[TowerTalk] Crank-UP Tower Cables.-WD40 S

[Mike Murphy]

While jogging alongside a country road, I noticed the remains of a 
snake that had been recently run over. The odor of the resulting oil 
seemed similar to WD40. Hmmmm ..........

Mike, WA4BPJ

On 26 Dec 2000, at 15:35, Larry Lindblom wrote:

> The "placebo effect" is another possible explanation of why something
> works.  A double blind study is the normal research method used to
> determine the effect of a "treatment". Without it you can never be sure.
> 
> 73
> W0ETC in IA
> 
> K7GCO@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 12/25/00 7:48:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> > n4kg@juno.com writes:
> >
> > << I suspect there has been a CHANGE in the
> >  contents of WD-40.  MY can makes NO
> >  reference to lubrication and states that it
> >  contains ONLY petrolium distillates.
> >  Bottom line: READ the LABEL.
> >
> >  de  Tom  N4KG
> >   >>
> > On WD-40 I reported before that Even Paul Harvey reported that people are
> > using it on arthritis.  I knife maker I know uses it on his hands for
> > pain. It don't make sence with petrolium distiliates.
> >
> > There are now over 100 fishermen I've talked to that swear by it for
> > spaying their hooks or bait.  I'll try it myself on bull heads in SD.  To
> > work here I felt it had to have a fish oil in it.  I also felt it had to
> > have DMSO in it to penetrate parts or carry it into the skin and body for
> > pain relief.  Fish oil in the body wouldn't be toxic but petrolium
> > distilates would be.
> >
> > I now have a conclusion that the reason it works on hooks and bait is the
> > petrolium distilates kill the human sent which is a big factor and they
> > like the taste of petrolium.  I'm told that the fisherman in Ballard
> > (Seattle) use Joy soap and Bon Ami on bait.  That can be only to kill
> > human scent.  A friend was a great fisherman and started smoking. He
> > couldn't catch anything during this time until he figured out it was the
> > smoke scent on his finger that touched the bait.  He wore rubber gloves
> > and started catching fish again.
> >
> > A successful derby fisherman was giving me tips on fishing for Salmon
> > which also told of keeping fingers off the bait.  I asked if there was
> > any tips for bull heads in SD.  He said alway put the tail end of a worm
> > on the hook first.  I said "Roy, tell me how you tell the head from the
> > tail."  He said "that's simple, roll the worm in flower and wait for it
> > to fart."  I fell for it hook, line and sinker."  k7gco
> >
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