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Properties of Coke
« on: April 13, 2006, 04:39:29 PM »
WATER OR COKE?

This is really an eye opener...Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but, I've never seen it written down like this before.


WATER

1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.

2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pains for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on aprinted page.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the
risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the
risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less
likely to develop bladder cancer.

And now for the properties of COKE:

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol
carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove
blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and
it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into
the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one
hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke
removes stains from vitreous China.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers(when was the last time you had one)
 
: Rub
the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap
aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals:
Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble
away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked
in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into
the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminium foil, and
bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished,
remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix
with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke
into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run
through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help
loosen grease stains.

9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.
Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones
and is a major contributor to the rising increase in
osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the
commercial truck must use the Hazardous material
place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to
clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass
of water?

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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2006, 12:57:53 AM »
Thanks Meshell for that eye opener :o Will definitely reach for the water bottle more often!


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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2006, 09:46:28 AM »
LOL! I love it! Have to remember the toilet cleaning tip. Who knew?
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2006, 09:58:53 AM »
...except that most of this is all urban legend....

The water bit:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

The coke bit:

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2006, 10:19:54 AM »
The 'Mythbusters' pretty much covered the bit about coke, and found that it was all bunk.


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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2006, 10:21:14 AM »
Ah phooey.  ;D
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2006, 10:27:30 AM »
LOL,to burst another myth bubble, they also busted the myth of the woman who got pregnant during the civil war, when a bullet when thru a soldiers scrotum, and then into the woman. Oddly enough, sperm couldn't live on the hot bullet,,lol. Also, jumping at the last second in a runaway elevator won't prevent you from being injured or killed. Important myth to bust,,lol. Gotta love mythbusters, ;)


Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2006, 10:27:52 AM »
yup, snopes is great!  (coke is still bad though!) :P


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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2006, 10:37:58 AM »
LOL,to burst another myth bubble, they also busted the myth of the woman who got pregnant during the civil war, when a bullet when thru a soldiers scrotum, and then into the woman. Oddly enough, sperm couldn't live on the hot bullet,,lol. Also, jumping at the last second in a runaway elevator won't prevent you from being injured or killed. Important myth to bust,,lol. Gotta love mythbusters, ;)

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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2006, 11:57:59 AM »
Just remembered this, because mil burnt rice onto a pan bottom. Boiling coke, enough to just cover the burnt on food, and then simmering it for a few minutes, will remove all that cooked on food. I learned this watching Kim and Aggie!!
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2006, 12:07:09 PM »
Coke also makes one really good ham!

though I drain it all off and then glaze the ham as normal. :-)
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2006, 12:13:48 PM »
I learned this watching Kim and Aggie!!

I saw that episode, too! Amazing!
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2006, 04:17:38 PM »
It also makes good bread!! But I use Dr. Pepper.
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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2006, 07:09:28 PM »
ca girl.... hubs and I think its hysterical you have a ticker for when the in-laws leave!

Have any of you seen what Mentos does in a 2 liter of Diet Coke???  Hubs saw this video and thought it was so funny, he and his coworkers did it in the work parking lot!!!!  (and yes, it works!!) :P ;D

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4077724936497803978&q=mentos+in+diet+coke


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Re: Properties of Coke
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2006, 07:35:59 PM »
Hate coke, love snopes!

Let's take our wigs off in the shopi aisle and fight it out.


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