'Shaving Helmet' Gets You Bald In 20 Seconds, Doesn't Kill You (VIDEO)

UPDATE: Go figure, this 'shaving helmet' video was actually a viral marketing campaign (read: a hoax). The prototype seems to work in the demonstration due to the use of identical twin actors. CNN has the story and a video on how it was done.

PREVIOUSLY: A shaving helmet? Yeah, you read that correctly.

This baffling demonstration has begun making the rounds this afternoon, and if you watch it you'll probably be as dumbfounded as we are. Somehow, this helmet uses four razors and a shaving cream irrigation system of sorts to shave a head bald in just 20 seconds -- without nightmarish results.

As the thoroughly bald man explains and later demonstrates on a slightly less bald man, this seemingly lethal device is actually pretty efficient. We don't know if the invention will take off, but we definitely never thought we'd hear this sentence completed: "When you shave your head manually..." (Via Bro Bible)

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Comments

[signgrrl]

01:44 PM on 02/18/2011

well, DUH.

[BestFunnyBlog]

11:34 AM on 02/18/2011

A hoax?? No way!!!

..what's more surprising is that people thought this was real to begin with

[mikeyaz17]

09:56 AM on 02/18/2011

told you...

[spartanladkenny]

12:18 AM on 02/18/2011

The only part where they messed up was the first guy wore the helmet really low while the 2nd guy wore it high over his forehead.

[chaapai]

07:45 PM on 02/17/2011

That works faster and safer than the prototype for a weed wacker converted into a bikini line waxer, I am working on. Kudos to the inventor!

[BlindChance]

03:34 PM on 02/17/2011

When the camera swings back to the presenter after the "test subject" puts on the helmet you can tell he's looking at the twins switch places because his speech slows down and his eyes are concentrating on them (he was likely timing it in his head). At least I'm guessing that it was done that way. Funny little double entendre at the end when the camera guy says "wow, no cuts".

[chucknchar]

09:51 AM on 02/17/2011

Anything for the pubic area yet?

[JHRolling]

11:26 PM on 02/16/2011

Go watch the Chris Nolan movie "The Prestige." Then, let's talk about what you think you just saw.

[Rich Phitzwell]

04:39 PM on 02/16/2011

But I sent the nice Nigerian business man my investment money already. According to the email a 10k investment will be worth 100m by summer!

[signgrrl]

01:46 PM on 02/18/2011

um, i have some bad news for you . . . .

[themightylemur]

03:20 PM on 02/16/2011

omg! you mean it's fake!? who could have seen that coming? /sarcasm

[rockablues]

02:40 PM on 02/16/2011

Whether you believe or not , this was a clever idea ! If it is genuine , then get ready to roll out the barrel folks , because this little jewel will cost you some SEMOLIES . And if it is a hoax , you will soon be able order it off the internet soon , Gillette is bound to make it !

[westreal]

08:53 AM on 02/11/2011

1. Amazing

2. Scary

3. The bald guys are sexy

[Exactly702]

05:31 AM on 02/11/2011

fake fake
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[TheOverseer]

01:27 AM on 02/11/2011

100% FAKE waste of time.

[NVEnvy07]

10:31 PM on 02/10/2011

They should've done it to the camera guy!!