Talk:Windex
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Windex is a miraculous glass and surface cleaning product that has many medical uses. It has been reported that Windex can even remove acne in less than a day.
- "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is a great movie, but it's hardly a medical authority. Stormwriter
We could mention the running joke in My Big Fat Greek Wedding in which the main character's father applied Windex to everything, in the belief that, etc. --Ed Poor
This is an advertisement and not needed. Ortolan88
As can be seen from the edit history Jerzy made substantial additions to this page, much of which was removed by Anthony DiPierro with no explanation beyond an edit summary of "wikipedia is not a dictionary". I've gone back to Jerzy's version, and copyedited it somewhat. If anyone disagrees with parts of it, please discuss it on this talk page in the normal way, or feel free to make contructive edits. I see no gain in making a stub shorter. - IMSoP 23:03, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)
- Actually the edits you made for the most part seem fine. The last sentence seems POV though: "This most likely did not refer to the brand, but to the type of product: it is likely that viewers would have noticed if the solution shown was not blue, but would not have noticed whether it was in fact labelled Windex®." I'll probably remove it.
[edit] Windolene
Should this possibly read "Windolene Crystal" or "Spray Windolene"? I ask because of the vividly memorable "Wipe it on, Windolene; Wipe it off, window clean" scene in "The Knack and How to Get It", where the joke is that the Glass Wax-type product is being used not to clean the windows but to render them opaque by never removing it. I suppose Windolene may include both Windex-like and Glass-Wax-like products in one line, as opposed to my impression of them as competitors in the U.S. How many Yanks who know of Windolene think of Windex rather than Glass Wax? --Jerzy (t) 16:37, 2005 Apr 2 (UTC)
[edit] Toxicity?
Is Windex toxic? — JIP | Talk 10:53, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
Yes - but not very. You need to keep this in perspective - the toxic dose of table salt (LD-50 for an adult) is about half a cup. The LD-50 for 80 proof liquor is less than a quart. External use of Windex shouldn't present a problem - it's about 3% solvent, but even on an open wound, it's more likely to kill bacteria than to hurt you. The surfactant is sodium laurel sulfate, which is found in some toiletries. The solvents are poisons, but you're not likely to get enough to significanly hurt you before you decided that it tastes terrible, and spit it out. You wouldn't want to get it in your eyes. ClairSamoht 14:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- So if I eat half a cup of table salt I'll die? How much is quart in units the rest of the world uses? JIP | Talk 14:48, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Dates
Can we get some verification on dates for this article? 1992 seems a bit late for a production start date as I recall using windex in the 80's. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.17.190.121 (talk • contribs) .
- I think the date is intended as the start of production by S C Johnson, since the history section says it was invented in 1933. The article needs a clearer connection of events leading from invention to first production to current ownership. I looked briefly on the Windex website and didn't see this info. -SCEhardT 20:05, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
