This one's all over the interweb, so maybe you've heard it before, but I'm surprised how often it comes up, and how many people are shocked when I tell them of the amazing yet true-as-monkeys cleaning properties of Coca-Cola or other malt-ish carbonated beverages like Pepsi and RC Cola (Does this still exist?). Coke is listed as a great way to accomplish the following:
1. To clean a toilet (pour into toilet, bowl, let it 1 hr, flush.)
2. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, clean rust off car battery terminals, or loosen a rusted bolt. (Apply to surfaces with a gentle pour or a wet rag ... with bumpers, used crumpled up aluminum foil)
3. To remove grease from clothes, or gasoline smell. (Wash clothes with half a cup of coke mixed in)
4. To clean out a nasty stained cooking pan (pour, soak, rinse)
5. Antique your photos (Use a small pan and pour 1/2 inch of Coke in it. Dip the photo, let soak for a few minutes, remove and drip dry.
The word on the street is that Coke will dissolve a T-Bone steak, or even a tooth if you leave it soaking overnight. The other word on the street is that this is a myth. See for yourself at Snopes.
For even more reports on the crazy amazing uses of Coca Cola, click here.
FINAL NOTE: Exercise extreme caution when ingesting carbonated beverages. It's linked to diabetes, obesity, and kidney disease. And it turns out diet soda may not be such a great choice either.
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