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This information is
bogus, at least the part about Coke. See the following
site:
Steve
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Subject: Water or Coke ?
Really an eye opener.... Water or Coke?
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>
>We all
know that water is important but I've never seen it written
down
>like this
before.
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>
>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 fuzz 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 slash the risk
of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50%
>less likely to
develop bladder cancer.
>
>And now for the properties
of COKE:
>
>1. In many states (in the USA) 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
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 Coca-Cola
>over 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 ha m: 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.
>
>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.
>9. It will also clean road
haze from your windshield.
>
>For Your
Info:
>
>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
>coke or a
glass of water?
>
>Have A Great Day and Share It With
Others
>
>
> Doc
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