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How many blades will last you to the grave?

At a quick and rough estimate, I calculate 6200 blades will last me through the end of my wet-shaving days. This is enough to get a consistently comfortable shave from each, and a little extra for mistakes, miscounts, or blades I simply lose. Anyone care to estimate their required hoard to take them through to the brighter side?
 
A "quick and rough" estimate. I was calculating enough to make it to seventy. If I'm still shaving at that point, I'll buy some more blades with my grandkid's college fund.
 
If I die on my 70th birthday i will need 3061 blades. I have 134 so I need to buy 2927 blades.

Im 24. 70-24=46years left
46*52-21weeks into year 25=2371weeks left
2371weeks*3shaves a week/3shaves a blade =2371 blades needed
2371blades needed-134 owned blades= 2237 blades to purchase.
plus special ocation shaves about 15 per year*46=another 690

And if I change my shaves per week all these numbers will change. Maybee I should make an excell spreadsheet...
 
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Gee, I thought I was the only one morbid enough to do this calculation.

I figured on wet shaving until I'm about 85, so that's 47 years. Multiply that by 95 blades per year (4 days on a blade is about 92 blades a year), and I get 4465.

So I think I'll need 4500.

And if I want to shave until I'm 90, I'll need an even 5000.
 
Estimated age of death: 72; current age: 21
Remaining time: 51 years = 612 months or 2448 weeks

I currently need two blades per week, most of the time it's only one. I don't consider using a straight razor or not shaving in this equation!

2448 x 1,5 = 3672
 
Lets see 1404

3 days per Blade= 2 per week (str8 on sundays)
104/year
13.5 years to 72 x 104 = 1404
I have 120 on hand soooo.. need 1284
 
My calc says 2038, based on the assumptions:

1) I make it from 36 to 85
2) use 1.25 blades a week

that seems low ... I want to buy double that amount of blades in my lifetime to feel fulfilled, so either I'm going to resolve to live to 134 years old or up my blade changes to 2.5 per week.

Although, reckoning my time on earth in terms of blades makes me feel there's really only a short time left.

Karl
 
Let's see I am almost 26 and plan on shaving until at least 80. That leaves me with 54 years of shaving. I use one blade a week. So:

52 * 54 = 2808 blades. I'll round up to 3000 so I have some spares lol.
 
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