Have a Coke Day!
Happy Have a Coke Day! This is a very popular holiday among my followers on Twitter, so I decided to share it with my blog readers. Take some time today to savor the caffeinated goodness that is a Coke!
Did you know that Coke is not just for drinking? There are several ways to use this carbonated masterpiece around the house. (If you decide to try any of these, you can not hold me liable. Just Sayin’).
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.
Clean blood stains from clothes
Saturate the blood stain with Coca-Cola, let sit five minutes, then launder as usual. Coke removes blood from clothing—even dried blood that has gone through the washing machine and dryer.
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. It will also clean windshield haze.
To loosen a rusted bolt:
Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
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.
Clean rust in a bathtub:
Saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca-Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the Coke removes rust.
Clean milk stains from clothes
Saturate the milk stains with a can of Coca-Cola, let the garment sit for five minutes, then launder in your regular wash.
Clean eyeglasses
The phosphoric acid cleans the grunge from eyeglasses, then rinse with water.
Clean tarnished pennies
Fill a drinking glass with Coca-Cola and drop in the pennies. Let sit for one hour, then wipe clean with a soft cloth.
(Coke use suggestions supplied by Gone-To-Pot)
Will this also work with pepsi? If no, why???
I don;t think it works for Pepsi. I also can’t tell you why. I think it has to do with the acidic nature of Coke. I’ll ask my husband. He probably knows.
Are you serious?! If it does things like remove rust, clean corrosion from car battery terminals and clean the dirt off of pennies, imagine what it does to your stomach and rest of your body? I’m not a health nut by any means, but this made me wonder if I’ll have a Coke ever again…
I had the same thought as Danilo, and then I realized – the Jack must be added for medicinal purposes.
Sarah/Danillo – you’re stomach has a lot stronger stuff in it then Coke does
A while ago I alos heard that the PH value of Coke is gettign close to that of your stomach. A reason why Coke can be the best thing to drink when your stomahc is going bananas.
I know I did…