[TheForge] Phosphoric acid in drinks (was: coal or charcoal morph to Evaporust)

[Jeffrey Polaski]

I remember a health film in high school where they put a nail in a glass
full of coke and it ate away a good portion of the nail. It was
surprising how much was eaten away. I guess that, even though it's not a
strong acid, it makes up for it in volume. 

Also, I've heard that drinking a lot of soft drinks can lead to weak
bones because your body uses a lot of calcium to neutralize the acid.

Still there's nothing like a good cold coke on a hot day. It's just one
of those things, like a cold beer after working on a car.


Jeff Polaski

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James Binnion
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:53 PM
> To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] coal or charcoal morph to Evaporust
> 
> Dr. Pepper ingredients:
> Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar, Caramel
> Color, Phosphoric Acid, Artificial and Natural Flavors, Sodium
> Benzoate (Preservative), Caffeine
> 
> Pepsi ingredients:
> High fructose corn syrup, sugar, colorings, phosphoric acid, caffeine,
> citric acid and natural flavors.
> 
> On Jun 26, 2008, at 1:38 AM, robert hensarling wrote:
> 
> > You mean to tell me that my family is drinking phosphoric acid?  Oh
> > wait,
> > don't have a family cept the wife.  You mean to tell me that my wife
> > and I
> > are drinking  phosphoric acid?  So I gave up beer because of the
> > alcohol,
> > and took on Dr. Peppers and Pepsi's, the hard stuff, none of the
sissy
> > "diet" stuff. (at 205 I should look at the diet stuff, but the taste
> > isn't
> > there).  I got off topic:
> > I'm drinking phosphoric acid?
> >
> 
> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com
> 
> 
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