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by sliken 868 days ago
If you take a properly lubricated widget and as part of regular maintenance you lubricate it, it's well lubricated.

If you take a properly lubricated widget and as part of regular maintenance you spray WD-40 on it, it's less lubricated, might be fine for a bit, but it's mostly a cleaner and water displacer. Ideal in some situations for cleaning, before you apply a lubricant. WD40 does leave something behind, maybe better than metal on metal, but it's gummy and pretty far from what I'd consider a lubricant.

Sure in some cases chewing gum, soil, or sand can reduce friction, I wouldn't call them lubricants though.