# Water or Coke?

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**Created:** [April 17, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/water-or-coke/251548 "2010-04-17T23:22:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/water-or-coke/251548/44 "2010-04-18T14:00:40Z")

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> [@Local Wheel Repair](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-wheel-repair/31106/3):
>
> WATER
> 
> #1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.  
> (Likely applies to half the world population)
> 
> #2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak  
> that it is 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. Are you drinking the amount of water  
> you should drink every day?
> 
> COKE
> 
> #1. In many states 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: Apply 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 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 the 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 INFORMATION:
> 
> #1 the active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.  
> It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric  
> acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major  
> contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
> 
> #2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the  
> commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place  
> cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
> 
> #3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean  
> engines of the trucks for about 20 years!  
> Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?
> 
> or Coke?
> 
> :ponder

thats nice but

> [@FS: Garrett GT35R Terblow](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-garrett-gt35r-terblow/31069/7):
>
> I havent had a soda in about 4 years but I drink gallons of water every day.

that disproves it all :rofl

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