Posted by casebro on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 3:45PM :
In Reply to: Coke is high in citric acid... posted by Brian in Oregon on Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 12:08PM :
Better living through chemistry!
Cola drinks also use phosphoric acid, it used to be in "Lime Away" for cleaning calcium deposits in the bathroom. Phosphoric acid is also used as a 'rust converter' to prep sufaces for paint, it's the stuff that makes the surface turn black.
I've also used vinegar (acetic acid) and pool acid (muriatic acid) -- any old hippy know's acid is better than coke!
and lye dissolves solid aluminum- not just the oxide's- and gives off hydrogen gas.Make your own weather ballon w/ beer bottle,draino, strips of aluminum foil and a condom, tie with string, light end of string, release. Watch neighbors report UFO's!
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