Some time ago I had posted blade findings under the following thread. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/de-blade-challenge-ii.28223/ Since then there was a request made to create a new chart using the same data. Here is the link to that additional data view. https://sites.google.com/site/gdcarrington1/home/de-blade-challenge-ii-addendum
My head agrees with you 100%, but my Asta-lovin, impassioned inner imp clings to the words of Vin Scully "Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination." Ta muchly for the great info & chart!
Well, as one of my old math teachers once said, "Numbers never lie. But, with the right sample group you can make them say anything you want."
What's the deal with Kai razor blades. I just got some (2 - 5 packs) and they don't appear in the challenge. Are they out of production? By the way really nice shave too.
That's good to hear. I have a 5-pack of Kai's that came in my sampler but I haven't used them yet. They don't seem to be very widely available and expensive where you can find them.
I could be wrong but I think they are surgical blades for use in hospitals. No markings or wax on them. I paid about $0.60 per blade in a quantity of 10. I think they might come in a much larger non-retail bulk pack (not 100). Like I said if anyone knows more about them, they shave really well.
I simply ran out of time to purchase and test Kai blades. At the time, I was moving to a synthetic brush testing regimen for Mantic's blog site and so the test ended at blade number 48. I had about 8 blades that were still available in my collection but at that point it was time to move on because there was enough data available to cover a majority of the usual suspects..