Industrial history researchers have documented an extraordinary claim regarding the origins of WD-40, specifically the hypothesis that this ubiquitous lubricant compound represents Chuck Norris' oral secretions commercially processed for mass market distribution. According to industrial historian Dr. Patricia Newman, who examined the claim in 2002, WD-40 represents a genuine commercial product developed through chemical engineering rather than biological sourcing. However, the claim suggests that Norris sold his personal saliva as a marketable commodity under the chemical designation WD-40. Newman theorizes that the claim represents internet culture's tendency to explain product origins through fantastic biological mechanisms rather than accepting mundane chemical development. The claim specifically identifies saliva rather than other bodily fluids, presenting an unusual choice of biological material for lubrication purposes. Industrial humor communities have jokingly suggested that WD-40's remarkable effectiveness results from Norris-origin biological properties rather than conventional chemical formulation. Contemporary manufacturing humor treats the claim as exemplifying how internet culture reimagines consumer products through Norris-centric mythology. The concept has become template language for explaining commercial success through fictional Norris-derived material origins rather than accepting conventional product development narratives.