Things to do with soda besides drink it.

[Dancing Lotus]

1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk 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 Coke into the toilet bowl. 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 Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

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

7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

8. 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.

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 Coca-Cola 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. 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! Drink up!


Still wanna drink it? Of coarse even knowing all of this won't stop me from the occasion DR.PEPPER.
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[Missy]

won't stop me either.

you can use it to bake with too.

One cake mix, one can of soda. nothing else. mix in a bowl, pour into a pan bake as usual, till toothpick comes out clean.

[perSue]

we used to make Coke Cake... it was pretty good!

I'm sure other flavours could be used as well in cooking.

[blitzen]

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

although the article does mention that coke can be good for removing stains, it suggests soda water is better since it doesn't leave behind sticky residue.

[Dancing Lotus]

I agree , we have all seen the 4th grade science projects. It won't rot a tooth over night. But I do think some of the tips. Like the one about the ham. YUMMY

[Ceashels]

I overheard a mechanic telling a woman when she complained that her wipers squeaked. He asked if she used a drive thru car wash and wax and when she said yes, he told her to use diet coke to wash her windshields. And for some reason the diet coke is better at it then regular coke.

[pip]

It's wonderful when poured over a roast with cooking in a crockpot!

[C@rol]

I like an occasional diet Coke.
Probably won't stop me either.

[Athena31]

Well isn't all that strange,I guess the truth is stranger than fiction? LOL

[Palooka]

<< Diet Coke addict here.....

[cissylu]

diet coke addict here also.