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Dexter	Date: May 2, 2008 @ 8:23 PM Water / Coke: This is really an eye opener. We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before. WATER 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 13%. 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 fuzzy 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. And now for the properties of COKE 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 acid 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 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 For Your Info 1. 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. 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 glass of water or a coke?
GeneHilbert	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 6:06 AM one line or two......?
killoFunk	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 7:19 AM I sure hope Pepsi isn't like that. I've heard a couple of those factoids before, but I haven't heard the same about Pepsi, google time.
GeneHilbert	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 8:58 AM Too much sugar in Pepsi
Mojosnake	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 9:20 AM i'm a pepsi man myself
Cryxan	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 10:37 AM Classic! http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp Having said that, though... I do have a major weakness for Diet Mountain Dew Code Red, and the acid in soda is definitely bad for your teeth. And I drink about a gallon of water per day, but that's because of my lifestyle.
Distilled1	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 3:02 PM You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days....NOT TRUE! it does however break down the meat and is a great tenderizer same with Pepsi Dr. Pepper and any soda for that mater! 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. ...not true don't need coke at all just the foil does it. it will clean corrosion off a battery terminal so will baking soda and a lot more household items its basic chemistry... Ah give me my
Distilled1	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 3:02 PM and btw yes Pepsi has the same stuff! and twice the sugars!
Cryxan	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 4:28 PM The Mythbusters had a whole episode devoted to soda myths, as a matter of fact. They covered a lot of this stuff. Some were true, some were sorta true, some were just myths. I just looked up the nutritional information on regular Pepsi and Coke. Per 8 oz: Pepsi: 28g sugar Coke: 27g sugar So in a 12oz can, the sugar difference is only 1.5g.
Mojosnake	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 5:12 PM
ShadowMom	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 5:18 PM And who in their right mind tries to clean all this stuff with soda? Saliva works perfectly well!
Dexter	Date: May 3, 2008 @ 11:10 PM I believe everything I read
Opossum	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 1:48 AM I don't believe ANYTHING I read and only HALF of what I see. Make that 7/32 of what I see.
GeneHilbert	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 5:17 AM Water is not just for hydration. Drinking a lot of water also helps flush out toxins. Rule of thumb - if your urine smells, you need to drink more water. And even if it doesn't - drink more water anyway. This has been a public service announcement.
Distilled1	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 7:40 AM I drink about 2 oz of water a day if my bodys lucky, I get all my water from food , and or epsi, its whats on sale !!! or juice kool aid, last summer and again this summer I will try to do 8 a day as I really know I am dehydrated all the time (I am Distilled1 , ) but last year after a week, my feet actuly were sweeled from all the water, so maybe I really get plenty from beer and food and
Distilled1	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 1:42 PM I drink about 2 oz of water a day if my bodys lucky, I get all my water from food , and or epsi, its whats on sale !!! or juice kool aid, last summer and again this summer I will try to do 8 a day as I really know I am dehydrated all the time (I am Distilled1 , ) but last year after a week, my feet actuly were sweeled from all the water, so maybe I really get plenty from beer and food and
Cryxan	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 1:47 PM Dude, were you idle on this page for 6 hours?
Opossum	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 5:42 PM You'll love Coles™ natural spring water is bottled at source to give you a clear and refreshing taste from quality Australian natural springs nutrition information Typical analysis Bicarbonate 15 mg/L Sodium 3 mg/L Chloride 2 mg/L Storage Store in a cool, dry place
Opossum	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 5:47 PM I forgot to include Bauxite 32 mg/L
ChillinBuzz	Date: May 4, 2008 @ 7:25 PM On 4th May 2009, Distilled1 said: it will clean corrosion off a battery terminal so will baking soda and a lot more household items its basic chemistry... the difference being you won't be drinking the sink unblocker or surface bleach anytime soon...
zedsalt	Date: May 5, 2008 @ 3:25 AM Well, of course I won't; the weekend just ended!
MusicFreak313	Date: August 12, 2008 @ 8:29 AM I love cola but after having one my stomach reacts weirdly.
Opossum	Date: August 12, 2008 @ 4:15 PM I used to get funny symptoms from too much soda. Now, after many many years, I can eat or drink just about anything (except for any diet drink - which destroys my ability to taste for nearly two months) and barely notice, including nearly a gallon of cola.
zedsalt	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 3:18 AM I drink enough high-caffeine pop that I ought to just give in and set up an I.V. Plus, I've had stomach problems as long as I can remember. REALLY hot, spicy foods actually tend to calm my stomach down, and acidic, caffeine-laden pop doesn't bother it a bit. But grape-flavored pop? Lays me out flat; it feels like someone is grinding my insides with an industrial maul.
Opossum	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 3:24 AM On 13th Aug 2009, zedsalt said: But grape-flavored pop? Lays me out flat; it feels like someone is grinding my insides with an industrial maul. Now that you mention it, same here. Plus it makes green...um...
Opossum	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 3:26 AM On 13th Aug 2009, bestplanetsneakers said: I prefer http://www.bestplanetsneakers.com SHOE!
Dexter	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 3:27 AM
knosound911	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 6:04 PM MILK!!!
Opossum	Date: August 13, 2008 @ 6:08 PM
zedsalt	Date: August 14, 2008 @ 3:38 AM The secret to drinking is having a really good, industrial strength food processor.
knosound911	Date: August 14, 2008 @ 2:55 PM ha ha
NoRentJoseph	Date: August 15, 2008 @ 7:59 AM Oops
SimonWaldram	Date: August 15, 2008 @ 8:14 AM Something about drinking Coca Cola always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it's aspartame, or maybe it's their record of murdering trade union officials in South America: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia and http://www.countercurrents.org/glo-higginbottom250703.htm Or it could even be due to the way they are poisoning India's land and bleeding rural areas dry: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3096893.stm and http://www.indiaresource.org/news/2008/1051.html
evansorchid	Date: August 15, 2008 @ 9:42 AM Soft drinks give me a headache Definitely water!
Fraser	Date: August 18, 2008 @ 8:56 AM Your stomach's hydrochloric acid is quite powerful itself, so you'd think that coke's acidic property wouldn't mean a thing? With bile lining the stomach walls, the acid doesn't do anything other than help break down the food. Also, the duodenum produces chemicals to neutralize the acids produced by the stomach, and I'm guessing these chemicals are efficient enough to neutralize the acidic properties of coke. Coke's pH is 3.4, while the pH of your stomach juice is between 1 and 2, highly more acidic than coke. The only negative effect of the coke's acidic properties that I can think of are it's ability to weaken the enamel on teeth. I'm not defending coke, since it's quite the opposite of healthy, it just annoys me when people say don't drink coke because it can eat away at things. I'm thirsty now.
K3VIN	Date: August 18, 2008 @ 12:45 PM a nice ice cold coke once in a while is bomb tingz
Cryxan	Date: August 18, 2008 @ 9:03 PM While the stomach might be well equipped to handle acid, the esophagus definitely is not...
zedsalt	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 3:46 AM Bile really plays hell with the vocal cords. Sad to say, I know that VERY well.
Fraser	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 10:57 AM There's bile in the esophagus too, and unless you're gargling with the coke for a long time, the coke won't do enough damage to hurt the esophagus.
Fraser	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 10:58 AM http://www.dhmo.org/
sinai	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 5:25 PM it's so long since i drank anything but dr. pepper i couldn't tell you what water or coke even tastes like.
Cryxan	Date: August 19, 2008 @ 6:56 PM Bile in the esophagus? That sounds like the kind of info one would find at dhmo.org...
Fraser	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 10:07 AM Sorry sorry, I meant mucus. And is it mucus lining the stomach walls? I can't remember if it's mucus or bile...
Cryxan	Date: August 23, 2008 @ 1:44 PM Mucus lines the stomach and protects you from the acids. If it wasn't for the mucus, you'd digest yourself from the inside and it would be a very painful death. There is a condition which prevents the formation of mucus in the body, and that's what happens. I forget what it's called. Not a pretty way to go. In any case, the esophagus is quite fragile and not as well equipped to handle the substances we consume these days.
sinai	Date: August 24, 2008 @ 7:40 AM you could always just drink some stem cells and grow another one.
Fraser	Date: August 25, 2008 @ 3:07 AM Hahahaha. Cute.

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