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mmm... coca-cola

This is one of those messages that has probably circled the globe a hundred times through the magic of forwarding. It's scary if you believe all of it, but fortunately for the gullible those fine folks at snopes have run down the facts on several of these allegations (Read more about it here). True or not, it's still vaguely interesting. JUST STOP SENDING THIS TO ME!


Subject: So, you like drinking coke...........

> So you like drinking coke....
>
> 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. 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.
>
> 9.The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH
> is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
>
> 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 trucks for about 20 years!

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