There is such a thing, its appearance is unremarkable, at first glance it is a blue jar. Its name has no characteristics, without any selling point and emotional color. It doesn’t have fancy packaging or overwhelming publicity, but that doesn’t stop it from helping a lot of people. It’s WD-40: an extremely versatile cleaning agent that combines dehumidification, rust prevention and lubrication in one.
No one knows how WD-40 became popular all over the world, but before you know it, it has become an essential part of many people’s lives.
But to talk about the game circle, it should be the Nintendo Switch that really allows ordinary players to actively contact this lubricant…
As we all know, as long as you play the Switch for a long time, its Joy-Con joystick may drift.
The so-called joystick drift phenomenon is that you do not touch the joystick, but the character or perspective in the game will move by itself. Although this problem is not big, it can still be played, but this small problem is still very annoying, so there are various methods to repair the handle on the Internet.
As a result of tossing and turning, everyone found that it is not so complicated at all, just need a blue and yellow jar, and then use a slender red straw-like nozzle to align the rocker, and it will be repaired after a few sprays…
So the WD-40 quickly became the savior of game nerds. A product with such a hard-core appearance and very industrial function, it had a mysterious bond with the game console.
Later, the popularity of WD-40 also increased with the drift problem of the Switch’s joystick.
But repairing the handle may be its most useless usage… Because according to the official WD-40 statement, this thing can be used in as many as 2,000 ways… The drawer can be used when it is stuck, and the chain can be used when it is rusted. , it can also be used if the keyhole is blocked.
However, 2,000 uses should be an exaggeration. In fact, several uses are strictly the same, such as rust removal for XX, lubricating XX, removing stains on XX, and so on.
In addition to being at home, this thing is also a life-saving artifact for men. One second Xiaofa was still using it to “treat” the joystick drift, and the next second it appeared next to the motorcycle downstairs.
Since WD-40 is really a little omnipotent, and it has a long history, foreigners have even made various WD-40 meme pictures…
The origin of WD-40 is actually not mysterious. It was originally developed by a company called Rocket Chemical Company in San Diego, USA, which produced chemical and multi-purpose products. This company invented WD-40 in the 1950s, which was the company’s only product at that time, and then simply changed the company’s name to WD-40…
But this approach is actually very reasonable, because this product alone is enough for the company to eat for a lifetime…
The origin of the name WD-40 is also very random, which is the abbreviation of Water Displacement 40th Formula.
Judging from the name, this should be the 40th time the researchers tried to invent this reagent and succeeded, so it was simply called that. Unexpectedly, this seemingly random name has been sold all over the world and received rave reviews. However, it is said that WD-40 was actually used for rust removal of the SM-65 Atlas ballistic missiles of General Dynamics’ aircraft manufacturing Convair branch before it was retailed…
In any case, WD-40 eventually entered thousands of households and became one of the most affordable and affordable items for people to maintain on weekdays. But after so many years, is there no competition for WD-40? WD-40 was not patented, so the formula for WD-40 was never disclosed and was kept in bank vaults.
I didn’t expect this thing to be kept secret…
There are indeed some lubricants on the market that are more specialized in a certain area, such as lubricants for rusted screws, bicycle chains, engines or hinges, etc.
In some places, these lubricants do very well, but they still can’t beat WD-40. Because it is enough for people to have a sufficiently flexible panacea in their lives. After all, Ip Man can only fight ten at a time, but WD-40 can fight 2000 with 1 enemy! Such a product is only more than 200 Taiwan dollars, can it not be said to be Buddha’s heart?