2006-09-12 05:35:03 · 6 answers · asked by Carlos S 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A common myth is that "WD" stands for "war department", seemingly because of the product's military history, but in fact WD-40 stands for "Water Displacement, 40th attempt". WD-40's name comes straight out of Norm Larsen's lab book. Larsen was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion — a task that is done by displacing water. His persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try. [1]
2006-09-12 05:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by QuestionWyrm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Water Displacement, 40th Attempt
2006-09-12 12:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WD-40 got its name from the guy who invented the stuff. His name was William Dave Mcginihe. Use your imagination now
2006-09-16 05:52:13 · answer #3 · answered by donovan49_e71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water Displacement 40th attempt
2006-09-12 12:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by the_angel_and_the_vampire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water Displacement, 40th attempt!
2006-09-12 12:37:15 · answer #5 · answered by Ism 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This wicked devil who had acquired 40 souls....
2006-09-12 12:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋