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Topic: Norelco: Newer but not better? Posted: 29.Nov.2016 at 04:00 |
Norelco may be an Autodesk customer. So perhaps I am biting the hand feeds me? But here goes: Newer is not better! I have been using an electric shaver for the last 20 years. I have been through a few of them. The one I have now is several years old: Figuring that blades have dulled over time, I thought I would replace them. So I searched for them via the web and found a replacement. They attached to my new razor just fine: I have been using the replacement blades for a short while. My problem is that newer is not better in more than one way. The new ones are harder to clean. Note how the old blades can be easily rinsed by simply flipping open the head. The new one requires that the head be removed, rinsed, and carefully snapped back into place. Cleaning aside, the real problem is that the new blades do not shave as closely. Here I am before shaving (This is about 5:00Â am). As an experiment, I shaved one side of my face with the old blades (left) and the other side of my face (right) with the new blades. In the morning, both sides looked about the same. However, at the end of the work day, clearly the old blades had shaven closer. Here I am at the end of the day (This is about 5:00Â pm). You can see more stumble on the side shaven with the new blades. Since the purpose of a razor is to shave, the new blades are not better. I have tried this experiment four times, alternating face sides. I am only blogging about it once. In doing some research for this blog article, I found one reviewer who noted:
I wonder if Norelco uses Fusion 360 to design their razors? Fusion 360 combines parametric and direct modeling with analysis and simulation in the same environment. Norelco could design the blades and then run a simulation to reveal that "Hey, this won't shave Scott's face as closely." :-) Lamenting the opposite of progress in product design is alive in the lab. Go to the original post... |
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