Sorry, but the water part is false, too:
<http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/water.htm>
I recently read that the 8-10 glasses of water a day, while certainly not
harmful, is also not necessary.
At 06:22 PM 6/13/2002 -0400, datsunmike wrote:
>Wellll, I hope you liked the water part :)
>
>That I do believe is true as I read several articles in newspapers saying
>the same thing. It's too bad the bladder ain't bigger or as good as it used
>to be. Getting older can sometimes be cruel.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Hare" <ghare@bellsouth.net>
>To: "'Datsun Roadster List'" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:42 AM
>Subject: RE: O/T Water or Coke?
>
>
> > Now, to avoid flames, everyone please note that the word STUPID is used
> > in the article, not by Adam............
> >
> >
> >
> > Brought to you by the Society for Polite Newsgroups!
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Adam Bradley
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:25 AM
> > To: datsunmike; Datsun Roadster List
> > Subject: Re: O/T Water or Coke?
> >
> > Of course, this is false:
> >
> > <http://www.snopes2.com/cokelore/acid.htm>
> >
> > To quote Snopes without their permission:
> >
> > Many of the entries above are just simple household tips involving
> > Coca-Cola. That you can cook and clean with Coke is relatively
> > meaningless
> > from a safety standpoint -- you can use a wide array of common household
> >
> > substances (including water) for the same purposes; that doesn't
> > necessarily make them dangerous. The fact is that all carbonated soft
> > drinks contain carbonic acid, which is moderately useful for tasks such
> > as
> > removing stains and dissolving rust deposits (although plain soda water
> > is
> > much better for such purposes than Coca-Cola or other soft drinks, as it
> >
> > doesn't leave a sticky sugar residue behind). Carbonic acid is
> > relatively
> > weak, however, and people have been drinking carbonated water for many
> > years with no detrimental effects.
> >
> > The rest of the claims offered here are, in a word, stupid. Coca-Cola
> > does
> > contain small amounts of citric acid (from the orange, lemon, and lime
> > oils
> > in its formula) and phosphoric acid. However, all the insinuations about
> >
> > the dangers these acids might pose to people who drink Coca-Cola ignore
> > a
> > simple concept familiar to any first-year chemistry student:
> > concentration.
> > Coca-Cola contains less citric acid than orange juice does, and the
> > concentration of phosphoric acid in Coke is far too small (a mere 11 to
> > 13
> > grams per gallon of syrup, or about 0.20 to 0.30 per cent of the total
> > formula) to harm anyone, no matter how much Coke he guzzles. The only
> > people who proffer the ridiculous statements that Coca-Cola will
> > dissolve a
> > steak, a tooth, or a nail in a matter of days are people who have never
> > actually tried any of these things, because they just don't happen.
> > (Anyone
> > who conducts these experiments will find himself at the end of two days
> > with a whole tooth, a whole nail, and one very soggy t-bone.)
> >
> > The next time you're stopped by a highway patrolman, try asking him if
> > he's
> > ever cleaned blood stains off a highway with Coca-Cola. If you're lucky,
> > by
> > the time he stops laughing he'll have forgotten about the citation he
> > was
> > going to give you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:49 AM 6/13/2002 -0400, datsunmike wrote:
> > >Some car repair tips included.
> > > >
> > > > 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 3%.
> > > > 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 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.
> > > >
> > > > 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 coke?
> > >
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