I was reading about razors with a vibrating head, both older hand cranked models as well as the battery operated fusions out nowadays. Well I wonder if its just a gimmick or not. But if it really works, I was thinking, that instead of having a vibrating blade, you can just crank up your favorite heavy metal album (my favorite: motor head by deep purple) with a good sub woofer and shave to that. You would get tons of vibrations, and as an added benefit, it would wake you up in the morning too. I was thinking to do an experiment, shave half my face to deep purple, and the other half of my face I switch the music, turn it down a bit and shave to Pachelbel's canon. Afterwards, I can see if it makes any difference in the quality of my shave. Has anybody tried this kind of thing????
If you turn a radio up like that around here you are going to get things thrown at you,... just saying Fuzzy
Pete From the last line in your post it sounds like you're actually serious. :shocked003 Your neighbours may not share your taste in music. Playing anything loud enough to make your razor vibrate would be a real imposition on them, so unless you live out in the woods I'd suggest abandoning the experiment. Best Regards goshawk
Makes me wonder how headphones would work. Does vibrating your head work the same as vibrating a razor? How much would headphones interfer with a shave?
For me it would just ruin one of the reasons I'm up at 4:30 in the morning - I like the quiet solitude that time of the day offers for my shower and shave.
Pump up the jam... I'm usually a morning shaver and would probably go with the canon, or maybe a blazing round of Toccatta and Fugue in D minor if I were feeling more vibratory.
I feel for that :happy088 Although I love music, and am busy with it for most part of the day, the morning shower and shave is more or less a Zen thing to me...... I love the tranquility at 6.00 AM in the morning, before the hectic starts :ashamed001
goshawk I appreciate your comment. The practicality of this is not the point I was making. I would just like to know if music was able to effect a measurable difference in the quality of shaving, and if so, what type and what volume? It would be an interesting experiment, even if it were impractical for many of us. I'm definitely NOT advocating the annoyance of others, especially those who dont like loud music in the morning or anytime. So here's a message to you kids out there (you know who you are): don't try this at home without permission! Hopefully this clarifies things. Anyway, have a great turkey day! very considerately yours Pete
I'm sure your neighbours will be relieved. It's an interesting question, and I suppose it depends to a large extent on how the music affects the mood of the person shaving. If it makes you happy you'll probably shave better while listening to it. Best Regards goshawks
I'm joking around with you on this of course, but I definitely get your point. Being fortunate enough not to have to worry about noise spreading beyond my house does not make me appreciate any less that this can be a problem especially in a close living situation such as an apartment. Whether music can psychologically affect how a person shaves, I would say that depends on the experience of the shaver. At its best, shaving is a very focused activity. Unless urgent action or danger are involved, unpleasant sounds like bad music, or even an alarm or siren, should not affect what an experienced blade shaver is doing with their hands. I think thats part of good shaving, really being in tune to what you are doing, and not letting other things affect you. I would even go so far as to suggest that learning to shave to unpleasant music, alarms or sirens, could a good training exercise for newbies to help develop better focus and concentration on the shaving process. What do you think? :think002
Pete Again, interesting idea - sort of " A Clockwork Orange" philosophy of shaving. While music helps me focus, I find that the more satisfying the task is in itself the less I want musical accompaniment for it. I always shave in silence. I know for certain that the thing that really motivated me to develop good technique was (and is!) a disinclination to cut myself. Whether other aversive stimuli would have sped up the learning process I really can't say. Best Regards goshawk
One of my favorite things about DE shaving is actually hearing the blade cutting the hairs. I might be nuts, but music would just drown that out.
I've always liked a few tunes while I'm shaving or doing anything else that requires concentration. Perhaps, it makes me focus more on what I'm doing. Fortunately, my hands don't dance with the music.
