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From: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 00:28:12 -0500
The latest multi-purpose shop cleaner.  Even easier on the hands than 
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>Subject:  Think twice before drinking a Coke!!
>
>
>Just when you thought you knew everything about Coca Cola....
>
>1.  In many states, the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the
>car 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 totally
>dissolve the steak in two days.
>
>3.  To clean a toilet, pour a can of Coke into the toilet and 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 aluminum foil dipped in Coke.
>
>6.  To clean corrosion from car battery terminals, pour a can of Coke over
>the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
>
>7.  To loosen a rusted bolt, apply a cloth soaked in Coke to the rusted bolt
>for several minutes.
>
>8.  To bake a moist ham, empty a can of Coke into the baking pan, then 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 Coke 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.  When carrying the Coke syrup 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!


Cheers!

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