Ok, I got this in my email box, by a close friend, recently. Now I usually don’t post drawn-out emails, I just assume they are nonsense (with the recent exception of the “sniper email”).
So, does anyone know if this is accurate? I think the stuff about water is pretty much on the mark, but what about coke. I’m particularly interested in the calcium depleting part.
Coke vs. Water.
Didja know?
WATER
75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
Lack of water, the 1st trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
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.
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
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.
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 aluminium 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.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
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.
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:
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.
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate), the commercial truck must use the Hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
Most of the coke statements ARE nonsense, as indicated by snopes, but basting the ham with Coca Cola is a Southern US “classic”. You can find plenty of variations of recipes like this:
Since hams are often prepared with a sweet glaze, it doesn’t seem too ridiculous. If you like your ham that way in the first place. “do not substitute with another brand or use diet” - oh, come on - I somehow doubt that the ham comes out significantly different glopped up with Pepsi or even Safeway generic cola instead of Coke.
The stuff about water is also mostly nonesense. We are not dehydrated, we have an exquisite thirst mechanism, drinking water does not slake hunger and there is no evidence that suggests that normal people need more water than they get. Do you think evolution would permit people to evolve like that? On the other hand, it is possible to die from too much water, way to much like 12 glasses), but you can lower the electrolyte concentration in the blood to a fatal level. BTW, the Ph of the stomach averages around 1, I have read. In any case, Ph of 2.9 is a very mild acid.
Thanks people. You know, I’m starting to disbelieve EVERYTHING in my in box, including when family members say they love me…Ok, it hasn’t gotten that bad yet.
Also, originally I checked snopes. I used the search feature though, so that’s probably where I went wrong.
I will say this… I spilled Coke in my cup holder and didn’t realize it for a couple of days. there were some pennies in the bottom of the cup holder that came out sparkley clean! hmmmm…I wonder if it will polish silver?
This has a kernel of truth but has been distorted somewhat.
Long distance athletes such as cyclists and runners over half marathon and above will be aware that 1.5% dehydration can affect performance by as much as 5% and any more dehydration than that can give a much bigger hit.
I’m not sure about how dangerous Coke is to the human body, but I know we use it to clean our mortar systems in my unit. After we’ve had a live fire, all kinds of crap collects inside the tube–especially down by the firing pin. We throw some pennies in there, and a bottle of coke, use the brush, and it comes out clean.
It’s not authorized, but we’re nothing but a bunch of uncouth Marines anyway.
As for using Coke as a cleaning product, I’d think you’d have to use something else to clean up the syrup portion that tends to dry onto anything that Coke - or any other soft drink - gets spilled on. The last time I spilled one down the inside of the door of my car, all that happened was I had sticky soda residue wherever I hadn’t managed to clean it up. No corrosive damage to the upholstery or anything else, either.
It claims that the “active ingredient” of Coke is phosphoric acid. I guess that depends on how you look at it. For a lot of people, the active ingredient of Coke would be sugar. And for a lot of people, the active ingredient is caffeine.
Quote DeniseV “As for using Coke as a cleaning product, I’d think you’d have to use something else to clean up the syrup portion that tends to dry onto anything that Coke - or any other soft drink - gets spilled on. The last time I spilled one down the inside of the door of my car, all that happened was I had sticky soda residue wherever I hadn’t managed to clean it up. No corrosive damage to the upholstery or anything else, either.”
Use club soda, it cleans like Coke will but is not a sticky.
Quote DeniseV “As for using Coke as a cleaning product, I’d think you’d have to use something else to clean up the syrup portion that tends to dry onto anything that Coke - or any other soft drink - gets spilled on. The last time I spilled one down the inside of the door of my car, all that happened was I had sticky soda residue wherever I hadn’t managed to clean it up. No corrosive damage to the upholstery or anything else, either.”
Use club soda, it cleans like Coke will but is not as sticky.
The “cleansing” angle never makes much sense, either. Why would you use sticky-ass Coca-Cola, which is sure to leave a sugary residue behind, when you could simply get a similarly acidic solution to clean with instead?
