Hairdresser Uses Samurai Swords to Cut Hair - What Could Go Wrong?
Photo: Ngoisao
I’ll admit that I enjoy the occasional trip to Benihana. But I don’t go because the food is amazing. It’s not. And I’m only mildly amused by the showiness of the food preparation. I go because of the slight chance that while performing those random flourishes the chef is going to make a mistake and hurt himself. Provided that a knife isn’t thrown at your face, only the chef and your order of hibachi shrimp are in danger of being harmed. That is not the case if you choose to get your hair cut by this guy wielding Samurai swords.
Meet Nguyen Hoang Hung, a Vietnamese hairdresser who was once a contestant on a game show where he was challenged to cut hair without scissors. On the show he used a handsaw, and he enjoyed the experience so much that it led him to experiment with a more sophisticated and equally unconventional tool for cutting hair. Hung spent four years practicing cutting hair with a traditional razor-sharp Samurai sword called a Wakizashi, which translates to “side inserted sword.” While this all started off as something he would do only during performances and exhibitions, more and more of his clients are asking for this specialty cut.
I certainly appreciate Hung’s innovative approach and the time he spent learning his craft. I am also aware of the more natural layering effects the sword — and other similar tools like razorblades — create. I just don’t need a giant blade waved around my face to get my hair cut. Just like I don’t need the chef at Benihana banging on the grill with a spatula for 3 minutes to turn over one piece of chicken. So if I ever make a trip to Vietnam, it’s gonna involve me spending lots of time eating pho and getting zero haircuts.
Source: Oddity Central via Neatorama