The people who then made up Studebaker were justly proud to have arrived at that point. Of the 5000 wagon makers that comprised Studebakers competition, only Studebaker survived. And, in the course of its first century, Studebaker had sold $6 billion worth of vehicles for a profit of $300 million.
Talking about washing garage floors, Cheerios also contains tripotassium phosphate, a powerful cleaning agent. It is added in small amounts to adjust the acidity of the mix used to formulate the cereal.
Sodium phosphate is the second ingredient in the TSP formula and acts as a cleaning ingredient when mixed with sodium carbonate and sodium silicate. Sodium silicate is the abrasive compound in sugar soap. This mild abrasive scrubs away some stains and hard-to-remove dirt. The soap receives its name from the fact that when all the necessary ingredients are combined, the result resembles common table sugar.