Water or Coca-Cola

[Jana]

Water or Coca-Cola?

This is really an eye opener.... Water or Coca-Cola? We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before.


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 sort-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.


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?

[JET]

I knew there was a reason that I hate Coke. Unless it is mixed with Captain!

[TalonFiero]

I believe all the info about Coke isn't true. Myth busters could not get coke to do anything more than water in almost everycase. Highway patrol people do not not carry cola around in their vehicles. Urban myths.

Jim

[Matt D.]

I agree that the Coke "facts" are myths, but it's rediculous not to drink water daily.

I do my best to drink at least a liter of water a day, if not more. When I started doing so a few months ago I honestly started feeling better physically.

[JET]

Didn't you guys put a penny in a glass of coke in grade school? It was gone in a few days. Yes, some of those are myths though.

[ABV]

I quit driking pop about 1.5 years ago. Now, all I drink is water and beer.

[Kracka]

I started drinking a lot of water a few years back and within days I felt better physically and mentally, plus shed a few pounds with no other changes in my diet. I then cut back in my Mt. Dew intake and lost another 5 lbs. within the week.

[cudvig]

only time i drink coke is when its used as a chaser for 151. or its got some cherry flavoring and is mixed with captain morgan.

-Colin

[A//// Guy]

I usually drink around 5-6 glasses of water a day becuase I cant drink pop alot, it just tastes bad after a while. Plus water is free!!

Coke always makes my mouth feel like its eating itself, your teeth feel all grity after a can. I prefer Pepsi anyway

[TurboDomestics]

I prefer water!!!

coke makes my teeth feel nasty, as do a lot of other things with too much sugar in them!

water = good

[Shotgun!]

Coke is god.

[Shotgun!]

Coke is god.




Yeah, that's all I have to add for now

[TalonFiero]

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

[stikx]

DAMN! i have all those symptoms...i gonna start drinking alot of water now.

[Pushit2.0]

Myth busters rock. Water is better then pop, no questions asked.

~John

[Tauni]

Wow. Thats sick. Glad I don't like Coke. I always wondered why my teeth always hurt after drinking it.