Any wonder why this is my fav drink - this I didn't need to know!

>For all of you Coke drinkers, here are some interesting tidbits:
> >1. In many states (in the USA) 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 >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 >crumpled-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.

> >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 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!

That is really scary, especially when I think about how much of that stuff Earl drinks. I knew about taking the rust off a bumper of a car, but not about most of the rest.

I received that in my email some time ago. I'm not a big pop drinker and after reading that I'm glad I'm not!

I guess I'll have to wean the kids off this fast! Hubby will be the worst! lol He claims lack of caffiene gives him headaches and he HAS to have soda every day! I'll forward this to him today!

I'm glad I'm a tea and coffee drinker! I rarely drink sodas. I wonder what Mountain Dew does to you?

He claims lack of caffiene gives him headaches and he HAS to have soda every day!

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Actually, abrupt withdrawl from caffeine can give you headaches. That's why a lot of people get headaches on the weekends-they aren't having their multiple cups of coffee. Paradoxically, caffeine really helps migraines-many of the over-the-counter migraine medications have two pain killers and caffeine. Also, my doctor recommended to take Advil with a caffeinated drink when I'm getting a migraine.

Did you know that the original Coke was a prescription? I read that some where a while back. It said that it was really made with Cocaine! Talk about a real buzz, huh? OH..that kind of reminds me of something I read in a medical journal somewhere...Ketcup was also a prescription. They used to give it to people because they thought it was a "cure all" drug. Strange, huh?
Well..that's my 2 cents!

Hhaha, good stuff!

Man I'm lucky I'm not a soda drink and never have been!

I dont know if any of it is true, but either way, I dont drink soda - I am a water and coffee drinker. I have never liked coke, and so it wont affect me.