Shaving Cream

Here is a little tidbit I been kicking around my brain for years - What the hell is shaving cream. Seriously, this stuff comes in a pressurized can, lasts for like seven years and costs about .$99. How is this possible? The mechanism itself has to cost at least a dime, the aluminum container has got to be like a quarter. That only leaves like $.60 cents left over to cover product, labor, fixed costs and profit. Think about it. They can't sell that many units of the stuff. I assume that the average guy buys three cans a year! What is this freaking stuff? It's as if the product is so cheap, that when they run production it actually has a negative cost. That's got to be it. By producing the mystery foam, they gain resources. It then begs the question, why do we shave? Whose brillant idea was this? Scrape a sharp piece of metal across your face and then rub "shaving lotion" which of course, is almost pure alcohol. Ah, feels good. Thank you sir, may I have another. That's just for men, don't get me started on women. It started with armpits and legs. I won't even talk about the newest assault on body hair. Think of the extremes we go to to eliminate our naturally growing fur. Yes, it is fur. You know to keep us warm in the winter and protect our skin from chaffing? But that's just an example of what complete, total and utter idiots we are as a species. More stories from Paul Gavin. Info on novels Paul Gavin's Storefront. Technorati Tags: Fiction, Online Book, Chapter, Rebeleyeball, Paul Gavin IceRocket Tags: Fiction, Blook, Chapter, rebeleyeball