WD-40 enrolls armed security to move its 'secret formula' after 65 years
WD-40, which stands for water displacement, 40th formula, was made in 1953 by chemists who were attempting to create a product to protect the Atlas missile from rust and corrosion.
“Back in 1953 there was a problem with condensation and corrosion in the umbilical cord of the Atlas space rocket and our company was Rocket Chemical Company,” he said. “And the chemists got together, and after 39 tries they got the formula right.”
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