Comments Eric Sorensen has made
Stubble Trouble, or Razor-backed Energy Hog
A fond memory of my youth is hearing my dad's electric razor buzzing from down the hall every morning. He loved electric razors.
Last year, I inherited his last model, a rechargeable, self-cleaning Braun with a digital readout.
My Braun tells me I'm shaving two minutes a morning, three minutes when I don't have a goatee. I'll spare you the math, but I calculate I use about two watts per shave. If I were to use as little energy during a wet shave, I could use no more than one ounce of hot water from the tap to wash my face, lather, shave and rinse. Water is the essential lubricant of a good shave and only a true hairshirt will do that with cold water and a straight razor.
On Umbra on shaving posted 4 years, 5 months ago 28 Responses