See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/bu.../22barry1.html
(registration probably not required; if it is, use Bugmenot)

And to all those naysayers here (you know--"WD-40 is nothing but
crap!"), the article says:

Convair, a unit of General Dynamics, first used WD-40 to protect the
outer skin of the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion. The product
worked so well that employees sneaked WD-40 cans out of the plant to use
at home.

and

People’s enthusiasm for sending in ideas for using WD-40 mushroomed
under Mr. Barry. The uses included preventing squirrels from climbing
into a birdhouse; lubricating tuba valves; cleaning ostrich eggs for
craft purposes; and freeing a tongue stuck to cold metal.

A bus driver in Asia used WD-40 to remove a python that had coiled
itself around the undercarriage of his bus.

I still use it myself for certain things (not everything: there are
better lubricants for some situations, but it's a pretty good GP lube).


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David Nebenzahl wrote:

See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/bu.../22barry1.html
(registration probably not required; if it is, use Bugmenot)

People's enthusiasm for sending in ideas for using WD-40 mushroomed
under Mr. Barry.

Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

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Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters.

On Jul 23, 12:28*am, David Nebenzahl wrote:
Seehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/business/22barry1.html
(registration probably not required; if it is, use Bugmenot)

And to all those naysayers here (you know--"WD-40 is nothing but
crap!"), the article says:

* *Convair, a unit of General Dynamics, first used WD-40 to protect the
* *outer skin of the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion. The product
* *worked so well that employees sneaked WD-40 cans out of the plant to use
* *at home.

and

* *People’s enthusiasm for sending in ideas for using WD-40 mushroomed
* *under Mr. Barry. The uses included preventing squirrels from climbing
* *into a birdhouse; lubricating tuba valves; cleaning ostrich eggs for
* *craft purposes; and freeing a tongue stuck to cold metal.

* *A bus driver in Asia used WD-40 to remove a python that had coiled
* *itself around the undercarriage of his bus.

I still use it myself for certain things (not everything: there are
better lubricants for some situations, but it's a pretty good GP lube).

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Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism

The two greatest inventions in the world WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it
moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape. If it doesn't move and it
should, use WD-40.

salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:
Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about Mr.
Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING WD-40,
not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies" which
is unintentionally misleading. Which is why I posted the Wikipedia link to
the real inventor of WD-40.

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Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters.

On 7/23/2009 8:44 AM Tony Sivori spake thus:

salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:

Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about Mr.
Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING WD-40,
not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies" which
is unintentionally misleading.

Whoops, my bad.


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David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 7/23/2009 8:44 AM Tony Sivori spake thus:

salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:

Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about
Mr. Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING
WD-40, not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies"
which is unintentionally misleading.

Whoops, my bad.

I dunno...

I took your subject line to be an abbreviation of "Creator of the
ubiquitousness of WD-40 dies"

"Tony Sivori" wrote in message
news
salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:
Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about Mr.
Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING WD-40,
not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies"
which
is unintentionally misleading. Which is why I posted the Wikipedia link
to
the real inventor of WD-40.

Its not misleading. He did die, even if it were 39 yrs ago.

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:03:11 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:44:29 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:

salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:
Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about Mr.
Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING WD-40,
not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies" which
is unintentionally misleading. Which is why I posted the Wikipedia link to
the real inventor of WD-40.

Agreed. The subject line of this thread is incoprrect. I added that
the article mentioned in the post metions that fact, and I further
clarified Mr. Barry's role.

I think we've covered it now! G

I'm sorry. I was daydreaming. Could you go over it one more time?

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:44:50 -0400, mm
wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:03:11 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:44:29 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:

salty wrote:

On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:17 -0400, Tony Sivori
wrote:
Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Norm Larson is credited with inventing WD-40 in the article about Mr.
Barry, who was credited with being very successful at MARKETING WD-40,
not creating it.

Agreed. However, the title of this thread is "Creator of WD-40 dies" which
is unintentionally misleading. Which is why I posted the Wikipedia link to
the real inventor of WD-40.

Agreed. The subject line of this thread is incoprrect. I added that
the article mentioned in the post metions that fact, and I further
clarified Mr. Barry's role.

I think we've covered it now! G

I'm sorry. I was daydreaming. Could you go over it one more time?

LOL

I still use it myself for certain things (not everything: there are better
lubricants for some situations, but it's a pretty good GP lube).

Nope!

Actually, as a "lube" it is so-so but temporary. Whatever lube properties
it has mostly dissapear when the carrier fluid evaporates.

The stuff left behind "Pure WD-40" does a VERY good job of displacing
moisture.

The temporary "lube" property can be an advantage when you just want to
"loosen" something but don't want a permanent oil mess. It can also "wash
away" old lube that's gotten dirty or "stiffened up."

Tony Sivori wrote:
David Nebenzahl wrote:

See http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/bu.../22barry1.html
(registration probably not required; if it is, use Bugmenot)

People's enthusiasm for sending in ideas for using WD-40 mushroomed
under Mr. Barry.

Norm Larson is the inventor of WD40. He died 39 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Larsen

Are you sure it wasn't 40 years ago. :-)