Harold Dillard of Tennessee contributed these interesting facts about substituting Coca-Cola for your daily allowance of water:
In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) a commercial truck must use the Hazardous Materials place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive Materials.
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
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. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. It will also clean road haze from your windshield. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for 20 years!
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. 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.
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.
Hmmmmmmm….. I think I’d rather have a glass of water instead of that Coke, please! Its hard to be alkaline when you’re drinking acid. <g>
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