Hi Folks, L.D.,
L.D. Best wrote:
> When I saw this line ...
> On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:52:56 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote:
>>> Trust me, I am a chemist.
> ... but I decided to behave.
Thank you L.D. :)
It was written "very tongue-in-cheek", just to stir.
But I am an industrial chemist (NOT a pharmacist).
> P.S. If anyone thinks that soluble carbonates might only be in
> poisonous soft drinks, think again. There is enough Calcium bicarbonate
> in the water here to make drinking water a natural antacid; if you don't
> feel like drinking water, then heat it a bit and the white precipitate
> that accumulates [I kid you not, I use a strainer when I pour coffee ...
> a WIRE kitchen strainer] is nothing more than unflavored, no artificial
> colors added, TUMS. };>
It happens where water comes from aquifers (or deep bores) in
limestone country. (Rain catchment water is nearly always very soft.)
You will find that the kettle "fur" contains magnesium salts as well as
calcium carbonate, so don't go using too much if you have any medical
electrolyte problems.
BTW: Its an old story, and may not have been true, but I was told many
years ago of a cargo plane crash that happened in South America
somewhere. Crash investigators eventually put the cause down to
Coca-cola. Seems bored flight crews drank much coke and tossed the empty
bottles (this was before cans) over the shoulder into the bilges of the
fuselage, where spilled dregs dutifully corroded all along the
belly-line. The plane just split, folded up its wings, and fell down.
Maybe one should be in possession of a dangerous goods licence to buy
coke legally ?
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
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