Originally Posted by
mparker762
Not to be snarky about it but try shaving without stropping every day for a week.
DE blades are very different beasts. They aren't designed to be resharpened, so the manufacturers can pull all sorts of tricks. They're thinner, harder and they're coated with platinum or teflon, and I'd be willing to bet you that the microbevel on them is a few degrees steeper than our straights, which would also contribute a great deal of strength.
I've got a couple of razors with very hard steel, and I suspect I could shave with them for quite a few days before I needed stropping - they pop hairs as well at the end of the shave as they do at the beginning.