# NXT Shave Gel Lights Up!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 6, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652 "2009-02-06T01:38:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652/1 "2009-02-06T01:38:20Z")

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I bought a container of NXT shave gell, and hae been enjoying the light show! It comes in a cleat plastic container, and the bottom contains a battery, light emitting diode, and some kind of vibration-sensitive switch. In the dark, it is quite impressive.  
I wonder what marketing genius dreamed up such a strange idea?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652/2 "2009-02-06T02:33:26Z")

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We love you **ralph**.

Come back to us.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652/3 "2009-02-06T18:08:16Z")

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I thought this was going to be about setting some shave gel alight. Many brands of shave stuff are dramatic when you touch a match to them. Between the oils in the goop and the propane propellant, it’s quite burny. I haven’t heard of anybody getting hurt by lighting a cigarette while shaving, but I wouldn’t try it.:eek:

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nxt-shave-gel-lights-up/484652/4 "2009-02-06T18:57:22Z")

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_I’ve just made my beard radioactive and now I can’t do a thing with it._