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Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by perseusprime11 »

teekert wrote: post #7

"To illustrate that, the email points out that Coke can be used to clean a toilet, help remove a rusty bolt, or remove blood from a highway accident." Yeah well why would anybody believe that if a soda can be used in such ways that it is also bad for you? I mean I flush the toilet with water! With WATER! And it removes most traces of excrement... Arg, it must be bad for you!

When I used to drive long distances for work, my windshield would have all these dead insects that are hard to clean even with Windex. My then boss showed me how to clean it with coke and it was squeaky clean.

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by wruza »

shimon_e wrote: post #27
pheonikai wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Coke is used to clean a toilet and not flush it. To clean a toilet, generally some acid or detergent is needed. Effectiveness of Coke being used for this purpose shows its acidic nature and its ability to dissolve the material on which it is applied.

Forget about coke and water! The real danger is dihydrogen monoxide.

Yeah, scientists continue to poison us with there chemicals. Sodium chlorides in our food, vast amounts of nitrogen in the air. Last reports were that in some areas it is more than 75%! Time to stop this madness, let's save our planet!

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by moron4hire »

huhtenberg wrote: post #8

Another variation is Can Fanta dissolve a piece of liver? In Russia it's commonly believed that it does. Have no idea if it's true, probably not. Yet another gem is Can Pepsi be used to de-calcify and clean toilets? This is actually more believable, but still quite a bit out there.

LOL, on my phone that first line got clipped (with no indication of such) to "Can Fanta dissolve a pie". I imagined Russian kids dropping pieces of apple pie into containers full of Fanta. And I thought to myself, "wouldn't be the weirdest thing I've seen a Russian do on YouTube."

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by ygra »

yitchelle wrote: post #23
adrianN wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hitting stuck things with a mallet is probably a pretty effective way to get them unstuck, independent of the presence of coke.

As they say, increase the size of the hammer if it initial does not work.

And if it breaks it would have had to be replaced anyway?

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by ygra »

yitchelle wrote: post #23
adrianN wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hitting stuck things with a mallet is probably a pretty effective way to get them unstuck, independent of the presence of coke.

As they say, increase the size of the hammer if it initial does not work.

And if it breaks it would have had to be replaced anyway?

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by buro9 »

adrianN wrote: post #15
buro9 wrote: post #12

Coke will help free a stuck seatpost in a bicycle if the frame is steel and the seat post is aluminium. Just turn the bike upside down, pour some coke down the seat tube, leave to stand overnight, and hit the seat with a mallet the next day.

Hitting stuck things with a mallet is probably a pretty effective way to get them unstuck, independent of the presence of coke.

For stuck seat posts, not really.

But coke does help avoid the angle grinder approach.

Re: Will Coke Dissolve a Nail? (2003)

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

wruza wrote: post #43
shimon_e wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Forget about coke and water! The real danger is dihydrogen monoxide.

Yeah, scientists continue to poison us with there chemicals. Sodium chlorides in our food, vast amounts of nitrogen in the air. Last reports were that in some areas it is more than 75%! Time to stop this madness, let's save our planet!

Don't forget that dihydrogen monoxide is a key ingredient in chemtrails...
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