What does wd-40 stand for

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Apr 9, 2006 | 09:03 PM

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What does wd-40 stand for

So does the "WD-40" in wd-40 actually stand for something or is it just some goofy name someone thought of?

I must be bored.

Apr 9, 2006 | 09:07 PM

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water displacement, 40th attempt. Got that from howstuffworks.com. Im bored to so i thought i would look it up

Apr 9, 2006 | 09:09 PM

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Water Displacing: and because it took 40 attempts to make it.

Beat me to it.

Apr 9, 2006 | 09:54 PM

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Hm, never thought it stood for something. 40 tries isn't too bad.

Apr 9, 2006 | 11:28 PM

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i never knew it stood for anything either. that is some good worthless information there

Apr 10, 2006 | 07:19 AM

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Smells good, too ...

Apr 10, 2006 | 07:57 AM

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Apr 10, 2006 | 09:52 AM

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it's mostly kerosene and a light machine oil with a scent added to it so you don't know that that's all it is...

Apr 10, 2006 | 10:04 AM

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...makes for a pretty cool flame thrower when you get frustrated working on your car...

Apr 10, 2006 | 11:49 AM

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From an article in Forbes long ago, it was invented in WWII and the current company started out simply selling surplus army stock. At one point though they realized that they had no idea how to make the stuff and nearly went out of business. They reverse engineered their own product and only then were they able to stay in business.

Apr 10, 2006 | 08:29 PM

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...makes for a pretty cool flame thrower when you get frustrated working on your car...

I might have to try that. Haven't burned anything in a while.

Apr 10, 2006 | 08:41 PM

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water displacement, 40th attempt. Got that from howstuffworks.com. Im bored to so i thought i would look it up

Thats funny, I gotta go check it out..

Apr 10, 2006 | 08:44 PM

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Found this on howstuffworks.com

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.

thats so funny. More useless info for me to tell people when im bored at work, lol