WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That's the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion-a task which is done by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
From wd40.com.
[Editor's note: WD-40 prevents corrosion by eliminating one of the four components required for a corrosion cell, the electrolyte, by displacing the water]
Many uses of WD-40 here.
Many of the many uses rebutted on snopes.com.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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