X-Message-Number: 17683
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 16:39:34 -0400
From: James Swayze <>
Subject: Water or a Coke

Water or a Coke?

We all know that water is important but have you never seen it written down
like this before?

1.  75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.  (Likely applies to half
world population)

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 U-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 every day?

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.

9.  The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid.

10.  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.

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

12.  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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