krs
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posted on December 20, 2000 11:00:57 AM new
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 corrosion.
7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the
rusted bolt for several minutes.
8. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
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.
10.To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must
use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials.
11.The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of
their about 20 years!
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codasaurus
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posted on December 20, 2000 11:15:09 AM new
ROFLMAO at #10
It was an old "trick" for bicycle racers to carry a small bottle of Coke syrup in their jersey on long races.
A few miles before the end of the race, you chugged the syrup and were ready to cut in your after burners in the final sprint.
Guess if OHSA ever checks up on bicycle racing some folks will have a HAZMAT symbol tacked to their jersey.
Heheh
edited to correct misspelling (okay so I'm anal retentive about spelling... Heheh)
[ edited by codasaurus on Dec 20, 2000 01:32 PM ]
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femme
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:28:38 PM new
Wow!! Who knew?
Imagine what it could do if you put Rum with it.
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jamesoblivion
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:30:57 PM new
I didn't think I knew everything, and here is the proof.
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lswanson
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:37:05 PM new
I don't need a bowl of Coke for a T-bone to disappear at my house. Between the wife, the two boys, and the three dogs, it would be a hot contest to see who got to it first!
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december3
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:39:05 PM new
When I was in grade school, a very, very long time ago, one of my teachers put a penny in a glass of coke. I don't remember how long we left it there but it dissolved. 
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december3
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:41:25 PM new
If you put enough rum in it femme, your brain disappears, for awhile at least.
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busybiddy
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:43:12 PM new
My mom used to give us Coke syrup when we were sick and vomiting. It sure tasted good as a kid but now it would MAKE me barf!
You can still buy concentrated Coke syrup at any pharmacy. It is still sold as a cure for nausea.
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on December 20, 2000 01:48:55 PM new
http://www.snopes2.com/cokelore/acid.htm
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preacher4u
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posted on December 22, 2000 04:25:26 PM new
I knew it was all bull.
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december3
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posted on December 22, 2000 04:30:46 PM new
I still remember the penny thing from grade school, but it was ...... well, a long time ago. Maybe it isn't so bad now.
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pareau
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posted on December 22, 2000 05:20:47 PM new
Coca-Cola contains less citric acid than orange juice does, and the concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke is far too small (a mere 11 to 13 grams per gallon of syrup, or about 0.20 to 0.30 per cent of the total formula) to harm anyone, no matter how much Coke he guzzles. The only people who proffer the ridiculous statements that Coca-Cola will dissolve a steak, a tooth, or a nail in a matter of days are people who have never actually tried any of these things, because they just don't happen. (Anyone who conducts these experiments will find himself at the end of two days with a whole tooth, a whole nail, and one very soggy t-bone.)
The next time you're stopped by a highway patrolman, try asking him if he's ever cleaned blood stains off a highway with Coca-Cola. If you're lucky, by the time he stops laughing he'll have forgotten about the citation he was going to give you.
words of wisdom from
-http://216.167.127.73/cokelore/acid.htm
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 05:22:47 PM new
LOL!
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plsmith
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posted on December 22, 2000 06:38:28 PM new
Concentrated Coke syrup -- to which I had access as a vending machine serviceperson (my job during college) -- would dissolve industrial wax off linoleum floors, eat through the paint on a car and could be sold to athletes eager to run the 440 in three seconds. But I know you'll have further "evidence" to the contrary, Pareau. No matter...
I really came in here just to wish Ken a belated Happy Birthday and give him a (descriptive adjective deleted because this
*is* a family site) spanking 
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 07:29:52 PM new
LOL! Thanks Pat, and I'd give better than I got, I'm sure.
Coke (a-Cola) takes the blueing right off of gun parts also, within minutes, and the only thing close to it for that is Potassium Hydroxide.
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plsmith
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posted on December 22, 2000 07:51:59 PM new
Ah, Ken... is she home? I confess I'd brave the holiday traffic to experiment with various chemicals with you this evening. The rest of ya can stop reading now...
-Pat
(Who is now contemplating a delicious night of Swat Team tag, heh... )
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 08:10:59 PM new
She's home, but we could meet at the Edgewater.
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enchanted
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:23:35 PM new
plsmith, hands off mah man! LOL!
forgot about me already Ken? I take a day off and see what happens... so faithless
the least you could do is invite me along
enchanted
[email protected]
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:30:41 PM new
Well, you see, there's a thing called geographic undesireabilty, Enchanted. It doesn't mean that you're undesireable, only that you're too far away.
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enchanted
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:34:00 PM new
ah yes, but in the cyberworld such things matter but little.
In addition the use of additional chemical components to enhance the experience is not required nor needed.
[email protected]
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:37:47 PM new
Oh, forcing me to say whether there's chemistry or not is out of bounds.
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enchanted
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:43:25 PM new
OK, have your Coca-Cola then and enjoy your visit with Pat, be that way then. LOL.
:P
Merry Christmas BTW
[email protected]
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krs
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posted on December 22, 2000 09:53:34 PM new
Okfine.
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enchanted
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posted on December 22, 2000 10:03:00 PM new
[email protected]
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plsmith
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posted on December 22, 2000 10:59:05 PM new
Enchanted, my love, I've no desire to stifle your amourous overtures; the fact of the matter is Ken and I live within spitting distance of one another and we have been spitting at each other for nearly two years now... Surely you understand that Something's Got To Give...
[i] Ken, I last saw the Edgewater on my way to the airport... it was boarded up (and deserved such ignominy) ... got an alternate plan?
Think she'd be happy in the cellar with the fruit jars?
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krs
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posted on December 23, 2000 12:17:57 AM new
You mean there really is a place called the Edgewater on your side of the bay?
I meant the one in Mill Valley.
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plsmith
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posted on December 23, 2000 12:50:13 AM new
Send me a brochure...
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