Health and safety tip for coin through soda can

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Health and safety tip for coin through soda can

Postby stevebo » Feb 18th, '06, 02:10



Ok... I just got my DVD today and I think it's a great trick.

BUT! I'd recommend that no one drinks the drink afterwards. I feel like throwing up and I think it's because of that now... D'oH!

Don't drink the drink!!!

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Postby Mahoney » Feb 18th, '06, 05:37

What coz the coin was in it? I guess coins are pretty dirty when you think about it... :?

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Postby stevebo » Feb 18th, '06, 15:04

Yeah, I am pretty dumb lol

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Postby moonbeam » Feb 18th, '06, 15:10

I hope u remembered to take the coin outta the can before u drank it :lol: or r u now waiting for nature to take its course :oops: ??

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Postby stevebo » Feb 18th, '06, 18:14

moonbeam wrote:I hope u remembered to take the coin outta the can before u drank it :lol: or r u now waiting for nature to take its course :oops: ??


Haha! Natures not kind to me... I poured it into a mug and drank it.

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Re: Health and safety tip for coin through soda can

Postby ace of kev » Feb 18th, '06, 22:03

stevebo wrote:Ok... I just got my DVD today and I think it's a great trick.

BUT! I'd recommend that no one drinks the drink afterwards. I feel like throwing up and I think it's because of that now... D'oH!

Don't drink the drink!!!


Hehe you do not know who has had that coin before :wink: It could have been lying in mud for days and someone found it and then you ended up with it, or it was in Mandrake's pocket :D

(Now, I don't know which one is worse. Only joking Mandrake :D)

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Postby Zero000 » Feb 19th, '06, 00:25

.....
funny, i drank the drink after the trick was done many times,
still fine.
but now i feel kinda scared now, bah. guess i have to wash the coin before hand now.

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Postby dat8962 » Feb 19th, '06, 00:29

I drank the cola with 20p in it but only 2 pee came out after a 30 minute wait.

Is this magic or is someone taking the p**s?

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Postby Mandrake » Feb 19th, '06, 21:32

Cola is well known to have scouring properties, just leave an old dirty copper coin in cola and it comes out bright and shiny, just like the demos of the super duper cleaning products on TV. Another good use is in place of WD40 to free up rusted components – cola will releas most old rusted nuts and bolts if applied and left for an hour or so. It’s likely that the muck off the coin will be absorbed into the cola in the can but it’s doubtful that such a small amount would cause much harm.

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Postby ace of kev » Feb 19th, '06, 23:52

Mandrake wrote:Cola is well known to have scouring properties, just leave an old dirty copper coin in cola and it comes out bright and shiny, just like the demos of the super duper cleaning products on TV. Another good use is in place of WD40 to free up rusted components – cola will releas most old rusted nuts and bolts if applied and left for an hour or so. It’s likely that the muck off the coin will be absorbed into the cola in the can but it’s doubtful that such a small amount would cause much harm.


Cola also rots n adult tooth if one is left in it overnight, and if a baby tooth is left in it, there is nothing to be found in the morning!

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Postby andreasolsson » Feb 20th, '06, 00:03

ace of kev wrote:
Mandrake wrote:Cola is well known to have scouring properties, just leave an old dirty copper coin in cola and it comes out bright and shiny, just like the demos of the super duper cleaning products on TV. Another good use is in place of WD40 to free up rusted components – cola will releas most old rusted nuts and bolts if applied and left for an hour or so. It’s likely that the muck off the coin will be absorbed into the cola in the can but it’s doubtful that such a small amount would cause much harm.


Cola also rots n adult tooth if one is left in it overnight, and if a baby tooth is left in it, there is nothing to be found in the morning!


Don't we all want to have some Cola right now?:D

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yea

Postby makokis » Feb 20th, '06, 02:10

im always wasting money because hardly any one in my school buy drinks and most dont have a qaurter :cry:

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Postby stevebo » Feb 20th, '06, 19:19

This is because Cola contains acid. As with citrus fruits :P. The acid is strong enough to destroy teeth (not literally) and muck off coins etc.

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Postby ace of kev » Feb 20th, '06, 22:54

stevebo wrote:This is because Cola contains acid. As with citrus fruits :P. The acid is strong enough to destroy teeth (not literally) and muck off coins etc.


Yes literally! I watched it on Brainiac!

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Postby Johndoe » Feb 21st, '06, 00:01

I'm not sure exactly how many urban myths are in this thread but I haven't yet read anything that is actually true. :lol:

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