Would a CNC-machined razor survive if dropped a few feet in a ceramic tub?

I have never dropped a razor. Ever. I don’t understand how one drops a razor. I really don’t.

I haven’t dropped a razor either, at least not yet but I can understand it happening. As I get older and with a lifetime of wear, tear and trauma on the old body I find that I’m losing feeling and strength in my hands. Not severe yet but noticeable and I know the time will come when I may no longer be able to safely shave. To you young guys that might sound crazy but just wait and see for yourself. 

As for shower shaving, not my thing but I can certainly see how it might be possible to lose your grip and drop a razor, especially a heavy one. You’re using a light grip to shave safely and there’s lots of water and soap around. Even if you put some alum on your fingertips, which I do as part of my normal in front of the sink shaving, I can see it rinsing off and slips happen.

I haven’t dropped a razor either, at least not yet but I can understand it happening. As I get older and with a lifetime of wear, tear and trauma on the old body I find that I’m losing feeling and strength in my hands. Not severe yet but noticeable and I know the time will come when I may no longer be able to safely shave. To you young guys that might sound crazy but just wait and see for yourself. 

As for shower shaving, not my thing but I can certainly see how it might be possible to lose your grip and drop a razor, especially a heavy one. You’re using a light grip to shave safely and there’s lots of water and soap around. Even if you put some alum on your fingertips, which I do as part of my normal in front of the sink shaving, I can see it rinsing off and slips happen.

Exactly this. I don't know any one person that has never dropped a pen, dish, cup, spoon, coins, etc.
If those are bound to drop then there's always a potential to drop or mishandle a razor. Just because it hasn't happen yet, doesn't mean it can't in the future. Bottom line is, $h!t happens.

Unlike other objects that might slip out of one's fingers but be recovered with a quick grab, I suspect there's something in a shaver’s brain that says "don't touch" if a live razor begins to fall.  I'm pretty well conditioned not to try and snatch a falling knife based on childhood experience.  

I would suggest that you never try to shave with a straight razor if you shave in the shower and have "butterfingers". That results could be catastrophic.

If you do tend to drop razors, my suggestion would be to use an inexpensive solid brass razor. CNC razors are often expensive. While the razor may or may not break, depending upon how the razor lands, it could knock the razor out of alignment. One of the best reasons for using a CNC razor is the precision design. If you do get a CNC razor, make sure you get one where parts can be replaced individually. Karve CB razors can be purchased piecemeal.

I occasionally shave in the shower, but when I do I use a cheap disposable cartridge razor. I do tend to drop it from time to time. If the razor is damaged, no big deal. I would never shave with an expensive CNC razor in the shower. That is why I only shave in the shower when I am in a rush to get out the door. Try to leave a little extra time to shave at the sink either before or after your shower. You and your razors will have a better experience.

If I were shaving in the shower with a safety razor (cnc'd out of steel, cast out of zamak, etc.), I'd be more concerned about the possibility of damaging the tub or tile if I dropped the razor.  Replacing the razor is cheap and easy compared to replacing a damaged bathtub.  If I really wanted to shave in the shower, I'd stick to plastic handled cartridge razors.

A CNC all-aluminum razor might be okay because it's lighter, and therefore has less kinetic energy to stress the joint when it lands at an angle.
Vintage razors (like nickel-plated brass) tend to have much lighter handles too.
The worst situation must be a zamak head on a solid stainless steel handle.

The only damage any of my razors suffered from a drop was a Gillette Slim. 
All that happened was that when I torque it down that last 1/4 turn to close the head, it feels a bit different than before. It used to have some resistance for 1/8 of a turn, and then ever-so-slightly less for the last 1/8 turn. Something like the snap action of a light switch. Now it just increases resistance all through the last 1/4 turn, so that you're not really sure that it's done.
It doesn't affect the shave though.

I guarantee that the menlo nealon would be just fine. it's stiff and all billet CNC machined!
#billettolast #madeinusa

That's pretty cool that you have access that kind of equipment.

If anyone wants to donate a stainless steel razor to the cause I'd be happy to run some MIL-STD 4 foot drop tests and do a video for the YouTube channel...

My expectation would be that a stainless razor can survive a drop to a ceramic floor without more than a minor scratch. Anything less would be a design flaw in my mind, which would send me to see what kind of guarantee the manufacturer offers. There are many, many kinds of stainless steels. Not all are good for razors. A manufacturer that doesn't do enough research to pick a stainless material that will survive a 2-3 foot fall isn't doing their homework.

Also, I generally keep a bath matt on the floor, so if anything does fall, it will hit that.