


Terry

There is someone who needs that new 5 blade razor.:D

Part of the reason why I switched to straight shaving was because I had heard that my skin would be less irritated by it. Looking back now, I'd say that it wasn't the razor that screwed me up, it was technique. I learned how to wet-shave and not use aerosol creams. I learned about the importance of a sharp blade (I used to only change my Mach 3 blade about once every 15 shaves). I learned to go with the grain and not against the grain with the first pass, I'd never shaved with the grain before wet-shaving.
In conclusion, I'd still be just like that guy you saw at the gym had it not been for razor burn and my sensitive skin. It is funny to look back now on how things used to be. I almost never shaved between thursday afternoon and monday morning, now I rarely miss a day!
-Fred

Talk about exfoliation! That dude must have removed 5 layers of skin. I'm sure he felt a burning sensation for at least 12 hours or so. I used to use one of those contraptions and a shave like his would force me to take a week off from shaving. Alan, you should have showed him the proper way a gentleman shaves!

-Rob

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Originally Posted by robertlampo

Alan, you should have showed him the proper way a gentleman shaves!

-Rob

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Yes that is where I thought you were going in the story. You should have whipped out the str8 and watched his jaw drop.:D

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Originally Posted by RichZ

Yes that is where I thought you were going in the story. You should have whipped out the str8 and watched his jaw drop.:D

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Hey I know, have a race, straight VS mach3. Get it on
film and use the dueling banjos as the theme music.

Throw in a pig squealing here and there for shits and giggles. :D

Terry

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Originally Posted by wvbias

Hey I know, have a race, straight VS mach3. Get it on
film and use the dueling banjos as the theme music.

Throw in a pig squealing here and there for shits and giggles. :D

Terry

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Now that would be something to see:D :D :D

I've used a mach3 almost all of my shaving life and have never heard of anyone doing there face with that many strokes. He must've been bleeding all over the place!!! (at least I do when I do that.

He must have already shaved earlier in the day or else he has a very light beard. If I had shaved that way, my face would be a bloody mess.

I wonder how many shaves his cartridge had on it at that point. I could -maybe- get away with that on my face with a new cartridge, but never on my neck (not that I'd try). This is a classic example of someone who has spent a couple too many hours at Starbucks before shaving.



Wayne

I always thought the whole idea of these multi blade razors is that you need the fewest passes to get the best shave.

That guy was pumping so much iron his hand must have been in overdrive.

I started using electrical shavers b/c disposables irritated my skin, including the infamous "protector". However, since I finally did a good honing job on my el-cheapo pakistani, the irritation factor is down to zero, while the shaves outperform both my old Braun and the new Philishave 6-series. 400 strokes with a disposable would have exposed my facial muscles lol.