I’ve always been intrigued by the Flowbee, the hair cutting vacuum attachment heavily promoted on late 80’s late night infomercials, but I was never quite sure how it worked. Now a new, edited for maximum comedic impact, version of the original instructional video has surfaced and all my questions have been answered.

The key to getting a great Flowbee cut, as the video explains, is to bounce the clippers all over your head. Using this technique, you’re able to cut your hair all the same length, or “experiment” “like the kids these days” and have it very short on the sides and longer on the top. No matter what method you use, you’ll always come out looking 100% like a beautiful, radiant, Laurie Anderson.

[via BoingBoing]

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