Some Interesting Facts Between Water & Cola

[weisoon]

This is really an eye opener.... Water or Cola? We all know that? water is important but I've never seen it written down 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 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 fuzz 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 COLA:

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons? of cola 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 Cola and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Cola 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 Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of 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 Cola 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 Cola will help loosen grease stains.

9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

For Your Info:

1. The active ingredient in Cola 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 Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of Cola have been using it to clean the engines of their? trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a cola or a glass of water?

[[PrinCesS (",)]]

COLA.

Blame cravings.

[djviper]

think i go for water now lolx....

[BFG]

COLA....in a tall glass with alot of ice cubes!!! I'm thirsty already!

[hotlemond]

none, cos i am dying for a beer now

[gothia]

my mum used to wash pig stomach with coca cola before cooking..

u can see efferverscent almost immediately when u pour in the coca cola ... Eeee.. See how much damage it is causing to our stomach and gastric...!!

[BFG]

But our stomach also has acid rite? It should neutralise the cola acidity.

[LaW]

But our stomach also has acid rite? It should neutralise the cola acidity.

acid but not alkaline

too much of anything is never good.

[AquaRa]

don't think it will do much harm la. stomach already acidic. bicarbonate in pancreatic juices will neutralise it fast.