A Coke, or a glass of water

**RichC** · May 28th, 2003, 10:59 AM

Something to think about...

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 pangs 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, &difficulty focusing on the computer screen or a printed
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: Rub the bumper with a
rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum 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 aluminum 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. 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?

**JaceSan** · May 28th, 2003, 05:49 PM

I've used coke to clean my battery terminals. I still drink it on occasion. At least it tastes better than Pepsi. :P

**Neophobic Man** · May 28th, 2003, 05:56 PM

Oh gods, NO, Jace! Coke...NO! Pepsi all the way! I can never understand why people prefer Coke...I drink it only because some place don't carry Pepsi, but it's only when I have to drink it...

PEPSI AND BASEBALL! WOO HOO!

**Jelymo** · May 28th, 2003, 11:06 PM

i like the toilet bowl one ... i'll have to try that. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

*goes for another glass of juice*

**Exotic Ginger** · May 28th, 2003, 11:21 PM

I drank four extra glasses of water today after reading this thread.

I like Pepsi better too, and this is weird, but I'm alergic to Coke, but not Pepsi. Every time I drink Coke by accident, I almost pass out. I'm not kidding. But Pepsi doesn't do this to me.

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**Ski** · May 28th, 2003, 11:27 PM

in the army we used Coke to clean the carbon off our rifles and other weapon parts.

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**JaceSan** · May 28th, 2003, 11:34 PM

Bleah. Pepsi tastes too syrupy. If the vendors don't carry Coke I'll drink something else. Anything, but Pepsi. Ack.

**Neophobic Man** · May 29th, 2003, 02:47 AM

Come on! Think about all those uses for Coke when it comes to CLEANING! You don't hear them talk about Pepsi like that...it'll rip you up inside if you drink to much Coke...