It should have been a simple task. Just go to the drugstore and buy a razor. Not even one of those highly complex computerized electric razors you need an advanced degree in electrical engineering to operate, just a plain old manual model with which I could joyfully hack away at my face. It was not to be.
Now, Im a simple guy. I try to abide by the aptly named Occams razor principle of science, which basically says that the simpler things are, the better. Now I find myself wondering just how many blades Occams razor had.
I dont know if youve noticed, but the evolution of manual razors seems to be roughly following the same path as home stereo equipment. In the fifties, you had a razor with just one blade, just as you had a transistor radio with that one tinny-sounding speaker. Then came the invention of stereo, and the two bladed razor was born. Two speakers and a subwoofer, three blades. Quadrophonic sound, four blades. Now we are up to Dolby 5.1 surround sound and a razor with an incredible five blades on one side and one on the other. Thats right, there are now so many blades on your razor that they cant even fit them all on the same side.
Where will it...