Posted on Jan 25, 2012 04:09:32 PM | Don Pettit | 7 Comments
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I have never been
able to shave with a safety razor without slicing my face, so I use a rotary
electric razor instead. In weightlessness they work just as well, and the
whiskers are captured inside the shaving head. But how does one clean out the whiskers
in weightlessness? On Earth, you simply open the head and shake them out. Doing
that up here would be a disaster. So once a week, when vacuuming the
accumulation of lint, dust, and detritus against the air inlet filters, I
vacuum my razor. I hold the vacuum cleaner hose between my legs, and use both
hands to carefully open the shaving head in front of the suction. A cloud of
whiskers jumps out, appearing like a miniature asteroid field, then quickly
disappears into a black hole, with no chance of escape.
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On Apr 28, 2012 06:18:55 PM
BubamaraMama
added a comment on your blog post.
Entertaining and informative yet again. We are following you with glee and high hopes. This razor cleaning would be a cool video!! Holly (and three small boys) in SC
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On Apr 29, 2012 04:25:14 PM
Queen of the Universe
added a comment on your blog post.
Dear Don,
Seems some of those miniature vacuum heads would come in handy up there. ;)
Peace, Angie
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On Feb 28, 2012 07:51:06 AM
Chris TRUE
added a comment on your blog post.
Thats great.It would make a good gift material also.
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On Feb 19, 2012 12:54:51 AM
Nicole Slinder
added a comment on your blog post.
You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found that most people will agree with you.
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On Jan 29, 2012 08:24:57 PM
Marisa Gertz
added a comment on your blog post.
This post blew up my mind. So nice!
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On Jan 29, 2012 08:21:24 PM
Alex t.
added a comment on your blog post.
When I was young, even today, sometimes I wish I was an astronaut. And then I learned more about space travel and what that entail.
I got scared and stressed out.
But you know, sometimes I wish I lived in space. Kind of.
<3
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On Jan 27, 2012 06:28:59 PM
Linda
added a comment on your blog post.
Love the description of such a simple task. Cleaning a razor on earth will never be as interesting.
Entertaining and informative yet again. We are following you with glee and high hopes.
This razor cleaning would be a cool video!!
Holly (and three small boys) in SC
Dear Don,
Seems some of those miniature vacuum heads would come in handy up there. ;)
Peace,
Angie
Thats great.It would make a good gift material also.
You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found that most people will agree with you.
This post blew up my mind. So nice!
When I was young, even today, sometimes I wish I was an astronaut.
And then I learned more about space travel and what that entail.
I got scared and stressed out.
But you know, sometimes I wish I lived in space. Kind of.
<3
Love the description of such a simple task. Cleaning a razor on earth will never be as interesting.