Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Water vs. Coke: Some Interesting Facts


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We all know that water is an important element and valued by billions of people throughout the world. We also know that one of the most popular soda, worldwide is Coca Cola or COKE. So, what are the big differences between these two liquid refreshments? Read the following post and find out…some of the facts might surprise you!

Water vs. Coke: Some Interesting Facts
~ Author Unknown ~
WATER...
1.     75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated (likely applies to half the world population).
2.     In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
3.     Even mild dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4.     One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters, a University of Washington study showed.
5.     Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6.     Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of suffers.
7.     A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or a printed page.
8.     Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
9.     Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day? As a rule of thumb - drink half your weight in ounces of water a day. If you work out 3+ times a week and live in a humid climate add another 24+ ounces to that number. Additionally, caffeine and alcohol dehydrate the body; drink twice the water as you did coffee or alcohol to replace water loss.
COKE...
1.     In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk of their cruisers to remove blood from the highway after an accident.
2.     You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone within 3 days.
3.     To clean a toilet bowl; pour a can of Coke into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4.     To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers; rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coke.
5.     The corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coke over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6.     To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coke to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7.     To remove grease from cloths: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy cloths, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION...
1.     The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in Osteoporosis.
2.     To carry Coke syrup the commercial truck must use the Hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3.     The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean their truck engines for about 20 years!
Now the question: would you like a glass of Water or a glass of Coke?
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

A Fun Fact: Why Do FIngers Wrinkle In Water?


Why Fingers Wrinkle In Water
~ Davin Hiskey ~
Today I found out why fingers wrinkle in water. For the quick answer, water washes away an oily substance that protects your skin.  When that happens, a certain type of dead cell on your skin will absorb the water causing the cells to swell up, but the layer underneath does not.  So the swelling, combined with the places the skin is connected underneath to the non-swelled layer, causes your finger tips to look all wrinkly.
So that’s the quick, generic answer.  More technically, there is a  waxy/oily substance your skin secretes from the sebaceous glands called “sebum”.  In these glands, sebum is produced within special cells and is then secreted when these cells burst.  This substance, among other benefits, has the dual effect of helping your skin and hair stay hydrated underneath, so it doesn’t get dry and cracked, while also helping to protect your skin from excess moisture from the outside.  You will have probably noticed sebum at some point in your hair if you go a couple days without washing it.  Your hair will start to feel very oily when you run your hands through it.  When you are in water for extended periods, this sebum gets washed away from your skin and hair, removing this protective layer.
Now you might be wondering why only your finger tips and toes get wrinkly and not the rest of your body (or at least not nearly as fast).  The reason why is not 100% understood, but we do have a pretty good idea of what is going on here.  The skin’s outermost layer, the epidermis, contains a protein called keratin.  This protein helps strengthen your skin.  Dead keratin cells also make up the epidermis’ surface layer, called the stratum corneum (Latin for ‘horny layer’).  So once all the protective sebum is washed away, these dead keratin cells absorb the water like a sponge and swell.  This is why your skin is much easier to cut or break when it is waterlogged.  The strong outer layer of dead keratin cells loses some of its toughness when waterlogged.   The reason then that your toes and fingers get more wrinkly is that they contain a thicker layer of both living and dead keratin cells than the rest of your body.  This causes them to swell more noticeably then the rest of your skin as the dead keratin cells absorb water.
The wrinkle effect occurs, rather than just general swelling, because the inner layer of living keratin cells stays more or less the same as it was before you were in the water, while the outer layer swells; the connections between these two layers stay closely bonded while the places not connected are free to swell, hence, the pruney fingers and toes.
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So, that’s the interesting story of how fingers get wrinkled in water. I will occasionally be adding more “educational” stories in some of my upcoming blogs. Have an awesome day!
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