An electric shaver cuts hair using blades that move past each other rapidly. Any hair that's left feels stiffer because it's so much shorter.
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Time Warp: Electric Razor
An electric shaver cuts hair using blades that move past each other rapidly. Any hair that's left feels stiffer because it's so much shorter.
Added: May 14, 2009
Views: 9370 Views
Runtime: 00:14
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