COCA-COLA MAGIC Your Favorite Soft Drink’s Hidden Potential
Delicious Defrosting If you live in a particularly icy environment — such as a polar bear- riddled iceberg — then you may want to try out this unorthodox Coca-Cola application for yourself. Apparently, pouring Coca-Cola on your windshield can help you wipe away the ice much more easily than just using water. Coca-Clean While some may be perturbed after spilling a sugary drink on themselves, others spill Coca-Cola on themselves on purpose. This is because Coca-Cola has been heralded for its ability to remove grease stains from clothing. Apparently, for the toughest grease stains, some recommend soaking the affected area in Coca-Cola for a half-hour before tossing it in the washing machine. Coca-Cola is also touted as an agent to remove rust, clean baking equipment, whiten a toilet bowl, or wipe away oil stains from a household floor. The rumors regarding Coca-Cola’s cleaning properties are so pervasive that the company even addressed them on its website. According to the company, although “a small amount of edible acid is present in Coca-Cola,” they do not recommend using it as a household cleaner. Curling Hair Admittedly, this use has less to do with the soda itself and more with the can, but TikToker Jonathan K. Monroe made a splash with his more than 2.6 million followers when he reportedly curled his hair using nothing but an aluminum Coca-Cola can. According to the now-viral trend, the method involves putting strands of your hair into the can, swirling it around, then blowing hot air over and into the can with a blow dryer before pulling out perfectly curled hair. According to writer Angela Trakoshis from Allure, she was skeptical that the method would yield positive results. However, after trying it herself, she was shocked: “The can of Coke created not just any curl but the perfect curl.” You heard it here first — ditch your curling iron, buy a 12-pack of canned Coca-Cola, drink it, and save the cans, stat!
Dr. John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola back in 1886. In its first year, he served about nine Coca-Cola drinks every day. Its popularity has increased significantly since then — and not just among caffeine-addled polar bears in the Arctic, despite what commercials may have you believe. It is now the top soft drink in the world, with a brand valued at nearly $100 billion. However, despite its delicious taste, Coca-Cola has been used for various purposes since its inception, as myths and realizations about its properties came to fruition. Here are four wonderful alternate uses for everyone’s favorite soda!
Meat Marinade If you have ever had a glass of Coca-Cola and thought, “I want to marinate something in this,” then you are not alone. The world has experimented with the fizzy drink as a marinade for many years. The internet is a great place to find these marinated meat recipes, from Coca-Cola marinated rib-eye steaks to Coca-Cola braised pork tacos. Southern Living magazine even has its own recipe for a Coca-Cola BBQ sauce you can whip together in just 25 minutes!
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