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I'm writing this with 2 fingers still stuck (europe.pub)
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

I never knew about the military plane’s application myself. I just knew it was while he was working for Eastman Kodak and it was an accidental discovery.

I also understand they had to “water it down” because it was too strong.

Edit: it occurred to me I could be confusing WD-40 with superglue re the accidental discovery comment.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I thought that WD-40 was a purposeful development process. It was the 40th formulation that made it to market.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Okay, accidental may be a bit of a stretch. But it wasn’t intended to be used the way we use it today (and the fact that it took them 40 attempts to get it right). 😅

    https://health.arychase.com/the-mystery-behind-the-blue-and-yellow-can-the-story-of-wd-40/

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Again I could be wrong but I thought that the WD stood for water dispersant which was the original application ( and still very good for that). The all purpose lubricant is not actually a great use for it. Spray silicone like Jig-a-loo is much better.

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