On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:52:56 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote:
> Hi Folks, Dale, Mel,
> On 2 Apr 01 at 3:42, Mel wrote:
>>> Regards and if Coca-Cola can clean a copper coin like new (just soak it)
>>> what is it doing to your stomach?
> Dale Mentzer wrote:
>> Probably nothing worse than the potent hydrochloric acid your stomach
>> produces itself. ;)
> So, the way to clean copper coins in households that don't use
> Coca-Cola is to swallow them ?
> Does that work for dirty contacts on motherboards, too ?
> Sorry ! Couldn't resist. :)
> Actually, the acid properties of Coca-cola are well known. Together
> with most fizzy soft drinks it contains a range of acidic materials,
> including, but not restricted to, orthophosphoric acid, fumaric acid,
> tartaric acid, citric acid (lemon flavour), and so on.
Another rather well known use for Coca-Cola, or any other highly
carbonated soft drink, is to instantly improve the conductive properties
of corroded automobile battery cable connections. Simply pouring Coca-Cola
over the battery posts and cable connections will quite often provide you
with a quick fix when your car won't start because of the poor contact
surfaces. You won't even need to remove the cables. After you get to
wherever you are going, and whenever you get around to it, then you can
go about fixing the problem the right way. The Coca-Cola solution will not
keep your car going forever. Experienced mechanics say that Coca-Cola is
the very best product on the market for the temporary instant fix solution.
Another well known use for Coca-Cola is to prevent or cure motion sickness.
Before you consume it for such a medicinal purpose, you have to put your
thumb over the top of the bottle shake the bottle vigorously and squirt all
the fizz and gas out. Then you drink your Coca-Cola when it is "flat". US
paratroopers frequently consume a bottle of Coca-Cola this way just
before boarding the aircraft for a short and turbulent low altitude flight
to the drop zone. Coca-Cola consumed in this way is recommended as a
medicine even by Army doctors for those who experience motion sickness.
Coca-Cola is also quite useful as a medicine to treat some women's problems,
so I am told. I'm sure none of us men would know anything about that
because all of us are always being told that we don't understand women.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
