THE COCA-COLA SYNDROME

I. What is Coca-Cola?
1. History
2. Formula

II. Consequences
1. Health effects
2. Tooth Decay
3. Stomach Acid
4. Sugar
5. Caffeine
6. Sperm Count
7. What Happens To Your Body

III. Experiments and Uses

1. Diet Coke and Mentos
2. Cleaning Burned Pots
3. Cleans Up Pans That Have Crusty Food Remnants
4. Removes Battery Corrosion
5. Greener Grass
6. Cleans Your Kettle
7. Removing Blood Stains From Cement

I. What is Coca-cola?
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in every country
except Cuba and North Korea. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is
often referred to simply as Coke.
1.History
The prototype Coca-Cola recipe was formulated at the Eagle Drug and Chemical Company, a drugstore
in Columbia , Georgia, by John Pemberton, originally as a coca wine called Pemberton's French Wine
Coca. He may have been inspired by the formidable success of Vin Mariani, a European coca wine.
In 1886, when Atlanta and Fulton County passed prohibition legislation, Pemberton responded by
developing Coca-Cola, essentially a nonalcoholic version of French Wine Coca. The first sales were at
Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. It was initially sold as a patent medicine for five
cents a glass at soda fountains, which were popular in the United States at the time due to the belief that
carbonated water was good for the health. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured many diseases, including
morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache, and impotence. Pemberton ran the first
advertisement for the beverage on May 29 of the same year in the Atlanta Journal.
By 1888, three versions of Coca-Cola sold by three separate businesses were on the market. A
copartnership had been formed on January 14, 1888 between Pemberton and four Atlanta businessmen:
J.C. Mayfield, A.O. Murphey; C.O. Mullahy and E.H. Bloodworth. Not codified by any signed document,
a verbal statement given by Asa Candler years later asserted under testimony that he had acquired a stake
in Pemberton's company as early as 1887.
Asa Candler, however, eventually took on a more formal position by being part of the Coca-Cola
Company incorporation filed in the Fulton County Superior Court on March 24, 1888. This action
included Charley Pemberton and Woolfolk Walker, along with the latter's sister, Margaret Dozier. The four
made up the original shareholders for "Coca-Cola Company," a Georgia corporation. All parties held
copies of the Coca-Cola recipe and could continue to use the formula separate of each other.
Pemberton, though, had declared that the name "Coca-Cola" belonged solely to his son Charley. The
situation was quite agitating to both Candler and Walker, and quickly placed the two at odds with Charley
Pemberton. What further caused friction over this issue was that John Pemberton variously forgot he had
actually signed over the sole rights to the "Coca-Cola" name to his son Charley earlier. Pemberton's
ongoing health problems, compounded by his morphine addiction brought about from his old Civil War
injury, made the situation difficult.
Charley Pemberton's record of control over the "Coca-Cola" name was the underlying factor that
allowed for him to participate as a major shareholder in the March 1888 Coca-Cola Company
incorporation filing made in his father's place. More so for Candler especially, Charley's position holding
exclusive control over the "Coca Cola" name continued to be a thorn in his side.
Asa Candler's oldest son, Charles Howard Candler, authored a book in 1950 published by Emory
University. In this definitive biography about his father, Candler specifically states: "..., on April 14, 1888,
the young druggist [Asa Griggs Candler] purchased a one-third interest in the formula of an almost
completely unknown proprietary elixir known as Coca-Cola."

The deal was actually between John Pemberton's son Charley and Walker, Candler & Co. - with John
Pemberton acting as cosigner for his son. For $50 down and $500 in 30 days, Walker, Candler & Co.
obtained all of the one-third interest in the Coca-Cola Company that Charley held, all while Charley still
held on to the name. After the April 14th deal, on April 17, 1888, one-half of the Walker/Dozier interest
shares were acquired by Candler for an additional $750.
Charles Howard Candler's statement that April 14, 1888 was the date his father secured a "one-third
interest in the formula" held by Charley Pemberton for the then obscure Coca-Cola elixir, none-the-less
confirms this event was a major turning point for Asa Candler and his interests in Coca-Cola. This, too,
was a most auspicious occasion that Asa Candler would have especially wanted to preserve in an 'official'
photograph. By this time the "Coca-Cola" syrup-making apparatus had already been moved from Joe
Jacob's pharmacy to the basement of Candler's larger 47 Peachtree Street location, where the drink's ever
increasing syrup-bottling demands could be better handled.
In 1910, Asa Candler had ordered all corporate documents pertaining to the first Coca-Cola Company
burned. An original 1888 photograph shows the very beginnings of the Coca Cola Company, and formerly
was the personal property of Asa Griggs Candler.
In 1914, Margaret Dozier, as co-owner of the original Coca-Cola Company in 1888, brazenly came
forward to claim her signature on the 1888 Coca-Cola Company bill of sale had been forged. Subsequent
analysis of certain similar transfer documents had also indicated John Pemberton's signature was most
likely a forgery, as well, which some accounts claim was precipitated by his son Charley.
In 1892, Candler set out to incorporate a second company; "The Coca-Cola Company" (the current
corporation). When Candler had the earliest records of the "Coca-Cola Company" burned in 1910, the
action was claimed to have been made during a move to new corporation offices around this time.
The loss of the early corporate records further obscured the 1888 corporation's legal origins. Only one
sole original "ASA G. CANDLER & CO." photograph from 1888 remains, and that example Candler at
one time kept at his private home outside of Atlanta.
After Candler had gained a better foothold of Coca-Cola in April 1888, he nevertheless was forced to
sell the beverage he produced with the recipe he had under the names "Yum Yum" and "Koke". This was
while Charley Pemberton was selling the elixir, although a cruder mixture, under the name "Coca-Cola",
all with his father's blessing. After both names failed to catch on for Candler, by the summer of 1888, the
Atlanta pharmacist was quite anxious to establish a firmer legal claim to Coca-Cola, and hoped he could
force his two competitors, Walker and Dozier, completely out of the business, as well.
When Dr. John Stith Pemberton suddenly died on August 16, 1888, Asa G. Candler now sought to move
swiftly forward to attain his vision of taking full control of the whole Coca-Cola operation.
Charley Pemberton, an alcoholic, was the one obstacle who unnerved Asa Candler more than anyone
else. Candler is said to have quickly maneuvered to purchase the exclusive rights to the name "Coca-Cola"
from Pemberton's son Charley right after Dr. Pemberton's death. One of several stories was that Candler
bought the title to the name from Charley's mother for $300; approaching her at Dr. Pemberton's funeral.
Eventually, Charley Pemberton was found on June 23, 1894, unconscious, with a stick of opium by his
side. Ten days later, Charley died at Atlanta's Grady Hospital at the age of 40.
Charles Howard Candler's 1950 book about his father, he stated: "On August 30th {1888}, he {Asa
Candler} became sole proprietor of Coca-Cola, a fact which was stated on letterheads, invoice blanks and
advertising copy."
With this action on August 30, 1888, Candler's sole control became technically all true. Candler had
negotiated with Margaret Dozier and her brother Woolfolk Walker a full payment amounting to $1,000,
which all agreed Candler could pay off with a series of notes over a specified time span. By May 1, 1889,

Candler was now claiming full ownership of the Coca-Cola beverage, with a total investment outlay by
Candler for the drink enterprise over the years amounting to $2,300.
According to collected general histories about Coca-Cola, one early account claimed that Coca-Cola was
sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894. The event witnessing the first commercial sale of
bottled Coca-Cola however actually took place a few years before, in early 1891. The basic concept of
bottling Coca-Cola was brainstormed by Asa Candler in late 1890.
Asa Candler first made the drink elixir available in bottles available at his Asa G. Candler & Co., 47
Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia pharmacy location, with the first ever advertisements documenting
bottled Coca-Cola found in Grier's Almanac issued in January 1891. Large bottles of Coca-Cola were
"Sold by Druggists and Grocers at 25 Cents per Bottle." The drink also contained the coca-leaf drug
extract, which was cited in a banner advertisement atop one of the calendar pages in the 1891 Grier's
Almanac. Asa Candler had proclaimed himself "sole proprietor" by this time, after having paid off the
financial notes due on the outstanding shares of the original Coca-Cola Company held by Woolfolk
Walker and Margaret Dozier.
The first bottling of Coca-Cola outside of Atlanta occurred in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the Biedenharn
Candy Company in 1891. The proprietor of the bottling works was Joseph A. Biedenharn. The original
bottles were Biedenharn bottles, very different from the much later hobble-skirt design of 1915 now so
familiar.
Although Asa Candler had spearheaded bottling Coca-Cola as early as late 1890, he never-the-less was
tentative about bottling the drink. At the time, to get the bottled drink to market into all sectors of the
United States, Candler reasoned using trains and horse-drawn wagons was not cost productive - unaware
that the gas motor automobile and what came to be known as motor trucks - was just around the corner. In
his world present in the 1890s, keeping distribution local was the key factor Candler understood. For
Candler, national distribution of bottled Coca-Cola was too big a jump for his still, relatively small
company.
It was then a few years later that two entrepreneurs from Chattanooga, Tennessee, namely; Benjamin F.
Thomas and Joseph B. Whitehead, proposed the idea of bottling and were so persuasive that Candler
signed a contract giving them control of the procedure for only one dollar. Candler never collected his
dollar, but in 1899, Chattanooga became the site of the first Coca-Cola bottling company. Candler
remained very content just selling his company's syrup. The loosely termed contract proved to be
problematic for The Coca-Cola Company for decades to come. Legal matters were not helped by the
decision of the bottlers to subcontract to other companies, effectively becoming parent bottlers.
The first outdoor wall advertisement that promoted the Coca-Cola drink was painted in 1894. in
Cartersville, Georgia.
Coke concentrate, or Coke syrup, was and is sold separately at pharmacies in small quantities, as an
over-the-counter remedy for nausea or mildly upset stomach.
By the time of its 50th anniversary, the soft drink had reached the status of a national icon in the USA.
In 1935, it was certified kosher by Atlanta Rabbi Tobias Geffen, after the company made minor changes in
the sourcing of some ingredients.
The longest running commercial Coca-Cola soda fountain anywhere was Atlanta's Fleeman's Pharmacy,
which first opened its doors in 1914. Jack Fleeman took over the pharmacy from his father and ran it till
1995; closing it after 81 years.
On July 12, 1944, the one-billionth gallon of Coca-Cola syrup was manufactured by The Coca-Cola
Company.

Cans of Coke first appeared in 1955.

On April 23, 1985, Coca-Cola, amid much publicity, attempted to change the formula of the drink with
"New Coke". Follow-up taste tests revealed most consumers preferred the taste of New Coke to both Coke
and Pepsi, but Coca-Cola management was unprepared for the public's nostalgia for the old drink, leading
to a backlash. The company gave in to protests and returned to a variation of the old formula using high
fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar as the main sweetener, under the name Coca-Cola Classic, on
July 10, 1985.
On July 5, 2005, it was revealed that Coca-Cola would resume operations in Iraq for the first time since
the Arab League boycotted the company in 1968.
In April 2007, in Canada, the name "Coca-Cola Classic" was changed back to "Coca-Cola". The word
"Classic" was removed because "New Coke" was no longer in production, eliminating the need to
differentiate between the two. The formula remained unchanged.
In January 2009, Coca-Cola stopped printing the word "Classic" on the labels of 16-US-fluid-ounce
(470 ml) bottles sold in parts of the southeastern United States. The change is part of a larger strategy to
rejuvenate the product's image. The word "Classic" was removed from all Coca-Cola products by 2011.
In November 2009, due to a dispute over wholesale prices of Coca-Cola products, Costco stopped
restocking its shelves with Coke and Diet Coke. However, some Costco locations (such as the ones in
Tucson, Arizona), sell imported Coca-Cola from Mexico.
Coca-Cola introduced the 7.5-ounce mini-can in 2009, and on September 22, 2011, the company
announced price reductions, asking retailers to sell eight-packs for $2.99. That same day, Coca-Cola
announced the 12.5-ounce bottle, to sell for 89 cents. A 16-ounce bottle has sold well at 99 cents since
being re-introduced, but the price was going up to $1.19.
In 2012, Coca-Cola would resume business in Myanmar after 60 years of absence due to U.S.-imposed
investment sanctions against the country. Coca-Cola with its partners is to invest USD 5 billion in its
operations in India by 2020.

2.The Formula
In the beginning, Coke was manufactured using Cocaine - This is where it got its name. The main
consumers of Coca-Cola were overseas troops, fighting in the war. Cocaine, of course, helped to keep
them on their toes, but many unaware soldiers came home addicted. When they returned home, they found
it hard to find treatment for their addiction, because it was not as big a problem, as it is today, and not
many solutions existed. The fact that the military complex was responsible for creating cocaine addiction
in U. S. forces overseas is bad enough, but there is yet another consideration that may be even more
alarming and inneed of atention.
When Coca-Cola was discovered to produce adverse health effects, to the point that they had to change
their secret formula, they had to find a replacement for cocaine that would still produce a comparable
zing. Enter caffeine, an acceptable substitute. What made it acceptable was not that it no longer
contained an addicting substance or that there were no longer any side effects that inhibit a desireable
level of health, but that the use of caffeine instead of cocaine allowed them to continue to peddle addictive
substances, without the appearance of not caring one iota about the health of American citizens. They
know, from both a scientific and ethical perspective that they are engaged in producing a product that has
adverse health effects, but the love of money, made from its sales, overrides health concerns.

II. The Consequences

The Coca-Cola Company, its subsidiaries and products have been subject to sustained criticism by both
consumer groups and watchdogs, particularly since the early 2000s. Allegations against the company are
varied and criticism has been based around; possible health effects of Coca-Cola products, questionable
labour practices (including allegations of involvement with paramilitary organizations in suppression of
trade unions), the company's poor environmental record, perception of the companies' engagement in
monopolistic business practices, questionable marketing strategies and violations of intellectual property
rights. Perception of the company as behaving unethically has led to the formation of pressure groups such
as "Killer Coke", boycotts of Coca-Cola and related products and lawsuits.

1.Health effects
Since studies indicate "soda and sweetened drinks are the main source of calories in [the] American
diet", most nutritionists advise that Coca-Cola and other soft drinks can be harmful if consumed
excessively, particularly to young children whose soft drink consumption competes with, rather than
complements, a balanced diet. Studies have shown that regular soft drink users have a lower intake of
calcium, magnesium, ascorbic acid, riboflavin, and vitamin A. The drink has also aroused criticism for its
use of caffeine, which can cause physical dependence. A link has been shown between long-term regular
cola intake and osteoporosis in older women (but not men). This was thought to be due to the presence of
phosphoric acid, and the risk was found to be the same for caffeinated and non caffeinated colas, as well
as the same for diet and sugared colas.

2.Tooth decay
Frequent exposure of teeth to acidic drinks increases the risk of tooth damage through dental erosion.
This form of tooth decay is unrelated to dental caries.

3.Stomach Acid
Numerous court cases have been filed against the Coca-Cola Company since the 1940s alleging that the
acidity of the drink is dangerous. In some of these cases, evidence has been presented showing Coca-Cola
is no more harmful than comparable soft drinks or acidic fruit juices but an interview with Dr. James
McKay, formerly of the Naval Medical Research Institute, found that colas are closest in pH level to
vinegar--between 2.0 and 3.4, according to the Food and Drug Administration. A 2006 study published in
the journal Inflammo-pharmacology showed that rats fed Coca-Cola exhibited an increased secretion of
stomach enzymes used to balance pH.

4.Sugar
Doctors and nutritional experts caution against consuming large amounts of soft drinks because of their
high sugar levels. A 12-ounce serving of Coca-Cola contains 39 grams of sugar, or 13 percent of the Food
and Drug Administration's recommended daily allowance. Writer Wade Meredith traced the path of a
Coca-Cola after it is consumed. Within the first 20 minutes, the body synthesizes the equivalent of 10
teaspoons of sugar, causing a blood sugar spike and massive insulin secretion by the pancreas. Within 60
minutes of drinking the soda, the sugar and insulin have passed through the digestive system. This
generally leads to a "crash," or decline in stamina, as the sugar has been quickly absorbed and burned by
the body for energy.

5.Caffeine
A 12-ounce service of Coca-Cola contains 64 mg of caffeine, according to "Neuroscience for Kids," the
website of a University of Washington professor, Dr. Erik Chudler's. Dr. Chudler writes that caffeine takes
effect when absorbed into the bloodstream by the stomach and small intestine, which can happen between
15 and 60 minutes after consumption. While many people rely on caffeine to keep them alert, caffeine can
be dangerous as it constricts arteries and veins and boosts heart rates.

6.Sperm Count
The possibility of spermicidal effects of Coca-Cola was first reported in 1985 in the New England
Journal of Medicine. Two years later, researchers at Veterans General Hospital in the Republic of China
found that while Coca-Cola did reduce sperm motility, it did not have a marked effect. In March 2010,
Reuters reported the results of a Danish study showing that men who drank 32 ounces or more of CocaCola daily could reduce their sperm count by nearly 30 percent. The researchers believed that overall
nutrition played a role as non-cola drinkers tend to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, consume less
caffeine and have an overall healthier lifestyle.

7.What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke

In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily
intake.) You dont immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts
the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any
sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (Theres plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response
your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now
blocked preventing drowsiness.

45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain.
This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
>60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine,
providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial
sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
>60 Minutes: The caffeines diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now
assured that youll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones
as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
>60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down youll start to have a sugar crash. You may become
irritable and/or sluggish. Youve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But
not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having
the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.
So there you have it, an avalanche of destruction in a single can. Imagine drinking this day after day,
week after week. Stick to water, real juice from fresh squeezed fruit, and tea without sweetener.

III. Experiments and Uses

1. Diet Coke and Mentos
When the Mentos comes into contact with the Coke, a reaction causes the rapid formation of foam, the
potassium benzoate, aspartame, and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke, in combination with the gelatin
and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos, all contribute to formation of the foam. The structure of the
Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption due to nucleation. MythBusters reported that when
fruit-flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating were tested in carbonated drink there was hardly a
reaction, whereas mint-flavored Mentos (with no such coating) added to carbonated drink formed an
energetic eruption, affirming the nucleation-site theory. According to MythBusters, the surface of the mint
Mentos is covered with many small holes that increase the surface area available for reaction (and thus the
quantity of reagents exposed to each other at any given time), thereby allowing CO2 bubbles to form with
a rapidity and in a quantity that are responsible for the "jet"- or "geyser"-like nature of the effusion.

2. Cleaning Burned Pots

Take a burned saucepan, pour in Coke and let it boil. As the Coke comes to a boil,. take a soft scrub
brush and start to work it in small circles. You should slowly see the burned residue begin to dissolve and
the pan become clean again.

3. Cleans Up Pans That Have Crusty Food Remnants

If you pour a can of Coke into a pan that has crusty food remnants in it, and boil the soda pop on the
stove, the pan will become sparkling clean.
As the soda becomes heated, it still continues to fizz. As time went on, you will be able to see that more
and more of the dried food will come loose and float in the liquid. Finally, when the Coca-Cola comes to a
boil- you must let it boil for a few minutes.
When you will remove the pan from the heat, and swish the soda around the inside one more time before
pouring it out. Every bit of crusty, hard food will be gone, and the stainless steel will shine.

4. Removes Battery Corrosion

Anytime you notice corrosion on the terminals of your car, truck, motorcycle or tractor battery, just
reach for a can of Coca-Cola.
First, unhook the battery wires from the terminals- be sure to remove the negative one first. Then,
simply pour Coca-Cola on the ends of the wires and the terminals. Let them set a few minutes, then scrub
them clean with a stiff wire brush. Finally, wipe the wire ends and the terminals off well with a old, clean
rag. Attach everything again, and, this dirty job is done!

5. Greener Grass
Spray an inexpensive cola on your grass once a month for super green grass which remains greener than
other lawns throughout the fall and winter months. This really works! Also, for green grass and no bugs,
combine: 1 can of coke, 1 cup of ammonia and 1/4 cup of dish soap. Spray on grass once a month.

6. Cleans Your Kettle

Add a 2 liter coca cola to you kettle and let it settle for a day. Then rinse your kettle out a few times and
wipe clean. Your kettle will be de-scaled and dirt free.

7. Removing Blood Stains From Cement

In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the
highway after a car accident. The reason for it is that it "eats" the blood off the concrete and looks like
water therefore it is not so noticeable as kitty litter or sawdust.

Coca-Cola is a rather famous soft drink, everyone heard of it at some point and most people tried it at
least once in their life. However, with fame, secrets are brought out, and some are not that nice to know.
Cokes formula was first created by John Pemberton who wanted to invent something that would bring
him commercial success.. He started selling it in 1886 as a patent medicine at soda fountains that were
famous in the US at that time due to belief that carbonated water was good for the health. Pemberton
claimed that his medicine cured diseases like morphine addiction, dyspepsia, neurasthenia, headache,
and impotence.
After Pembertons death, a person called Asa Griggs Candler took over the business and became the
owner of Coca-Cola. He wanted people to buy the drink, like it and continue buying it so he started
handing out coupons, calendars, posters, notebooks and other things to reach potential clients on a larger
scale.
In 1898, after the Congress asked for taxes on all medicines, Coca-Cola stopped being sold as a drug and
became a simple beverage.
Starting then Coca-Colas fame just kept on rising. New formulas appeared over the years, various types
of Cola being available on the international market
The formula itself is unknown, however, the myth that Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine is not
really a myth anymore. The main costumers were Overseas troops fighting in wars, thus the cocaine in this
beverage helped them during the hardest of times, however, once they returned home, they were already
addicted to the drug. This fact lead to the company switching from cocaine to caffeine. Even so, CocaCola is bad for each individuals health, but the use of legal substances and the love for money leaves us
with no chance of getting it off the market in the near future.
So today I want to inform you about some of the risks youre taking with the consumption of this
beverage.
First of all, soda and sweetened drinks are proven to be one of the main sources of calories, and harmful
in general, thus nutritionists advise against their consumption, especially at young ages.
Here are some of the side-effects:
risk of physical dependence when it comes to the caffeine
potential risk of osteoporosis in older women
forms of tooth decay unrelated to dental caries from the exposure to acidity
risk of high stomach acidity since Coke has a pH level close to vinegar
due to high amounts of sugar it leads to instant blood sugar spikes and massive insulin secretion
by the pancreas, then a crash leaving the body with no energy
risk of constricted arteries and veins, and boosted heart rates from the caffeine.
reduced motility of sperm in men
Youd think a single can of coke cant possible bring that much harm, but
in the first 10 minutes 100% of your recommended daily of sugar intake hits your system
after 20 minutes your insulin levels burst and your liver turns any sugar it gets into fat
after 40 minutes the caffeine is completely absorbed, your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises
thus making the liver throw more sugar into your blood stream.
after 45 minutes, more dopamine is produced in your brain, stimulating pleasure the same way
heroine does.
after 60 minutes your metabolism is further boosted; calcium, magnesium, zinc, sodium,
electrolyte and water are evacuated from your body
suddenly youll get a sugar crash, youll become more and more irritated, and you have
successfully thrown away valuable nutrients that your body could have used to get stronger and
healthier.
And all of that from one single can, so imagine drinking it daily, weekly, monthly, all the damage it
gives to your body. Better stick to water, fresh juices and sugarless tea .
People are constantly making various experiments using Coca-Cola.
The most famous one would have to be the Mentos one where:
When the Mentos comes into contact with the Coke, a reaction causes the rapid formation of foam, the
potassium benzoate, aspartame, and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke, in combination with the
gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos, all contribute to formation of the foam.
But there are some practical uses for coke as well, weird but quite useful like:
1. Cleaning burned pots and dirty pans by boiling Coca-Cola in them for a few minutes.
2. Removing battery corrosion.
3. Growing greener grass by spraying coke on it once per month.
4. Cleaning kettles by pouring coke in them and letting it settle in for a day then wiping them clean.
5. Removing blood stains from cement, mostly used by highway patrols after car accidents.

-Some ideeas that are worth checking:Effect of Coke on pregnant women;

Effect of Coke on people's mind (maybe even those with psychical disorders too);
Effect of Coke on old people;
If you have any more ideeas(Dana) write them here: