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nidave wrote:HP Sauce - UGHHHHHH!

Only the British can invent a food stuff that is also an industrial cleaner :)
Coca Cola...

In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

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.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of 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.

Coke will also clean road haze from your windshield.

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the "Hazardous Material" place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
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It's also very good at removing permanent marker from a lot of surfaces too.
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ashley b wrote:It's also very good at removing permanent marker from a lot of surfaces too.
Ashley, have you thought of using it to remove that mis-placed paint from your face ;)
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StuartPlymouth wrote:
ashley b wrote:It's also very good at removing permanent marker from a lot of surfaces too.
Ashley, have you thought of using it to remove that mis-placed paint from your face ;)
LOL - He might be trying out for the Army and got it slightly wrong. - Could try for the U.S Army - they have no idea about anything :)
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nidave wrote:LOL - He might be trying out for the Army and got it slightly wrong. - Could try for the U.S Army - they have no idea about anything :)
Yes he could shoot us all then - in a "friendly way" of course! :o
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Jamez wrote:
nidave wrote:HP Sauce - UGHHHHHH!

Only the British can invent a food stuff that is also an industrial cleaner :)
Coca Cola...

In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

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.

To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of 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.

Coke will also clean road haze from your windshield.

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the "Hazardous Material" place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Blah! Blah! blah! Once it's diluted with vodka, ice and a slice who really cares about all that healthy negative stuff.
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I heard that one of the chemicals in Coca Cola is also used in the production of car tyres.

I think the stuff tastes revolting anyway, regardless of what goes into it.
What the fuck is a samoflange?
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StuartPlymouth wrote:
nidave wrote:LOL - He might be trying out for the Army and got it slightly wrong. - Could try for the U.S Army - they have no idea about anything :)
Yes he could shoot us all then - in a "friendly way" of course! :o
How does this "shooting people in a friendly way" thing work, sounds an interesting way to unwind after work.

The paint's staying for now.
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Diet cherry coke is the only coke brand I can tolerate.

I'm quite addicted to Tesco's Apple & Raspberry water, though. But EVERY bottle I open, even if it had not been shaken, will squirt out of the top when you open it. Most annoying. I've complained to my local store about it, but then I realised that the staff are all Welsh and couldn't give a fuck. pffht.
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ashley b wrote:How does this "shooting people in a friendly way" thing work, sounds an interesting way to unwind after work.
The paint's staying for now.
Firstly, I was referring to one of Lorna's earlier random threads in which this was discussed. I will place a link when I find it.
Secondly, that paint can't be good for your skin. Is it moisterising? lol
Jamez wrote:Diet cherry coke is the only coke brand I can tolerate.
I have forgotton the number of times I have picked up a cherry coke at the local newagents on a Sunday morning with my paper and been gutted by the time I got to the end of the road!

I hate Cherry Coke. I just wanted diet Coke!

Grrrr! Nasty Newsagent (always moves em around too)
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Cherry cola = marzipan = dr pepper = Yak!!!
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