Weekly THIS AND THAT for October 22, 2006: What'll It Be: Water or Coke?

This and That:
What’ll It Be: Water or Coke?

A friend sent me the following eye-opening information on water and Coke. I did check “Rumors on the Web” before sharing it, thinking it might be some sort of a ruse. It was not listed.

Fondly,
Father Nick Amato


Facts about Water:

1. Seventy-five percent of all 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 is 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.



Facts About Coke

9. 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.

10. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of
Coke and it will be gone in two days.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. To clean corrosion from car battery
terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the
terminals to bubble away the corrosion

14. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth
soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

15. 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 sumptuous brown gravy.

16. 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.

17. It will also clean road haze from your
windshield.

18. 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.

19. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate)
a commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

20. 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?