Dec 18, 2025
Do you shave your back (with or without help)?
Yes, regularly
Yes, every now and then
No
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Do you shave your back (with or without help)?
Yes, regularly
Yes, every now and then
No
Cutting soft materials like hair can blunt even the sharpest blades surprisingly quickly, and now we know why – offering clues to designing longer-lasting razors
Razors may start sharp, but even though they only cut soft hair, they become dull surprisingly quickly. Now we know why blades that cut soft materials lose their edges so easily, which should help researchers design longer-lasting blades for knives and razors.
“We are all familiar with the problem with razor blades: you use them, they work for a short while and then they are not so good any more,” says Cem Tasan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “You have a blade made of steel and then it touches human hair, which is obviously a much softer material, but the blade somehow deforms.”
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Do you have any advice for a DMAB person on dealing with body hair in hard to reach areas like the backs of their thighs/shoulders/butt etc?
If you don’t have a buddy to help, you could try something like this? https://amzn.to/2Jjt3Lt
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Does this leg-shaving device infringe this design patent for a "Contoured Electric Head Shaver"? That’s the claim in this recently-filed complaint.
Do you shave your legs?
Yes, regularly
Yes, every now and then
No
Do you shave your armpits?
Yes, regularly
Yes, every now and then
No
Do you shave your stomach?
Yes, regularly
Yes, every now and then
No