WD-40
WD-40
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In 1953, a chemist called Norm Larsen was trying to produce a substance to prevent rust. He was working for a company called the Rocket Chemical Company, and they were trying to design a product for use in the aerospace industry. The principle on which they were basing their product was to displace water, thereby preventing corrosion. (Rust formation requires moisture AND air.) Eventually, Norm Larsen successfully produced the finished product that he had been striving for, but it had taken him forty attempts! And so was born WD-40........ Water Displacement at the 40th attempt!