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.
Now don't you feel better knowing that?
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1 comment:
nice name!! wish i were as creative...
all i came up with was- Incognito...and then i shifted to wordpress.... :)
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