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[–]jbrandt01 160ポイント161ポイント  (39子コメント)

Possibly for disposing used razor blades

[–]synthead 32ポイント33ポイント  (4子コメント)

Where do they go? Down the wall, forever?

[–]Brick_Pudding 56ポイント57ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yep, that's exactly what happens. When we were renovating our 50+ year old house I found a bunch of old razor blades in the bathroom wall between the drywall where the medicine cabinet is.

[–]diptheria 28ポイント29ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes. You find this in residential houses, too. My friend renovated their bathroom and the wall behind the medicine cabinet was stuffed with blades from decades of use.

[–]buckarooney 25ポイント26ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yep, for limited values of forever.

https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/1csqqk/in_response_to_the_razor_slot_found_this_at_work/

[–]TiredUnicorn 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I knew a guy who got badly cut by one when installing drywall.

[–]Cdresden 28ポイント29ポイント  (1子コメント)

I lived in a place that had a slot for those in the back of the mirror's medicine cabinet. There's something a bit troubling about disposing of trash inside the walls.

[–]greyjackal 23ポイント24ポイント  (0子コメント)

"Cuts" down on mouse problems, mind.

I'm sorry.

[–]Maziekitpbbt 17ポイント18ポイント  (22子コメント)

Why is this a thing? What is the logic behind this?

[–]Sobertese 15ポイント16ポイント  (9子コメント)

"Don't need this anymore!"

[–]Maziekitpbbt 9ポイント10ポイント  (8子コメント)

But...but that's what trash cans are for! And toilets!

[–]VeryFrank 27ポイント28ポイント  (7子コメント)

Please do not flush sharpened bits of metal.

[–]Maziekitpbbt 27ポイント28ポイント  (6子コメント)

There go my plans for the evening

[–]FaceDeer 6ポイント7ポイント  (5子コメント)

I have done nothing but flush sharpened bits of metal for three days!

[–]CartoonJustice 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msXyruGpfNw

[–]Maziekitpbbt 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

Was it everything I dreamed it would be?

[–]FaceDeer 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

The giant sharpened-bits-of-metal monster that emerged from the basement as a result was somewhat troublesome. But all's well that ended well. I am going to live forever!

[–]Maziekitpbbt 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've been alive for my whole life, I don't see how the future could be any different

[–]Ethernum 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

They should have never given you the bucket.

[–]doktorknow 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

I reckon it's because it was perceived as far safer than putting them in the trash where someone could get hurt whilst transporting. And sharps containers weren't a thing yet.

[–]Philias 3ポイント4ポイント  (5子コメント)

Its convenient since you don't have to dispose of them in any other possibly dangerous way and you probably won't go digging around inside your walls.

[–]Maziekitpbbt 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

You don't know my life!

In all seriousness, though, it's not like it doesn't make a weird kind of sense. I guess I just figured someone would have come up with a better solution by now, and I can't shake the feeling that there is some kind of secret flaw with this disposal method.

[–]FlyWithTheCars 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

A sharps container is specially designed for safe disposal of sharps waste.

[–]Maziekitpbbt 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, like that. I've heard of those before, I just didn't make the connection -_-

[–]sotonohito 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

The secret flaw is potential injuries to people repairing or replacing the drywall.

[–]Maziekitpbbt 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

They'd also have to clean all that junk out before they could work, right? Who came up with the original solution? It seems shortsighted.

[–]mrcanard 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is before sharps containers. Looked like a safe place.

[–]Mdcastle 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

You used to burn trash or feed it to animals. Razor blades in either situation aren't something you want.

[–]BaldrickTheFifth 146ポイント147ポイント  (73子コメント)

http://i.imgur.com/ahuGnzz.jpg when you break it open.

[–]10lbhammer 97ポイント98ポイント  (69子コメント)

See, this is one thing I've never understood. "Just put your used and rusting razor blades in the wall! What could possibly go wrong?"

I mean, hell, why not just put all your non-organic garbage in the walls! Out of sight, out of mind!

[–]Roadguy 26ポイント27ポイント  (36子コメント)

Putting a razor blade in the trash can be very dangerous. By dropping them in a wall slot no one has to worry about getting cut.

[–]TangentialThreat 17ポイント18ポイント  (16子コメント)

At least for many years...

[–]QuintusVS 16ポイント17ポイント  (6子コメント)

Until one day someone is pissed off and decides to vent their frustration by punching a wall.

[–]PowerMonkey500 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

Noooooooooooooo

[–]ezfrag 12ポイント13ポイント  (4子コメント)

Serves them right for not finding a suitable outlet to channel their aggressions.

[–]rabbitgods 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah, seriously

[–]Steve_the_Stevedore 0ポイント1ポイント  (8子コメント)

But until then thy will most likely have become dull from the exposure to humid air. Even stainless steel rusts after a while.

[–]reopye_Fe 8ポイント9ポイント  (7子コメント)

Then we just have to worry about that sweet, sweet tetanus.

[–]Emiliak 13ポイント14ポイント  (4子コメント)

Rust doesn't actually cause tetanus. I mean, it doesn't appear out of thin air. Rust makes metal porous and more likely to carry pathogens from soil into a wound. Tetanus is in soil / manure.

[–]ColourSchemer 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

Solid Science!

[–]EmperorOfCanada -2ポイント-1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I think that tetanus also thrives in an iron rich environment and the rust is highly bioavailable to it.

[–]Steve_the_Stevedore 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

If you are working on yout home or are a contractor you should probably be vaccinated against it anyway.

[–]ezfrag 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Tetanus lives in soil, not on metal. The old yarn about getting tetanus from stepping on a rusty nail was due to the nail being in the ground and causing an open wound that was exposed to the soil.

[–]baudvine 6ポイント7ポイント  (16子コメント)

I wrap my blades in the new blade's wax paper. No hassle, no danger :P

[–]Fulcro 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

If you look closely, there's a pretty good chance that a package of razor blades has a compartment you can use to store them until you throw the whole thing away.

[–]BrokenByReddit 8ポイント9ポイント  (12子コメント)

If you are buying double-edged razor blades, the plastic box it comes in has a slot in the back to put the old blades into.

[–]Ender_Bro 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I just checked the box my feather blades come in and it has a slot for used blades. All this time and I had no idea. Thanks dude!

[–]ezfrag 0ポイント1ポイント  (9子コメント)

Most blades com in a paper box now, no disposal slot.

[–]krampus503 7ポイント8ポイント  (8子コメント)

I suspect you're not buying good blades. Go on Amazon and get a pack of Feather or Derby off Amazon. Tuppence for a pack of a hojillion. They'll give you a shave so close it'll clear up the 5-o-clock shadow of the two men nearest you and have a slot in the back for the spent.

[–]10lbhammer 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

I don't think I can handle a shave that close!

[–]ezfrag 1ポイント2ポイント  (5子コメント)

Feathers didn't work well for me and the Derby's and Astra's I use come in 20x5 packs in cardboard. Best blades I ever used were some a friend brought back from Mumbai. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find them anywhere else. When ViJay returns this winter, I'm asking him to ship me more.

[–]HickorySplits 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

R/wicked_edge will help you find them.

[–]FlyWithTheCars 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

If you use another slash before the r/, reddit will automatically create a link for all us lazy people.

/r/wicked_edge

[–]krampus503 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Bummer. They (Feathers) are my favorites so far. If you remember the other brand, I'd love to try them.

[–]BrokenByReddit 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ha! I only use Feather blades and I can do 3 passes and still look like I have a 5-o-clock shadow. Curse of dark facial hair on light skin. :(

[–]SuperTallCraig 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Some X-acto knife blade replacement packs, the black plastic ones, have that too...

[–]eatsmeats 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

If you have a can of broth or anything completely liquid in a tin can, cut a slender hole in the top and drop in your old blades!

The best part is that you can recycle it easily when it gets full!

[–]Archangel_Omega 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I just use the most recently emptied Listerine bottle. Mouth is wide enough on the big ones to easily drop it in and the plastic on those bottles is still pretty thick. I just toss it when I empty another bottle.

[–]Furiou5 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

That is why there is a slot in the back of the dispenser to put the used ones. http://mr-razor.com/Rasierklingen/1967%20(M3)%20Dispenser%2015%20Super%20Silver%20Stainless%20Steel%20Blades.JPG

[–]ezfrag 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Good luck finding that kind of dispenser nowadays. Most just come in a paper box.

[–]sfa1500 54ポイント55ポイント  (23子コメント)

This was just the thought back in the day. These were the same people who use to go on picnics then just leave their trash sitting there.

Ever busted into a wall in a house built around the 80's or 90's. We did and found beer and McDonald's trash bags and other random trash that the construction crew threw in there.

[–]thoriniv 35ポイント36ポイント  (1子コメント)

That reminds me of the picnic scene in Madmen. They just throw the trash on this beautiful countryside picnic area. I actually laughed the first time I saw that.

[–]EmperorOfCanada 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That and the BB gun scene were some of my favourites.

[–]YesNoMaybe 60ポイント61ポイント  (7子コメント)

That still happens. Construction crews just don't give a shit.

[–]SoreSpores 24ポイント25ポイント  (6子コメント)

Some construction crews...

[–]JustCallMeEro 10ポイント11ポイント  (5子コメント)

.#NotAllConstructionCrews

[–]DoomyDoom 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

#NotAllEscapeCharacters

[–]JustCallMeEro 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

How are you able to do the hashtag without anything before? When I do, it comes out like #this.

NinjaEdit: Nevermind, I'm dumb.

[–]no_skillz 1ポイント2ポイント  (2子コメント)

does yours look different than this?

[–]JustCallMeEro 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

When I did the original (#NotAllConstructionWorkers) it came out super bolded, so I had to put the . in front to prevent that. Maybe it has something to do with RES, which I have on my home station.

[–]braindeathdomination 17ポイント18ポイント  (6子コメント)

When my family moved and tore down the shitty old garage, the walls were full of French softcore porn mags. Like, wood nymphs dancing around ponds in the forest n shit... too bad they were all stained with squirrel piss. Also there was a dead squirrel that had been mummified by the heat, but I don't think that was put in there intentionally.

[–]koatheking 18ポイント19ポイント  (5子コメント)

Squirrel piss. Never heard it called that before.

[–]braindeathdomination 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I get the joke here, but it was definitely piss. And not human piss, either.

[–]JMS1991 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

And not human piss, either.

I mean, if they left a bunch of porn mags in the wall, why not pee in there too?

[–]zipzap21 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

What would you call it?

[–]bg-j38 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Baby batter. Protein blast. White tide. Liquid of freedom. Explode-o-rama. Special sauce. Poppin fresh bathtime mixture. Things like that.

[–]Pineapple2000 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think it was literally piss, though, considering the squirrel.

[–]Cartossin 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Or houses built yesterday.

[–]cougasaurus 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Relevant

[–]Furiou5 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Honestly with stainless steel in a wall it isn't going to do anything but sit there and rust away back to the land; at the time it was probably the best solution to get rid of them(other than sitting in your wall they would have just sat in a landfill.).

[–]VenetiaMacGyver 8ポイント9ポイント  (2子コメント)

It'd sort of make sense if the tile slid open so you could empty it sometimes, but what's the plan if it fills up? So strange.

I guess if someone blows up your house you'll get the benefit of knowing some of the shrapnel will be razors. (Assuming you're not in it at the time)

[–]KronktheKronk 11ポイント12ポイント  (1子コメント)

It feeds into the empty space between studs, there's a pit several feet deep and a little more than a foot wide in there. You can stick a BUNCH of razors in there.

[–]Jigsus -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

What if something rots in there? Seems unsanitary.

[–]10percentSinTax 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm renovating a house where the previous owners did exactly that. I found a ripped-up ProStars cereal box doing double duty as insulation. Also, a lifetime supply of coupons for Woolworths.

[–]Bunnymancer -5ポイント-4ポイント  (1子コメント)

Only in America...

[–]Supreme_Testicles -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Your false sense of superiority reeks of Eurotrash.

[–]diptheria 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's what I'm filling my next piñata with!

[–]BigLurker321 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

http://media.makeameme.org/created/Shaka-When-the.jpg Shaka, when the walls fell

[–]something-sketchy 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh, man, I thought these guys were joking...

[–]rxrus2 17ポイント18ポイント  (2子コメント)

It maybe for disposal of used razor blades.

[–]Deodutie 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Why would that be necessary in a working environment?

[–]TheOriginalHavoc 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Because, many, many men shave at work to save time. A couple of buildings I've worked in have had showers as well.

[–]The_ChesterCopperpot 14ポイント15ポイント  (14子コメント)

Found this picture on this website. If you scroll downthe page a bit you'll see the post. It says its a razor blade disposal slot.

[–]WhereWhysWander[S] 14ポイント15ポイント  (13子コメント)

Hm, the razor blade disposal looks about right but it just seems a little weird for an office building. It was built in 1970 so I guess this was more of a thing then?

[–]MachReverb 22ポイント23ポイント  (2子コメント)

Exactly. Apparently people used to shave everywhere, at home, at the office, on the plane. And to paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, "they're shaving enough to USE UP razorblades".

[–]nandhp 11ポイント12ポイント  (1子コメント)

This is presumably why you're (still) legally allowed to use an electric razor at any time during a flight; even during taxi, takeoff and landing:

The following electronic devices may be operated at all times during the flight:

  • Electric shavers
  • Electronic watches
  • Hearing aids

[...]

[–]bsparks 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

The "Electronic Watches" bit is one I love, stems from pre-quartz battery driven watches being labelled as "Electric". Hamilton and Timex were both large purveyors of this. I used to have an old magazine with an article talking about how the FAA was trying to figure out if they were to be allowed on planes or not!

[–]sobedog 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

Well, they used to (still do some places) have razor blade disposal in airplanes... Who the hell shaves on a plane? And who shaves so much on a plane that they need to replace blades??

[–]Fulcro 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Furthermore, I doubt you could even bring safety razors on a plane in the first place.

[–]utah1percenter 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

not anymore, but like the disposable ones are.

source: applied for a TSA job once

[–]The_ChesterCopperpot 1ポイント2ポイント  (5子コメント)

It is weird that its not labeled or anything. Its also weird that they would update a tile for an out-of-date function. Do people still use these things?

[–]disposable-assassin 4ポイント5ポイント  (4子コメント)

I use the one in my apartment. My medicine cabinet has a razor slot at the back and I shave with double-edge razors. Generally don't shave at work though although I do keep a disposable razor and shaving cream in my desk. Just went though a rough night if I'm reaching for it.

[–]The_ChesterCopperpot 0ポイント1ポイント  (3子コメント)

Gotcha. How do you get the blades out? Or do they just fill your wall?

[–]oaklandmachine 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Where do they go?!

[–]mukmuk_ 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

They just drop into the wall, not like anybody is gonna find them unless they are tearing the place down or doing a major remodel.

[–]disposable-assassin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

They just fill my wall as far as I know. 50 years of blades and whatever other crap got shoved in there by the previous tenants.

[–]jevausie 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

My house is very old & in replacing the medicine cabinet, I came across hundreds of razor blades down in the wall from having been disposed of this way. I looked into it & apparently that was quite common!

[–]satanclauz 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

After reading how common the razor blade dump was in old houses, all I can think of is trying to remember to NOT use that bathroom as a safe place during a tornado.

[–]Rickenbacker69 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

You know, in the civilized world we have insulation inside our walls, not razor blades.

[–]slimmons 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I wish I could find the blog post, but someone I know peripherally demoed a bathroom with a razor slot like this and found an old wedding ring in the wall with the razors. She concocted an elaborate possible story about it based on the name engraved on the ring and the info they had from the title search. Anyway, glad you found out what it was!

[–]Honkadoo 2ポイント3ポイント  (8子コメント)

Use your phone's flashlight and take a pic of the inside then report back.

We'll be waiting.

[–]WhereWhysWander[S] 4ポイント5ポイント  (7子コメント)

Took a half day today but I can post a picture on Monday. I took a look earlier though and it seems very shallow, someone stuck a penny in it and it barely fits inside.

[–]Anemoni 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

Please put some googly eyes above it, this is very important to me.

Graphical representation of the fun you could be having at work.

[–]TomKat710 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

Seriously. That'd brighten my day if I needed to use the bathroom on a shitty work day.

[–]10percentSinTax 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

Maybe it held another piece before. Plastic ring for hand towel?

[–]Love_Indubitably 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Maybe it's full?

[–]cleantone 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

Glory slot

[–]turboshred 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

looks like a perfect spot for /r/eyebombing

[–]LBenDover 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's where I put my pull tabs.

[–]BWildeallday -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

That looks like the most uncomfortable urinal I've ever seen

[–]Wooble_Gop 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I think you've stumbled upon the infamous tounge glory-hole