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    That is a very interesting article and if true another reason to rotate your razors!

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    For those inclined, grains are a large focus in metals from an engineering perspective. See: Crystallite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    However these grains tend to be very small and, as said, powerful microscopes are needed to see them. And they really don't have an overall 'alignment', nor can I see them magically realigning themselves without some applied driving force. I would be inclined to think that, if the writers have any clue what they are really talking about, it was about some macroscopically observable phenomenon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    Well speaking for myself, I correspond to one of those two adjectives ...... only the first one thankfully .....
    That would explain your "User Title"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Martin103 View Post
    That would explain your "User Title"
    Yeah, it ain't JimmyBC .........

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    Quote Originally Posted by ScienceGuy View Post
    For those inclined, grains are a large focus in metals from an engineering perspective. See: Crystallite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    However these grains tend to be very small and, as said, powerful microscopes are needed to see them. And they really don't have an overall 'alignment', nor can I see them magically realigning themselves without some applied driving force. I would be inclined to think that, if the writers have any clue what they are really talking about, it was about some macroscopically observable phenomenon.
    Your post just made me think of the 'old wives's tale' that a razor needs to rest for 24 hours, or however long, after shaving. I wonder if that myth didn't originate from the article, or others like it, in the OP ? Giving the razor time to realign itself.

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