Best use of shaving!

[icedoverfire]

Hi gents,

Just found this little gem of advice on the Wikipedia article on shaving:

"Alexander the Great strongly promoted shaving during his reign in the 4th century BCE to avoid "dangerous beard-grabbing in combat"

Keep it tidy, gents!

- ice

 

[firehydrant]

20th/21st century-

Keep me from inhaling smoke, super heated gasses and toxic fumes from the lack of a good seal on my SCBA mask.

 

[Uncle Erik]

20th/21st century-

Keep me from inhaling smoke, super heated gasses and toxic fumes from the lack of a good seal on my SCBA mask.

Yes - I think I remember reading that the military became clean-shaven in WW I, when the use of gas masks became necessary.

 

[The Last Chimney]

Yeah, muttonchops make your stock weld a little awkward, too.