Originally posted by TomM
From one of the many "uses for cola" sites...
Don't know if they're all true.
FYI- The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pa is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
While some of the items are handy tips... some are just funny, and some aren't
true at all. If ever in doubt, Snopes.com to the rescue, I always say
(Though I admit seeing the nail thing, many years ago, and trying it out.)
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp
Coke *will* clean battery terminals that are corroded, by the way.
It's not the acid at work there... but the carbonation.
Baking soda mixed in water does an even better job.
For some of the jobs where the acid does the work, orange or lemon juice is better, usually.