A friend just sent me this. Don't know where he got it from and can NOT
verify the truth of any of the attached statements. With our recent thread
about using coke to loosen stuck bolts on our vehicles, I thought this might
be of some interst to the rest of you.
Tom Campbell - Birmingham, Alabma
Just when you thought you knew everything (no, it's not an anti cola add
;-)...
1.In many states 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....... 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;rap 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 fromyour 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! 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.
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