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I once ran an ultra marathon distance and had no lubricant but getting a bad rash so I sprayed my thighs and balls with WD-40 which I found outside someone’s garage. It lasted me almost 15 miles until I could buy some Vaseline. Off label use probably

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You should've submitted a video to the competition!

Genius idea! I've found Vaseline to be less than ideal for running, and "personal lubricants" dry out much too quickly. I hadn't considered using industrial lubricants. Pretty much everyone who uses WD-40 for mechanical work ends up getting it on their skin (and probably inhaling a good amount), so I'm sure it's fine for limited exposure.

Yeah but one’s balls are pretty sensitive to topicals.

WD-40 isn't really a lubricant, it's more like a de-greaser and water remover.

Water displacer, hence the name, right?

It's a mixture of light mineral spirits and mineral oil.

Oil displaces water, who knew?

It is a lubricant. There's a lot of confusion around this because it often isn't a great lubricant for the purposes it gets used for, like door hinges or bicycle parts. But it most definitely is a lubricant.

https://www.wd40.com/myths-legends-fun-facts/

Yeah I hate Vaseline too and normally use a stick called BodyGlide which just creates a thin coat. Vaseline was the only thing I could buy in the village and now I know WD-40 can work in a pinch

What you really want is somewhere between corn starch and lubricants, like gold bond friction stick.

Sounds like you missed a great opportunity to make a video for the contest!

Next time please submit a video of this...haha

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