A woman dies from coke!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

I once had a co-worker comment on my consumption of Coca Cola by saying;


" We did an experiment in chemistry class where we placed a nail in a container of Coke and it melted the nail in a short amount of time."

My reply was; "How long do you think that nail would last in stomach acid?"

How long is "a short amount"? I think a nail might last months in a glass of coke, if not years.

I had a similar experience in high school. Someone told me that coke was so toxic that a piece of steak would dissolve in a matter of days. I pointed out that a piece of steak dissolved in your stomach in a matter hours, and the walls of your stomach lining lived with that acid for a whole lifetime.

[edit] Here's a home-grown 'mythbuster' who did his own experiment:
http://joshmadison.com/2003/12/14/wi...il-experiment/

[edit 2] And of course there's always Snopes, who came up with the startling conclusion that you shouldn't drink drain cleaners:
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp