Thursday, November 26, 2009

I Did Not Know That

The grease zerk is named for....Oscar U. Zerk! So it's a good thing he invented them. Held at least 299 other patents and lived well as a result of his inventiveness.

And that's something I'm thankful for. To live in a time when good ideas are rewarded and widely used, that's a wonder we take for granted. It wasn't always that way.
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3 comments:

  1. JosephNovember 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Always wondered where the name for "Zerk" fittings came from!! Thanks, Roberta!

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  2. DrangNovember 26, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    And the "zeus fastener" is actually the "dzus fastener", which was invented by... Wait for it...! William Dzus.

    WV: leramo. And Curly, I presume?

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  3. AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Huh. I always thought it was a strange name, now I know.

    Jim

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