I am enamoured with the march of progress, not just spiritually/artistically, but also technologically. Almost anything you buy will be markedly better than a similar product from ten years ago. Remarkable.Small example: Gillette M3 Power
It sounds silly, adding more blades and vibration to a perfectly workable razor. But the fact is that it actually is noticably better than the already excellent Mark III system. It is just smooth as silk.
Another example: Oral-B Pulsar toothbrush
This one may also sound silly. Is it an electrical toothbrush, or a manual one. What's with all the different bristles in one head, the rubber tips? But again, it is just a great product. Brushing my teeth is just both easier and more effective than ever. (And I do it several times per day, because I dislike the aftertaste of food or coffee.)
Quality mean very expensive. Is there any other definition?
ReplyDelete- Donald Trump.
(Or at least his avatar in Doonesbury.)
Two blades instead of one made sense.
ReplyDeleteThree blades sounded ridiculous, but once you tried it there was no denying it was better.
Now, surely putting a battery inside the razor for added vibration was a desperate act rendering no practical value? It turns out, no! Shaving now feels like gently touching your skin with a softest brush.
What's next? A small propel at the other end of the razor? And to our ashtonishment, it works. You will no longer even have to hold the razor with your hand. It moves by itself.
TTL,
ReplyDeleteSomebody's been watching the Jetsons too much?... ;-)
I'm reminded of a joke I once saw about the Taliban, developing a new, 5-blade islamic razor. The first blade pulls on the beard's hair. The second makes it grow thick. The third makes it shiny. The fourth makes it curl. And the fifth slits the user's throat if the beard won't grow to required size!
Eolake,
It is interesting that you state the reason for brushing several times a day, showing it is your OWN position. When I was a kid, I was taught teeth should be brushed every day, for their health, and I took the habit. Nowadays, in France, people consider brushing three times a day as so self-evident, that my own hygiene rules would be deemed barbaric / prehistoric there. I feel that today's Frenchmen are a little lacking in open-mindedness.