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Subject: O/T Water or Coke?
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 06:49:08 -0400
Some car repair tips included.
>
> 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 fuzzy
> 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  truck 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  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.
>
> 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 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 glass of
> water or coke?

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