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 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. 
 
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?