[mc32]

Razors[1] must have been horrible if safety razors have the word “safety” in it, but needs practice and care to avoid cuts and nicks. Modern razors make it nigh impossible to hurt yourself, but point taken.

[1]I can picture old western movies, ala High Plains Drifter, with grizzled characters cleaning up before/after some event.

[hanklazard]

Much safer when compared to the straight razors before them.

[vernie]

That was at least a century ago. It's still very easy to fuck yourself up with a safety razor, especially if you're in a hurry.

[hanklazard]

Sure, I was just pointing out the history of the name.

I do it every other day, sometimes in quite a hurry and with a slant-head. I occasionally nick myself but even that is infrequent. And as others have said, it’s dirt cheap. Since starting with a safety razor a few years ago, shaving is no longer a chore.

[naravara]

>Razors[1] must have been horrible if safety razors have the word “safety” in it, but needs practice and care to avoid cuts and nicks. Modern razors make it nigh impossible to hurt yourself, but point taken.

The safety razor was the advancement over the straight razor. It's an entirely different (and at the time, new) technology from what it was replacing.