Coke v Water -old but worth a mention again

Happywanderer · The Master

Coke v Water -old but worth a mention again

Delta18 · Guru

Keith19837 wrote:
most alcohols are diuretics and remove more fluids than they put in.

Could that be why the more I drinks the thirstier I gets? evileye confuse hmm

-- Edited by Delta18 on Friday 9th of August 2013 05:42:19 PM

spida · Guru

I DID NOT KNOW THIS!

Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but Ive never seen it written 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 ones metabolism as much as 30%.

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 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 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.

IMPORTANT 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? confuse

Ontos45 · Guru

If you'd ever tasted Rockhampton (Qld,) water you'd pick the coke. Even in Rockhampton Hospital they allow you to put cordial in the water to take your pills.

Peter

Gerty Dancer · Guru

You didn't know it cos its not true Spida!

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

spida · Guru

aw heck - all those myths debunked! bleh I will add that website to my list of check things - thank you. biggrin

I am still amazed at how much coke people drink though - or any soft drinks for that matter - unless of course it is used to dilute alcohol biggrin

Delta18 · Guru

spida wrote:

I am still amazed at how much coke people drink though - or any soft drinks for that matter - unless of course it is used to dilute alcohol

I don't even use it in alcohol anymore, too sweet. I prefer dry ginger if I am using a scotch that needs diluting.

I much rather Johnny Walker Double Black these days. I take that neat but have to block my nose & close my eyes when sipping it.....

...if I see it or smell it coming my mouth waters & that dilutes it too much! biggrin

Cheers (literally) Neil

Keith19837 · Senior Member

Coke and most other fizzy drinks are a diuretic. A diuretic can actually de hydrate the body. In very loose terms, a diuretic takes more fluids from the body than it actually gives. Coffee, tea (to a slight extent), most alcohols are diuretics and remove more fluids than they put in. When we lived in the West Indies, drinking water had to be boiled on most of the islands. We then had to store the water is the fridge is various bottles (no big plastic fridge jugs back then). For some reason, we used an awful lot of gin bottles holding said water. One would open the fridge and be confronted with what appeared to be a 'soaks' paradise. When we returned to U.K. I happened to be talking to a school friend about all the gin bottles in the fridge whilst living overseas. Some teacher heard part of the conversation and next thing, the headmaster was on the doorstep grilling Mum about the gin bottles of 'water'.

Jack Mac · Senior Member

Science classroom:

Teacher has a glass of water and a glass of scotch.

Puts a worm in water where it swims happily around. Then puts it in the glass of scotch where it promptly dies.

Asks students to expound on results of the experiment.

Little Johnny, "If you drink scotch you won't get worms"

neilnruth · Guru

Not all Americans love coke. One told me once he'd rather put it in his car and drink the oil!

The dog lady · Guru

spida wrote:
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I am still amazed at how much coke people drink though - or any soft drinks for that matter - unless of course it is used to dilute alcohol

What?! I cannot approve of diluting your alcohol

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Jack Mac wrote:
Science classroom:
Teacher has a glass of water and a glass of scotch.
Puts a worm in water where it swims happily around. Then puts it in the glass of scotch where it promptly dies.
Asks students to expound on results of the experiment.
Little Johnny, "If you drink scotch you won't get worms"

I just love that answer JM, great.

I remember My dad would say, "never add anything to your scotch, it's weak enough as it is"