For what its worth:
A number of years ago when our now 30 year old university instructor son
was about 3, back in the 1970s, he got ahold of a can of WD-40 and
sprayed the thing in his mouth. Of course my wife Cheryl (WY5H) and I
immediately grabbed him and the can of WD-40 up and headed for the
nearby hospital emergency room after calling the poison control center
before we left. When we got to the hospital ER the doctor on duty, who
was a crusty old sort who had been in practice probably 30-40 years,
said not to worry and took the same can of WD-40 we had brought with us
and sprayed it in his mouth saying the stuff was harmless. He rinsed
out our son's mouth with something a little more pleasant tasting and
sent him home. This same doc., who was in his late 60s then, lived at
least another 15 years, apparently suffering no ill effects being a
WD-40 taste tester. To my knowledge our 30 year-old son hasn't tried
WD-40 as a breath freshener since.
Tom, WW5L
Carl Smidt wrote:
>I have a roughly 30 year old, half full, 4 litre (1+ US Gallon) metal
> container of WD-40.
>
> Reading from the various labels on the can, among many other things, it
>says:
>
> "WD-40 protects and lubricates equipment" - "WD-40 stops squeaks, cleans
> and lubricates anything that sticks and binds".
>
> It says that it is a 'Penetrant', 'Rust Preventative', 'Lubricant',
>'Moisture Displacer'.
>
> It claims that it is "Wetter than water and has the ability to "get under"
> moisture and drive it off metal surfaces within seconds
>and that it corrects moisture induced electrical short circuits.
>
> Etc., etc., etc.
>
> I have also been told that if rubbed on the affected areas regularly, it
> alleviates arthritic pain and God knows what else :>).
>
> 73, Carl VE9OV
>
>
>
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr@arrl.net>
>>To: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt@mts.net>
>>Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>; "'Jim Lux'" <jimlux@earthlink.net>; "Tod -
>>ID" <tod@k0to.us>
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:57 PM
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WD40 (was lubing air variable caps)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>On Oct 2, 2005, at 7:33 PM, Kelly Taylor wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>When the WD40 official website says it's a lubricant...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>WD40 containers from about 15-20 years ago definitely did NOT
>>>indicate it was a lubricant.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
>>>Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>>
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