You can use this to get your kids to drink more water while sailing! Water or Coke This! Is really an eye opener.... Water or Coke? 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 fuzz 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. 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?
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more wine
Hey Bill, That was great info. But unfortunatley my wife read it and says we should get rid of the coke on board and put on more wine. I tried to show her the comparison you made, but she insist on wine. We have no kids aboard. Richard s/v La vida Feliz
Hey Bill, That was great info. But unfortunatley my wife read it and says we should get rid of the coke on board and put on more wine. I tried to show her the comparison you made, but she insist on wine. We have no kids aboard. Richard s/v La vida Feliz
The Tips are Good Though
It is great for cleaning battery terminals and one other one not there is it does wonders for cleaning up pancake syrup. Kind of a dangerous post for a guy in Atlanta.
It is great for cleaning battery terminals and one other one not there is it does wonders for cleaning up pancake syrup. Kind of a dangerous post for a guy in Atlanta.
check out the diet version
Great article, now check out the diet version at www.aspartane.com you'll only want to be drinking good German Beer
Great article, now check out the diet version at www.aspartane.com you'll only want to be drinking good German Beer
Drink Mead!
Drink Mead! It is the only naturally created adult beverage. It is made from honey which is good for allergies, colds and the sinuses. Because it is the only naturally created adult beverage, it is also the FIRTS! (theory goes that water dripped into a bee hive and some free-floating yeasts got in there.) Besides, it is the only positive thing I can say about no longer being a cruiser...I can make mead...in great quantities. Fair Winds! Griffin (Who is clawing his way back to being a full-time cruiser again) s/v Brighid's Crossing O'Day 34 Lake Erie Islands
Drink Mead! It is the only naturally created adult beverage. It is made from honey which is good for allergies, colds and the sinuses. Because it is the only naturally created adult beverage, it is also the FIRTS! (theory goes that water dripped into a bee hive and some free-floating yeasts got in there.) Besides, it is the only positive thing I can say about no longer being a cruiser...I can make mead...in great quantities. Fair Winds! Griffin (Who is clawing his way back to being a full-time cruiser again) s/v Brighid's Crossing O'Day 34 Lake Erie Islands
Don't forget Pepsi!
Coke is a great cleaner because it naturally degreases. If you get a spot on your car, like from bird poop, a warm canful of Coke works great to get rid of it. Pepsi, however, will take the paint OFF your car. As a corrosive it makes look Coke look like baby's bath. One of the worst tricks for revenge we knew to do to people in those nasty teen years was to pour Pepsi on a guy's car trunk lid. JC <---drinks about 2 litres of Dr Pepper a day. (Helps both dehaydration AND constipation-- BOTH major problems for boaties, especially kids. Water only helps one.)
Coke is a great cleaner because it naturally degreases. If you get a spot on your car, like from bird poop, a warm canful of Coke works great to get rid of it. Pepsi, however, will take the paint OFF your car. As a corrosive it makes look Coke look like baby's bath. One of the worst tricks for revenge we knew to do to people in those nasty teen years was to pour Pepsi on a guy's car trunk lid. JC <---drinks about 2 litres of Dr Pepper a day. (Helps both dehaydration AND constipation-- BOTH major problems for boaties, especially kids. Water only helps one.)
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