Actually, sugar is the culprit (and really it is the carbon molecules in the sugar). A cup of sugar to a cubic yard of concrete will prevent it from setting up --- forever! Roger Turk Structural Engineer Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote: ---------------Begin Referenced Messages---------- On 05 Apr 2001 Samuel W. Heywood wrote: >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 <snip> >> Actually, the acid properties of Coca-cola are well known. <snip> >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 <snip> >Another well known use for Coca-Cola is to prevent or cure >motion sickness. <snip> >Coca-Cola is also quite useful as a medicine to treat some >women's problems, <snip> Would be interesting to follow up on this cola tread ;-) Heard that ready mix concrete truck drivers have always a bottle of cola at hand in case that they are hopelessly stuck in a traffic jam. The contents of that bottle will prevent the ready mix to become concrete ;-) -------------End Referenced Messages-----------
