WD-40 Light Bulb Test

[piersremus]

wait ..WHAT????? Damn dude I need to go back to school!!.....

[NXSeeMartin]

In this case, you will warming...boiling the water and water has resistance too, not immediately short-circuit, that "wd"

actually doesn't save anything, are you ready to dip your fingers in the water to? - Hope not!

advertising trick... :/

[togethia]

@NXSeeMartin

If its distilled water, its a perfect insulator, its the impurities that make it conduct.

[CreeDLiaM]

you didnt put your finger in there?

[vleeskaak]

i want to see it without WD40

[MrBigtower]

does anyone know what WD-40 stands for ?

Water Dissipater formula # 40

[togethia]

@MrBigtower

WD 40 = Water Dispersant formula 40 from the 40 version before it met NASA spec.

[Runbleeding]

@togethia the 40 is the weight of the oil.... what the hell are you talking about

[NAMkiller]

@Runbleeding WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. What the fuck are YOU talking about?!

[togethia]

@Runbleeding

40 is the 40th Recipe for the formula, if it were the weight of the oil WD40 would be a lot thicker than it is.

Check out the FAQ on WD40(dot)com and you will indeed discover that we are correct.

[peterfarrow]

@Runbleeding

You are simply wrong...

[ki4hou]

for this test to really prove anything, salt needs to be added to the water as water alone in a pure state isn't conductive.

[yaris4fun]

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

[lynel1985]

i submit that this would work even without the wd40 but importantly i bet there is still current leakage into that water which shows that the wd40 isnt doing shit

[MrTheklotter]

@lynel1985 do it and post a vidoe then?

[lynel1985]

@MrTheklotter im not going to do this, but the producer of this vid who is obviously ok with doing this to start with could re-run the test and do a current leakage reading on the water itself. If there is current leakage then the wd40 might be mitigating the leakage but isnt water proof.

[NorkiddExo]

Holy shit, thats gotta be one of the most dangerous things I've seen done for a while... Dare you to dip your hands in lol

[theman5419]

wd stands for water displacment

[KeiYuuki2011]

The new version of WD-40 has Alcohol in it.. it will not seal water anymore, nor will act as a rust breaker anymore with good effect. But it IS a great parts cleaner.

[stopglobalswarming]

@KeiYuuki2011 Yeah, the old stuff was great. It had fish oil in it, too, so some recommended it for fishing line lubrication.

[poiiihy]

grease is better. WD- 40 will wash away.

[JerryGiesler09]

Now that I have a can of WD-40 as a redneck wasp killer. :)

[trefhi]

Agua destilada? xD

[VPindustries]

i use it when it has a bad connection , just spray it and it works :)

[lilgampla]

is there anything wd40 cant do

[MrDixiepride1234]

So ummm what's this supposed to prove

[Shaban85]

@MrDixiepride1234 for you....uummm nothing....

[dasalekhya]

you made your point .... BUT it was a pretty DUMB way to prove it

[MrZombi98]

now some 77yer kid put a lightbulb into water and dies.THATS UR FAULT!

[teslaresearch]

Tap water by itself is not conductive, but add a little salt to it and it does become conductive........dare ya to try this with salt water.....lol

[thinkpad411]

@teslaresearch Really...? Isn't all water conductive to the point where it will damage electrical circuits?

[teslaresearch]

@thinkpad411 the damage would be due to corrosion mostly, but water by itself is a dielectric, only when impurities are added its electrical properties begin to change. You'll see good examples with electronics, say a person drops a digital camera in a puddle of rain water, the camera may work fine for a period of time but eventually begin to fail, upon opening up the camera to determine the point of failure, corrosion should be found. Get a DMM and experiment with different kinds of water.

[thinkpad411]

@teslaresearch Ah i see. I'm studying as an automotive technician at college right now (1st year) and we're learning the fundamentals of electricity and circuits. I'm understanding the properties of conductors quite well. I never have tooken a DMM to water but would it show an actual reading? Would it be proportional to the volume of water measured?

[Q20Oil]

The guys at Q20 actually hold the bulb under the water!!!

[sillu129]

i wouldnt touch the waer

[tbrowniscool]

WD40 stands for "water displacement, 40th attempt" no joke invented in 1953 the guy hit it lucky 40th attempt lol

[toad773]

@tbrowniscool Surprising but true.

[aphoxema]

I'd like to see what happens in contaminated (as in normal tap-) water.

[grapeknutz]

WD stands for water displacement!

[DirtyAssa]

Hey! I Watched! That Is Unbelieved Thing What I Didn't Know Before! Thanks For This! Feels By assa!

[benny2980]

Put ya hand in it.

[MrRoyXDwetering]

is that water?

[spinixDH]

Water is a good insulator with or without WD40, if it is distilled water... And probably is.

[gnamp]

add warning- you are otherwise liable.

[firstamendright]

water displacment formula number 40

[kyletango]

@firstamendright water displacement formula 40th try. (WD-40)

[flight110]

You all do realise that water by itself is really a very poor conductor of electricity right?? There need to be significant numbers of ions disolved in the water for it to conduct to any real extent. Hence, why people can get electrocuted through water.. They touch the water and all of the ions that are in their sweat, on their skin, etc dissolve in the water and allow for conductivity.

Dissolve something that will dissociate into ions, like salt, and this will be more believable.

[TheLadyboy101]

WD40 is alcohol based and will repel water, but it will evaporate.... for a longer lasting solution you should use a silicon spray

[fyrebyrd301]

oh wow, hence the Water Displacing formula 40

[GoldenKnight422]

wow this is cool

[caprice2020]

hahaha water is desalted

[73831]

But for how long?

[leet413]

that is extremely dangerous and i do highly suggest trying this.

[sitwosaints]

Wah! I've never been stupid enough to try it, but now I am a true believer. Jesus apparently loves wd40, hates sin (so they tell me)

[matthewblack1322]

WHAT THE FUCK are you kidding me i thought it was gonna blow up hahaha

[goad07]

wd 40 repelles water

[ChadALambert]

@goad07 wd 40 displaces water

[ValutDweller]

@goad07 That's the point, but for some reason it's big WOW for most people.

[Allexxx96Reloaded]

@goad07 indefinitely?

[ARAFELI]

@goad07 but ca it repelle bullets as well?

[technosasquatch]

good for when you need to have underwater light , but are to cheap to spring for proper housings

[adri2699]

that's incredible!!!!



[quackersabc]

@Thetruetv hahaha ur an idiot. Wd-40 bah

[Thetrutv]

What did you spray on it?

[italian789456]

@Thetrutv WD-40 like it said in the title

[htirah100]

oil replaces water which not shocking the bulb..WTF AM I SAYING?!?!?

[JasWarLea]

WD40.. The WD stands for Water Displacement.. 

[TheFinalFrame]

@JasWarLea n when fire comes into play it means MUSTARD GASSSSSSSS

[AnimeMasterDavid]

@TheFinalFrame dude its WD not MG

[alejnaarifi]

@JasWarLea  water displacement,40th attempt :)

[pixelsblack]

I think what he is trying to show is that since WD40 is a lubricant ( oil ) and watter wont mix so the water has no contact with the terminals of the holder because it was sprayed with oil (WD40) cuz again water did not have contact with the terminals because there was oil on them

[theguvernmentman]

not recommended for children under 65 years of age.

[motabikeboy]

@theguvernmentman haahahahahahah

[thashogun1]

hmmmm

[yittymitty11]

@thashogun1 looks like it might be distilled water

[thashogun1]

would that matter?

[yittymitty11]

yes because un distilled water has ions which is what lets electricity flow across the terminals look up more light bulbs in water and yould find a experiment showing the test

[yittymitty11]

srry *un distilled water has no ions*

[cappydawg]

@yittymitty11 Ummm, dude? It's not about the ions, the amount of electrolyte in the water determines how much electricity can cross it, and distilled water has no electrolytes which means that electricity can't cross through it to ionize the molecules..

[robby844]

@cappydawg so why dont you stick 240 in a bucket of distilled water and stick your head in there and tell me how you feel after?