How true! My "you are an idiot" moment came this morning. I started the 4th shave without stropping and it wasn't going well. After a week under the pyramid, the razor wasn't any better than it was before I put in there, and was getting worse. I missed 14-hour BBS.
I have officially abandoned the pyramid experiment. It didn't work for me. The instructions said that there could not be metal within 3 feet. It occurred to me that this is practically impossible in an apartment with metal in the walls, ceiling and floors because you would need to construct a special pedastal without nails and place it in the center of the room. Also, I was nowhere near precise enough orienting it towards north. All in all, I get better results from the hones with a lot less trouble.