GeneChing
11-28-2017, 09:02 AM
China seeing decrease in traditional art of eye shaving (https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/11/27/china-seeing-decrease-in-traditional-art-of-eye-shaving/)
Master Blaster 2 days ago
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It seems kids today have better things to do than taking razors to each other’s eyes.
Ever wake up feeling groggy and in a haze? It might be because you have a lot of gunk stuck between your eyelid and eyeball that’s clouding your vision in ways you may not even notice. It happens to everyone, especially as we get up in years, but getting it out can be tricky.
One method for doing so has a long history in China and can still be found today in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Here a traveling barber can be found on the street digging into his customer’s eyes with a razor and ensuring their peepers get as clean as a whistle.
▼ WARNING: Videos may not be suitable for the squeamish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMFEp5v_0k
It actually looks a lot worse than what is really happening. It is said that techniques can vary, but basically the razor’s thinness is used to access the small gap in between the eyelid and eyeball. With the blade coated in lubricating eye drops, various foreign objects can be gently brushed out.
You could even argue that you’d be laying more on the line by getting a more conventional shave along the jugular than by this procedure. On the other hand, there are many other less-invasive methods for cleaning one’s eyes out such as flushing them with water or watching one of those emotional Tekken flip book animations.
In fact, some eye shavers do not work on people under 30 because their youthfully moist eyes are said to rarely have things trapped in them in the first place. The downside to this is that without knowing the apparent joys of getting their eyes shaved, there is a reported shortage in younger people willing to take up the age-old art.
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Master Blaster 2 days ago
https://sociorocketnewsen.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/top9.jpg?w=580&h=326
It seems kids today have better things to do than taking razors to each other’s eyes.
Ever wake up feeling groggy and in a haze? It might be because you have a lot of gunk stuck between your eyelid and eyeball that’s clouding your vision in ways you may not even notice. It happens to everyone, especially as we get up in years, but getting it out can be tricky.
One method for doing so has a long history in China and can still be found today in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Here a traveling barber can be found on the street digging into his customer’s eyes with a razor and ensuring their peepers get as clean as a whistle.
▼ WARNING: Videos may not be suitable for the squeamish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nMFEp5v_0k
It actually looks a lot worse than what is really happening. It is said that techniques can vary, but basically the razor’s thinness is used to access the small gap in between the eyelid and eyeball. With the blade coated in lubricating eye drops, various foreign objects can be gently brushed out.
You could even argue that you’d be laying more on the line by getting a more conventional shave along the jugular than by this procedure. On the other hand, there are many other less-invasive methods for cleaning one’s eyes out such as flushing them with water or watching one of those emotional Tekken flip book animations.
In fact, some eye shavers do not work on people under 30 because their youthfully moist eyes are said to rarely have things trapped in them in the first place. The downside to this is that without knowing the apparent joys of getting their eyes shaved, there is a reported shortage in younger people willing to take up the age-old art.
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