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Chris3jam
04-19-2006, 07:47 AM
Someone sent this to me. . I may try the laundry trick! I wonder what coke would do to mildew? :think

This is really an eye opener...Water or Coke?

We all know that water is important but 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 Universityof 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 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.

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!

Do you still want a coke?

mamatogands
04-19-2006, 07:51 AM
:giggle I sort of want to try some of those things, especially the toilet cleaner! :shifty

but :shifty it also made me thirsty for a ...... coke :shifty :shifty :shifty :O

Chris3jam
04-19-2006, 07:56 AM
it also made me thirsty for a ...... coke

:laughtears :laughtears Um. . it made me want a Pepsi. . .I wonder if it's the same. . . . ..

Cindy
04-19-2006, 07:58 AM
The ham sounds yummy too!

Amber
04-19-2006, 08:08 AM
That's kinda funny, but why would I waste a perfectly good can of coke to clean my toilet :giggle

Some of the claims they make aren't exactly true check out http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

Mama Calidad
04-19-2006, 08:13 AM
That's kinda funny, but why would I waste a perfectly good can of coke to clean my toilet :giggle

Some of the claims they make aren't exactly true check out http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

:yes

Besides, Coke won't give you Montezuma's Revenge. ;)

Cindy
04-19-2006, 02:28 PM
Some of the claims they make aren't exactly true check out http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp


I have heard this, also.

What about the claims about water? I found them to be even more compelling...

Irene
04-19-2006, 03:08 PM
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 Universityof 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 a printed page. well, I know these things were true for me... well, not sure about math, its always been bad for me, no matter how much water I drink :giggle

Mythbusters did a thing disclaiming some of the coke myths, and entertaining as well ;)