Does Anybody Have That 'Water vs Coke' Thing ??
 

I'm looking for that thing that had the apparent 'facts' about drinking water compared to drinking a can of coke, was posted not that long ago.

I know most of it was full of shit, but i have someone who wants to see it...

:pimp

Here you go,

WATER
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> 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 fuzz 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.
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>
>
> And now for the properties of COKE:
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> 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 acd 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.
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> For Your Info:
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> 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's 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?

That's bullshit, don't you people watch MythBusters :1orglaugh

Yep Mythbusters tested most of those things... coke cleans chrome really well, better than the best commercial cleaner on the market. it also help to remove blood stains as oppsed to water alone.

the rest of that is complete crap

Dispelling Coke Use Mythology

Ah, Coke mythology! Actually, nearly everyone of these items has been debunked.

In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. FALSE. No one who has investigated this message has been able to locate any highway patrol unit that carries Coke for blood removal. As one research said, "Plain water would be as effective and less costly for cleaning pavement." It would certainly leave a nice sticky mess on the pavement that would have to be rinsed off with - you guessed it - WATER. Just use water in the first place! If anyone ever finds a highway patrol unit spending money on Coke and claiming it's for blood removal, turn 'em in and tell them to buy their Cokes with their own money.

You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days. FALSE. Try the experiment yourself. Loads of people have. It does not work. The steak will get very mushy from the liquid and it will tenderize. It won't dissolve.

To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl...Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. FALSE. Coke will be a poor china cleaner. The only cleaning properties in Coke is the carbonic acid (which will cause a bit of foaming) and the small amount of citric acid (a known cleaner helper). However, the carmel coloring and sugar will not be helpful. Besides, since when does a liquid adhere to the sides of the bowl? It doesn't. Anyone can tell you that carmel coloring stains. You'd do better with plain baking soda or clear, sugar free soda water. This has also been tried with poor results.

The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. SAME.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. Dip the aluminum in any liquid, or again, in baking soda charged water. Better than leaving yourself with a sticky mess.

To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. Same to same. It's the soda, so any form of foaming soda will work. Again, better than leaving yourself with a sticky mess to clean up.

To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. Same to same. However, further down I provide a link by a young lady who thought she'd try these things as an experiment. She says that numbers 3 - 7 don't work at all.

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. Of course Coke is great for ham. The soda and citric acid help in tenderizing, while the sugar and flavorings penetrate the ham and make it taste good. In Texas, we used Dr. Pepper instead. We also used it for roast and for brisket. I thought this anti-coke missive was supposed to be dissing Coke, but here is a yummy use!

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. I'm not about to put a can of sugared, carmel colored liquid in MY wash. Again, the young lady said it didn't work (I didn't think it would). Why leave yourself with sticky clothes that have to be washed again in - you guessed it - WATER! She did say that the windshield idea worked, but that her windshield was then all sticky. Ah, sugar! Use windex or a good windshield washing fluid.

The PH in the phosphorus is actually higher than stated. It won't dissolve a nail (been tried). Lemon juice is far more acidic. Even OJ contains more phosphoric acid than Coke.

Trucks carrying sodas often have to carry haz-mat warnings, but not because the spillage of Coke could be hazardous. The same would be true of beer, champagne, plain soda water, etc., because in all of those, the carbonation is kept in under pressure. You know what happens if a soda can bursts or the champagne cork blows off! Yes, there certainly could be danger.

Coke doesn't use the soda to clean truck engines. They'd have to be crazy to pour all that corn syrup over an engine! What they'd end up with is a sticky engine that will commence to smoking. Next time you see a delivery truck, ask the driver. It's not a good idea anyway to wash an engine unless it?s done by a professional.

The disintegrating tooth idea wouldn't fare any better than the meat or the nail. If Coke can't eat away at a steak, how's it going to do so with a tooth? Also, the message claims that Coke is a good cleaner for toilets and china, then goes on to say that it will eat away a tooth. After the soda cleans it and the soda goes flat, all that will be left is corn syrup, flavorings and colorings. The corn syrup will make the tooth sticky and the colorings will discolor it. That's all.

As to the idea that we're getting aluminum from drinking soda, how come in all these umpteen years that vegetables and everything else under the sun have been canned in aluminum, the writer isn't wondering why we aren't getting aluminum from that? If they're really concerned, they could buy soda only in plastic or glass containers. Would that solve the problem?

If sugar is the cause of arthritis, then just about everyone should have it. Lot's of my friends guzzle sugar and sodas and don't have it.

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Original Message:

Since my wife is addicted to Coke (the drink), I thought you might be interested in the following email someone sent:

Just when you thought you knew everything...

1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk 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...Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.

4. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

5. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

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

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

FYI: 1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.

2. To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material 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! Drink up! No joke. Think what coke and other soft drinks do to your teeth on a daily basis. A tooth will dissolve in a cup of coke in 24-48 hours.
Yes, indeed, things go better with Coke!

And that doesn't count any aluminum you get from the cans. With that stuff able to disolve almost anything, I'd like to see some proof that we're not getting aluminum when we drink a can. Hello Alzheimer's.

That also doesn't count the effect that the 12 teaspoons if sugar you get with each can are going to do to your body. As Dr. Page discovered 50 years ago, all it takes in one teaspoon of sugar a day to disrupt your body's calcium-phorphorus balance, leading to arthritis.

Then there's Diet Coke?! I've just updated my Aspartame (NutraSweet) book to 12 pages on the damage this so-called diet drink that's making people fat is doing. And killing 'em.

Heck, even 60 years ago my mother knew not to drink that stuff. I never ever tasted Coke until I was in high school, when I was forced to drink some as part of a fraternity initiation torture. First I had to chew some lye soap. That ate away the lining of my mouth. Then I had to drink Coke, which was real torture. It was a long, long time before I tried Coke again. I never have liked it much.

Cool,
Cuz I probably drink more Diet Coke than all of you put together. My buddy sent me the email as he knows my eating/drinking habits. :)

Cheers !! :thumbsup

Whether its a myth or not soda is garbage and is not the best thing to put into your body and water is much better. I think we can all agree to that:)

there are many reasons not to drink diet coke as well. its bad for you no matter how you look at it. your body is designed to drink one thing and one thing only... water. pure, clean, natural water. there is no way to escape that. if you think its funny that you drink so much diet coke, start researching aspartame and what harms it is thought to cause to the body. consider the fact that caffeine is a diarhettic (flushes water from your body) and you are ingesting obscene amounts of it.

I drink water and since i read all of this , I will stay that way.

i agree with you on that.

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