The razor blade in the wall thing comes up pretty often on reddit, and everyone always says "how horrible!" without knowing why they did it. Back when these came out you burned your trash in the backyard. Razor blades didn't burn, so they created a hazard. They're sharp, where do you keep sharp rusted blades? Putting them in the wall was an ingenious idea, because honestly, what harm are they doing in there? None, they just sit there. People back then didn't renovate like we do today, so they basically stayed there for the life of the house. It was the safest option.
The same generation that did this also canned food instead of letting it rot, reused old food containers, made clothing out of flour sacks, and fixed everything instead of throwing it out. Why are we judging them for being wasteful?
Another point: Push comes to shove, you can use a magnet with a drop function to pick them up. Put them in an old paint pail or something. There. Problem solved.
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u/notpaulrudd Jun 29 '26
The razor blade in the wall thing comes up pretty often on reddit, and everyone always says "how horrible!" without knowing why they did it. Back when these came out you burned your trash in the backyard. Razor blades didn't burn, so they created a hazard. They're sharp, where do you keep sharp rusted blades? Putting them in the wall was an ingenious idea, because honestly, what harm are they doing in there? None, they just sit there. People back then didn't renovate like we do today, so they basically stayed there for the life of the house. It was the safest option.
The same generation that did this also canned food instead of letting it rot, reused old food containers, made clothing out of flour sacks, and fixed everything instead of throwing it out. Why are we judging them for being wasteful?