Can someone explain grease to me...?

[Ham]

And if it didn't work you'd feel sheepish

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

There were no vegans used on my boats.

[JonBuoy]

I have an unopened tin of lanolin that was left over from WW2. Apparently lanolin was used by the Army Special Boat Service to defeat the Nazis. I had quite a lot of it when I had boats, it was excellent stuff for use on electrics.

There is a modern version:

Coming from a lanolin base means Lanoguard doesn’t damage the environment.
Being non-toxic there is also no need for protective clothing and it does not stain.
Lanoguard is non-conductive to 70kVA so it can be used around most batteries without issue
It can resist jet washing to 200 bar

Looks like someone got the units wrong!

[Wowbagger]

No good for vegans, though.

How many vegan nazis do you know?

[Cudzoziemiec]

So jet washing won't clean a dirty sheep?

[giropaul]

....... with cooking oil. Worked perfectly.

Might not be recommended for bikes though, not even chains.

Also worked perfectly for me on a very dry and squeaky chain.  Usual café stop found it very amusing and now offer if to other cyclists in need of lubrication!

Also an acceptable replacement for massage oil on stage races if we ran out.

[Pickled Onion]

I use K99 which is much the same at half the price. Cost is not really a factor as a 500g pot will last a lifetime* if you're using for bike purposes. The more expensive one is rated to higher temperatures, again not a relevant difference for bike bearings.

Aha - only £7. Now we're talking!

P.s. what was the asterisk for?!?

I was going to add that I get through a pot every couple of years cos I also use it on my stern gland, but decided it was (a) irrelevant to the topic; and (b) might easily be misunderstood 

[Hot Flatus]

Does anyone actually know what Dura-ace grease is?

It's often claimed to be Motorex 2000, but it isn't. The consistency is slightly different, and M2000 is made in Switzerland, whereas DA grease is a German product.