WD-40

March 13, 2020

The WD part of the name was descriptive for what the coating did to Water, which was Displace it, and it took the company 40 tries to get it right. I bet you can figure it out from there.

It was originally created as a coating for Atlas missiles that prevented rust and corrosion. The company was called Rocket Chemical Company and they, as the name suggests, created chemicals for rockets.

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