The Real Thing

[ozbound]

> 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 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; 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.



> 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.



> 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!

 

[yankeestarbuck]

I knew this years ago.  Also, Coke syrup can be used to induce vomitting in the case of accidental poisoning.



Where's my Pepsi in NY? - Yank

[barbri]

I KNEW there was a reason I get sick whenever I drink Coke! I'll keep my Pepsi!