What a story!
My guess would be that it didn't sink in because your lip is soft and absorbed the impact.
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Hadn't cehcked this thread in a while....Lip test! What a riot! I shave with that razor at least a few days a week. I treat it with a whole new respect after that. She reminded me, that if I don't pay enough attention to her, she'll make me pay.
You lucked out 'big time".
You know, now I think about it, I've put a few years in an ER and not once did I ever see a straight razor injury! I'd take a lac from a straight any day because they would approximate so well... but never got one.:(