Now That's a Close Shave...

My generation is special. Sure, we had Nirvana; MTV 2; those obnoxious snappy wrist bands and, really, the internet (move aside Al Gore). However, our most amazing claim to fame is that we have been blessed to grow up watching the evolution of the razor. The Trac II came out right when about most of us were old enough to watch our dads slicing their faces to shreds with standard one-blade razors. The Trac II really revolutionized the shaving industry (I mean, c'mon, two blades!), and spurred development in other areas (facial care creams, smoother aftershaves, real "silk" leg lotion, etc.).

And yet technology would not be slowed. In the subsequent years, another blade was added, and then another. Now we are the proud generation that regularly uses 5, yes!, 5 blade razors! How do they get them all on there? That's science for you.

Recently, some math wizards completed a statistical analysis of the evolution of the razor throughout history. Given the exponential growth within the last 5 years, the number of blades will quickly increase. As shown above, using a normal hyperbolic curve, it appears that the number or blades per razor will reach infinity by 2015--only 9 years from now.

The brightest minds of science are currently racing to create technologies to keep up with the evolution of the razor. But what, exactly, will the eventual Infini-razor mean for the consumer?

Well, the inclusion of an infinity of blades on one razor will mean that the potential cutting power of an infinite number of blades will remain suspended in superposition throughout the course of the shave. In laymans terms, this simply means that in an infinite number of universes, you will have the closest shave of your life before you even think about shaving.

That's quantum physics...
That's applied science...

That's the closest darn shave you'll ever have!