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Testing Out the Five-Blade Razor

NPR | By Steve Inskeep
Published February 9, 2006 at 9:56 AM EST
Steve Inskeep conducts a live test -- and interview -- on a razor with five blades.
Lisa Chow, NPR
Steve Inskeep conducts a live test -- and interview -- on a razor with five blades.

Steve Inskeep tries out the new Fusion Razor by Gillette, which boasts five blades. To test it out, he shaved one-half of his face with the Fusion and one-half with the four-blade Quattro, put out by Gillette's competitor, Schick.

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