PRICEY!

It’s called the Zafirro Iridium. Just a razor. But what a razor!

It has hypoallergenic artificially-grown sapphire blades (several magnitudes sharper than your average Bic), and a handle made of the extremely rare platinum-family metal, Iridium—the most corrosion-resistant material known, and mostly found on earth in crashed meteorites.

Those of you who go for this hair-removing implement will only have to shell out $100,000. Only!

But it comes with the satisfaction of knowing that Iridium maintains “good mechanical properties” at temperatures above 1600°C (if you happen to fall into molten lava, you can still shave). And, in case you were wondering, it has a very high boiling point. But watch out, it becomes a superconductor at temperatures below 0.14 K (about –273°C).

(In other words, don’t shave after putting the thing in your freezer. You might get a shock.)


"Iridium's modulus of elasticity is the second highest among the metals, only being surpassed by osmium. This, together with a high modulus of rigidity and a very low figure for Poisson's ratio (the relationship of longitudinal to lateral strain), indicate the high degree of stiffness and resistance to deformation that have rendered its fabrication into useful components a matter of great difficulty."


(My brother is a materials scientist.)

Despite these obvious limitations, our friends at the Portland, OR-based Bright Light Ventures have gone to great lengths to provide for us an implement that will give us an impressive, though a bit expensive, shave.


$100,000. Only.


(And it is dermatologist recommended.)


But you have to hurry. They're making only 99 of them. A limited run, off which Bright Light expects to make a cool $10 million.

A giant leap for mankind! Think about it—Iridium!

“Utilizing expertise in fields as varied as rocket engine manufacturing, nanotechnology, and particle physics, the Zafirro Iridium combines some of the rarest, strongest, and most technically advanced materials in existence.”

Bright Light claims this development is equivalent to the move from vacuum tubes to transistors, from CB radios to the iPhone. Etc.

So, forego that new sports car, yacht, fancy vacation, or other such piddling trifles. Get yourself a Zafirro Iridium. You could even leave it to your children after you die. Generations of luxurious shaves!

This other-worldly metal (one of the least abundant on earth: silver is 80 times more abundant; gold, 40 times; platinum, 10) was named after the Egyptian goddess Isis. This deity is the personification of the rainbow and supposedly links the gods to humanity.

But she can’t. Nope!

For there is one God,

and one mediator also

between God and men,

the man Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5

Not Isis, but Jesus.

And talking about other-worldly stones, Jesus is …

… a living stone

which has been rejected by men,

but is choice and precious

in the sight of God.

1 Peter 2:4

God incarnate, who came to save man from sin, died on the cross and rose on the third day, paying the full and final price for our sins.

And talk about value!

You were not redeemed

with perishable things

like silver or gold

from your futile way of life

inherited from your forefathers,

but with precious blood,

as of a lamb unblemished and spotless,

the blood of Christ.

1 Peter 1:18–19

And what do you have to dole out for this deal?

Nothing! It’s free.

For by grace

you have been saved

through faith; …

it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8

Free to all who believe, who have faith, who place their trust in Jesus Christ as their only God and Savior.

Get saved, not shaved!