• osaerisxero
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    312 hours ago

    I can’t see why not, that is exactly the type of humor their target demo uses

    • @ThePyroPython
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      712 hours ago

      Nope not that, they claim it’s a lubricant.

      It’s not a lubricant, it’s a penetrating fluid. Yeah ok it can act as a lubricant for a short while but you’d use it on parts that should be lubricated that have seized together to get them moving again so you can apply lubricant.

      So they’d get done for false advertising.

      • @tomalley8342
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        512 hours ago

        1/4 to 1/3 of WD-40 is a petroleum base oil, and they make claims about its lubricating properties on their website and marketing material today.

        • @ThePyroPython
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          511 hours ago

          Yeah but it’s not a proper lubricant and you shouldn’t use it as one. It’s a swiss-army knife: great in a pinch for a number of things but you wouldn’t want it to replace your whole tool box.

      • @Supervisor194
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        17 hours ago

        While it’s true that people can’t take a joke anymore, it’s also true that back when an ad like this might have appeared, these kinds of jokes were considered vulgar and wouldn’t be in print, at least not hawking a product from a reputable company.