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2: What was measured in 'gillettes'?

Lateral with Tom Scott

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Gillette Razors?

In the 50s, that's when everyone was getting obsessed with lawn care. This did actually involve literal Gillette razors. I wonder if it's something like, you know, horse power being used to measure like the power of an engine. It's not measuring sharpness. It's measuring strength.

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