[Avodah] Shaving with a Skarp - permitted?
Micha Berger via Avodah
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Sun Oct 4 00:59:31 PDT 2015
>From http://interestingengineering.com/skarp-kickstarter/
Skarp raises $2 million on Kickstarter in less than 10 days
October 2, 2015
Alan Adamu
Skarp is redefining something that we all use, a razor. While it looks
like a conventional razor, it works in a completely different way.
Instead of using the old fashioned blade, Skarp razor uses lasers
to cut your hair, and that is what makes this design very interesting.
...
The laser is designed to cut through the hair at a very close shave,
making it feel smoother than ever. Another interesting aspect of
this design is that it is claimed to leave no scratches, razor burns,
infections, itches, accidental cuts and irritations...
.... After over a decade of research, Morgan
[Gustavsson MBBS] discovered a chromophore in human hair that gets cut
when it comes in contact with a certain wavelength of light. These
so-called chromophores are particles within the human hair that
have the ability to absorb certain wavelengths of light. What is
interesting about this discovery is the fact that this chromophore is
present in every single human being, meaning that this laser could be
used to cut the hair of any person, irrespective of gender or race.
...
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Insert obvious halachic question here.
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