Re: Kick-ass candy

>Subject: Re: Kick-ass candy
>From: "Richard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

> Mike! wrote:
> > Coke and Pepsi are HIGHLY acidic.
> > Put a nail in a can of Pepsi and leave it for a while, it will dissolve
> > it eventually.

>Sorry. But the "myth busters" proved otherwise.
>They put a nail in the stuff and let it sit for several days. No damage done.

>It did absolutely nothing on grease as an engine cleaner, but did become an
>effective means of washing out blood.
>They also let a steak sit in the stuff for a few days and although the steak
>was hardly fit for consumption, it did very little to dissolve the steak.
>Of course, "Eventually" may mean several years or decades.

>Now if the stuff can dissolve a nail so easily, why is the stuff packaged in
>metal cans?


I think all metals rust eventually. Maybe because the coke cans are aluminum
and  don't form coatings like the iron nail does.

Riker