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Demonstrating the precision of a mechanical device for handling nuclear material by shaving a colleague, UK, 1959 (infosec.pub)
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[–] robobrain@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Looks pretty clean shaven already to me, wonder how many times this was practiced for the photo op

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It’s like commercials for women’s razors, the hair is taboo

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

and how many colleagues he lost before that

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

or how many bled to death