Razor Roulette: COMMUNIST vs CAPITALIST Electric Shaver Showdown!

[@deniousp]

I wonder how many people didnt wait until the very end

[@drunkensa1lor]

2:37 Prior to 1954 in USSR mains voltage was 127V, then it was gradually switched to 220V to increase load rating without rewiring the whole country to thicker wires. Then most electric appliances was made dual voltage compatible. 127V power grids lasted up until 1980s when transition was finally completed. All electric receptacles were required to be marked with their according voltages, those marks were still there in 2010s in some state owned buildings that hadn't seen renovations since that time. 2:11 That is, in fact, the brand name. Fun fact, electric shavers were still being produced under that name in the same factory until very recently, you could buy that particular form-factor new in 2010s.

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

Ik this would never happen in the US. But it'd be cool if it did.

[@NiSE_Rafter]

@@putinslittlehacker4793 How dare you suggest we swap to commie power! 🤮 (I do agree though)

[@alaric_]

@@putinslittlehacker4793 Anything is possible but it seems the population would rather die then switch into other system. Just plain stubborness, nothing more and any politician suggesting such change would be kicked out post-haste.

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

@@alaric_ true, if we can't switch to metric no chance we're going to 220V.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Hopefully that means I can buy new blades for it!

[@kanutahytomka4542]

the soviet switches sound so good

[@imdeadinside792]

Yea they seem really satisfying

[@Мишаня-у6н]

Cheers from russia! As for dual voltage on a soviet one, thats for train sockets. Trains used to have 127 voltage and electric razor is one of the essentials for train travel.

[@emmettturner9452]

Most hotels and many homes in 220v regions have a 110v “shaver” outlet in the bathroom. That’s why it has the switch.

[@jaaten]

Soviet one reminds me of my first razor... this giant brick of an electric shaver my dad gave me when I was ~15 that I'm sure weighed 2lbs. Similar design, though mine had 3 heads, and didn't so much "cut" as rip random hairs out of my face. It was a particular shade of burgundy industrial plastic that I'm sure could only have come out of the late 60s or early 70s... perfect thing to give a teen in 2001...

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

It's like AvE, but I actually understand him.

[@H3adcrash]

It was common for electric razor outlets to have a current limited 110 supply via a transformer back in the day. For safety or something..

[@lazy_termite]

don't quote me on this, but trains used to have 110v sockets specifically for shavers, hence the switch.

[@jic1]

Here in the UK, it's common for bathrooms to have a 'shaver socket' that takes both two-pin American and euro plugs, and has a switch between 120V and 240V. I assume the Soviets must have done the same thing.

[@Techdisk42]

IIRC there's a whole "shaver socket" standard in the UK for 110 outlets specifically in the bathroom using a different plug socket. It's mainly for isolation and safety, as they're using a transformer to, well, isolate the mains from the fleshy human (meaning there's no direct connection between you and the mains power), and in the process they also decided to lower the voltage probably for safety as well. It also prevents you from plugging in something like a hairdryer into a socket that can only handle a certain amount of current, due to the transformer. The "UK shaver plug" isn't actually the same as a europlug (straight pins instead of slightly inward facing pins), but it's very very close, so socket manufacturers just make it all compatible. They probably also add accommodation for US plugs because you might as well if you're already creating a 110 socket. Take with a grain of salt, as I'm just a Canadian who once went on a "electricity sockets of the world" binge and am half remembering stuff as I also look up reddit threads to write this comment.

[@jic1]

@@Techdisk42 As I said, I live here. They definitely have a switch between 120-240V (or 115-230V, it's all the same really). They are current-limited, though. The socket has a rounded triangular shape, which takes the "UK Shaver plug", common European two-pin plugs, and American two-pin plugs.

[@fragdude]

Aside from what was mentioned elsewhere (Soviet electric grid going from 127 to 22) im guessing they also made it dual voltage for international travel. While being able to travel internationally wasn’t super common, it did happen. Particularly for ‘important’ people like diplomats and “diplomats.” Also they would probably have the money for such things & the state would want them to be presentable.

[@NiSE_Rafter]

Maybe the soviet one has switching voltage for ambassadors and similar to be able to use while on trips? It was a pretty snazzy box so probably only the well off individuals could afford it and those were often high ranking officers/officials/etc that were more likely to travel.

[@MineTheSkyrimDimonds]

thats what i was thinking too. an electric razor is a luxury most people didnt have, so they shaved with regular D/E razors

[@lazy_termite]

​@@MineTheSkyrimDimondsit was a commodity, it was pricey yes, but not a luxury, that's for sure.

[@themac6356]

1:19 damn, doing Chester Alan Arthur dirty lol! His mustache ain’t half bad to be honest. Great video by the way! Love the look of these old shavers (from both America and the CCCP).

[@skonkfactory]

it's fairly common, or at least used to be, for electric shaver outlets in Europe to actually be a center-tapped 120 volt isolation transformer output. That way there's only 60 volts to ground, making it much safer.

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

Tbh if I got this shaver I'd be totaly happy

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

You should look at soviet watches, there wacky. They contain movement designs that would be conceited premium in the west and put them in the base models. And it all started with them literly shipping a defunct watch factory from the US aswell as paying the workers to teach them how to use it.

[@ruebenblack3495]

4:30 this is one of the smartest jokes I've heard in a while 🤣

[@c144gaming]

Hey, it's the soviet tool guy. I'm glad he is still uploading XD

[@GrandPotatoe]

10:50 nice little Rasputin reference 👍

[@AVBros37]

“…someone probably bought this and barely used it-as is the American way” LMAO

[@Skyper100MC]

The 120Volt power used to be pretty common in europe but higher densety drove higher demand and thus higher voltage. Or equeal densety in a smaller footprint. The plugs (single phase) in europe do about 4 to 5 Kw of power with the same section of wire that 120 volt would use. The used to run a lot of power by having everything be 3 phase in the street and than choosing 2 phases to have 250 Volt single phase or neutral and a phase to get 120 Volt mono. Most old residential eara's suffer from this if you are using 3 phase at home.

[@hillppari]

funny how philips shavers still use that tri blade triangle face to this day

[@craigditzenberger4551]

That Norelco razor was my Dad’s first deviation from using a blade. He had that thing for a long time. I have used those most of my adult life.

[@ArmyOfThree1000]

My favorite old thing reviewer

[@Stjaernljus]

what others have said about USSR changing mains voltage but also 110-140V was/is still used for shaver sockets in bathrooms in europe and the rest of the world going through small isolation transformers as a safety thing.

[@MineTheSkyrimDimonds]

as for the dual voltage thing, my only guess is that it was made for travel to other countries both in the Union and outside of it depending on the time period, which would explain so of the bourgeoisie markings as it was made for USSR upper crusts, while the peasants shaved with D/E razors

[@1pcfred]

Yes an electric shaver for the well groomed spy.

[@AirbornChaos]

Considering only spies, politicians, and the occasional Olympic athlete were allowed to leave the Union...

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

Tbf travel Was pretty affordable in the eastern block. As long as you didn't leave the eastern block lol.

[@Xiefux]

I still have one of these soviet shavers at home, it hasnt been used in years but it was working perfectly.

[@bryantalbot8984]

I've got a socket in the bathroom for shavers, a duel outlet duel voltage 110v & 220v. Being in the UK we can't decide what voltage we are, although it's the only socket allowed in the bathroom I believe, silly little 2 prong things. Everything else is standard 3 pin plugs

[@nathanwright8598]

Anyone who watches your videos would never call your patriotism in question.

[@janno288]

that CCCP mark with the K is actualy the Soviet seal of Quality meant for the products with the highest production quality

[@coyoteranger]

also - this marking - CCCP in a pentagon, it is a "Quality Mark" on soviet made goods, and, like many things in the USSR, this is a lie. By the end of the 80s, it had become a mockery and a caricature of quality. Just a bit googlesearch and voi la - Agidel (1967 year) is a slavish (or slavic?) copy of Philishave (Philips) CS 8010 1965. So, now try to find brass wheels in original Philishave switch : )

[@Engineerd3d]

Parts of Europe used 110v into the 1960s.

[@PaulSonnleitner-q4v]

Hah, burped exactly in the same Moment 😆

[@actualsize123]

It’s probably not designed for export, it’s designed for travel

[@JoshuaWiedekopf]

My thoughts on the Freedom Voltage compatibility of the Soviet unit: this would also be helpful to Soviet diplomats. While I would think that the Embassy in DC was wired for 230V (since the Soviet staff would have to bring a lot of electrical appliances and other devices to the US anyways, due to the fascinating cold-war-era shenanigans from both parties in terms of espionage/counterespionage), ambassadorial staff would have travelled to hotels across North America, requiring dual voltage. Also, I wouldn't have put it past the US intelligence agencies to bug all electric shaver units in the DC area just in case a Soviet diplomat conveniently needs a new one 😅

[@davedemo8229]

where is the white plastic tray. i miss it

[@mikrr2175]

I have NEVER heard of this brand. Born in USSR.

[@ucitymetalhead]

Figures that an old soviet motor would have commutation.

[@coyoteranger]

"Агидель" - Agidel - Bashkir and Tatar name of the White River (ak-idel) and soviet electric home appliances famous brand.

[@Huxley-pj3iv]

Best thing for the morning

[@miltonhorton5927]

Rasputin is genuinely not a bad song. Everyone loves communist disco.

[@hitman33011]

Another video, another joyfull evening

[@peterosmanski7466]

Is boyish knuckles a manscaping thing? Oh, that plastic gear thingy in the Norelco cutting head is a locking device. Turn it and it clamps the metal retainer onto the body of the cutting head. I know this because I have (still) the same model. My dad bought it for me when I started shaving.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Good to know. I guess mine is broken because it doesn’t lock anything.

[@chemputer]

Nobody tell this man what a shaver socket is.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

He doesn’t have a valid passport

[@visekual6248]

I didn't know there was such a clear division between 110 and 220v, for me things that consume little energy are 110 and things that consume a lot of energy are 220, I thought it was like that all over the world, in the US does air conditioning work with 110v?

[@markwilliams2620]

0:24. You are the hoot of your Elephant's Foot.

[@studentjahodak]

8:33 Did you really just say commietator?

[@skyhop]

They were copying the design, and rather than re-engineer it they retained the design. That's my guess.

[@Majsmand03]

Mac 'n' cheese reveal. Nice.

[@kilosierraalpha]

Always enjoy your vids (and humor!) Anyway, looks like we're the commies now.

[@ve2vfd]

My guess is that the dual voltage was intended for Soviet foreign diplomats living outside the CCCP. They would rate the "luxury" of an electric razor.

[@TylerSnyder305]

You should have bought a Wahl.

[@Michael-fk3ik]

you could not live with temu products, where did it bring you? back to soviet tool reviews.

[@thedoubtfultechnician8067]

Soviet thanos?

[@VisboerAnton]

Hey brother, I love your videos. Have you ever considered a second channel for livestreams/uncut vijeos?

[@mpixl9965]

14:33 as a dutch person this is very funny

[@gunfighterzero]

As fond as the soviets were of copying other countries products, that looks like a knockoff of the norelco sportsman shaver from the 50s

[@RyanMercer]

🤘🤘

[@HAIRBA11]

More like hairodynamic…

[@WOFFY-qc9te]

Japan is still undecided on the voltage which comes in two flavours and two speeds 60Hz and 50 Hz, makes life confusing but exporting electrical stuff is easy and allows Britain to sell electrical distribution kit without upsetting Americans. You can sharpen the blades by submerging heads in "Brasso" (or other metal polish) and let the shaver chooch for a while. Alternatively you can do what seems to be popular and take hormone therapy and call yourself IT and wear a nose ring.

[@moth.monster]

It doesn't matter what genitals or hormones you have, actually. If you're a human who doesn't like having hair, you need to shave it. That's the way that being a mammal works. If you're shocked by how women actually work, maybe try talking to one of them for once.

[@WisdomVendor1]

My big block Mopar came with the 44 magnum Ruger revolver option. I never been much for automatics.