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Date:         Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:17:33 -0800
Reply-To:     ednjudy@EPIX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ed Henckel <ednjudy@EPIX.NET>
Subject:      Vanagon content??
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It's Friday again! > > Just when you thought you knew everything.... > > To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the > > "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke > > removes stains from vitreous china. > > To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a > crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. > > To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola > over > the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. > > To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the > rusted > bolt for several minutes. > > 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. > > 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. > > AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF! > > (FYI... the active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is > 2.8. it will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.) > > The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their > > trucks for about 20 years! > > Drink up.


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