So that's what WD stands for! What's the "40" though? David On Jun 4, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Doug McNutt wrote: > At 22:58 -0400 6/3/05, Robert Hazelrigg wrote: >> One other liquid you can use to clean your keyboard is Coke-Cola. >> Warning your result may vary. > > As a high school student I attended a Methodist church and was dating > the preacher's daughter. With a small group of students the Rev. > cracked an egg into a beaker of alcohol and it immediately congealed. > It "proved" that alcohol was bad for you. > > I was allowed time to demonstrate the same effect when I replaced the > alcohol with Coca Cola. My point was missed by all believers but I did > continue to see the young lady. > > Sodium bicarbonate and carbonic acid (baking soda) are well known as > cleaning agents. They are regularly touted in newspaper columns - > Heloise. The test is in the residue. Sugar is terrible, donno about > caffeine. Diet Coke? Uric acid is also a good cleaner but I really > don't think aiming at a keyboard is a good idea. Save it for putting > out the campfire. > > Don't forger WD-40. The WD probably stands for "water displacement". I > have used it on sticky switches with much success. It's not a > lubricant but it does move existing grease around with a rejuvenation > effect. It seems to be OK for use on electronic plastics. > > -- > --> On the eighth day, about 6 kiloyears ago, the Lord realized that > free will would make man ask what existed before the Creation. So He > installed a few gigayears of history complete with a big bang and a > fossilized record of evolution. <-- > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >