WD-40 Origins

["Duane Collie" <drcollie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Jeopardy question of the day... "what does WD in WD40 stand for?".
>
>What was its intended first use?

WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement" and was the 40th formula the engineers
tried before they hit on a workable product.  So, you see, there really was
a WD-1, WD-2, WD-3 and so on.  It was originally developed for the U.S.
Military who needed a spray product to keep missles at the ready as I
recall.  It worked so well that it made the jump into the civilian poplace.

Also try BOESHIELD. Developed by Boeing.  Stuff works pretty damn good and
stays on longer than WD-40.

Duane Collie

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