Shaving, Wet shave vs electric

A friend of mine used to work for Gillette pretty high up the marketing chain, and he told me they have invented the ultimate razor, that never dulls, never needs replacing, and will never see the light of day, as it is patented to fuck and locked away, allowing them to bring out more "inovations" to reel suckers in year after year - his own opinion was that the sensor excel was the best razor they ever made

Yikes. Along the lines of the oil companies suppressing the development of the 100mpg carb. Where's Seagal when you need him?

Obviously the development of 20 blade razors is diminishing returns but if straight razors are all that there'd be more people using them. This discussion has the whiff of the metrosexual and 'male grooming' is a bit wank really.

I do own a straight razor. I bought it after watching Angel Heart. I would not shave with it as shaving is a chore and I think needs to be done quickly. I also have a badger brush and use shaving soap as it makes shaving a weeks worth of stubble easier.