Coke or Water?

Goofyish

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Don't know how true this is.......

This is really an eye opener.... Water or Coke?

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 risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

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 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 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 INFORMATION
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???
 
I got this the other day Tim, it's a real eye opener isn't it.

I'll take Water but sometimes I just really feel like a coke :)
 
:D Not sure about the water stats, but I agree we'd all benefit by drinking more!

However the Coke facts are one of those 'urban myths', like the one about Walt being frozen after his death. Take a look at this site for a good explanation (and a smile) http://www.breakthechain.org/awards/0307.html

Paul
 
Yeah, I've seen that list of facts on Coke too - I think it's "pinch of salt time"...

Seriously, do you think even the most uncaring government would allow a drink that can dissolve a nail in 4 days to be on sale ?

Some of the facts about water are true, still far too many of us don't drink enough of it. But a soda that can dissolve a steak ? Anybody wanna buy a bridge ? ;)


:Pinkbounc :eek: :crazy: ::yes:: :bounce:
 

Coke's greatest sin is that is chock full of corn syrup.::yes::
 
I hate to admit this, but I received this email a long time ago and tried using the coke on my toilet for a stubborn stain, and it didn't work. I am so glad that I am a water drinker!
 














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