Saturday, April 26, 2008

Uses for Binder Clips - Dealing with a Razor Blade

Mark Frauenfelder at Dinosaurs and Robots cut his thumb on his "shaving razor"1 at the airport.

I don't ever want to cut my finger on the razor again, so I put a binder clip over the blade. Since I am a firm believer in resistentialism (the theory that inanimate objects demonstrate hostile behavior towards us), it gives me great pleasure to imagine my razor crying out in pain from being pinched by the binder clip. It's a just punishment, wouldn't you agree?

1 A shaving razor? Or a handy way to travel with a blade in your carry-on?

2 comments:

Michael T said...

Why are you going on about uses for binder clips?

Frankly, why did I ask that question, because this post justifies itself. That's a brilliant use of the clip.

lk said...

Speaking as one who also has lost blood to a razor hidden within the dark recesses of a dopp-kit..
I see binder clips as excellent constraints for these supposed inanimate objects...
had I only known back then....