What does wd-40 stand for
04-09-2006, 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? 
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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.
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Originally Posted by MeentSS02
...makes for a pretty cool flame thrower when you get frustrated working on your car...
04-10-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by j99fbody
water displacement, 40th attempt. Got that from howstuffworks.com. Im bored to so i thought i would look it up
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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
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