20 Amazing Things You Can Do With Coca-Cola Besides Drinking It
If all you have been doing with Coca-Cola is just drinking it, you have been missing out.
Coke is actually a Jack of all trades as it is useful in cleaning, health and beauty, de-odorising, cooking etc.
This listicle looks at 20 things you can do with Coca-Cola; from loosening stiff bolts to getting gum out of your hair.
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It can so frustrating when you cannot loosen bolts you want to. All you need to do is to add a bit of coke. The phosphoric acid will react with the rust to set your bolts free.
Pour the drink in the pan, simmer for a while. Rinse then wipe it off.
Be sure to apply some Coca-Cola next time you get stung by a wasp to soothe the pain. The only problem is, a wasp’s venom is injected into the skin, so dumping Coke on it won’t really help, unless you act really fast. This also works well with jellyfish stings.
Is one of your clothes stained with blood? Mix the drink with your normal washing detergent and water. Soak the clothe in it and wait for the magic.
If your kitchen utensils are so covered with grease that hot soapy water does not work, soak them in some delicious coke and leave for about 30 minutes.
This is also applicable to removing oil and grease from your driveway. Spray coke on it, let it sit for a day, then hose away.
Getting chewing gum out of your hair is very challenging but Coca-Cola can help here. Just sprinkle some of it on the affected spot and wait for some minutes for the coke to break down the gum. It also works perfectly if gum is stuck on your shoes.
Add Coca-Cola to your compost to enhance it. The sugar in the drink attracts micro-organisms and the acids break down organic matter, effectively kickstarting your compost.
Let your jewellery sit in Coca-Cola overnight then scrub it lightly with a piece of cloth to breathe new life into it.
Do you want to remove temporary hair dye from your hair? Just soak it with Coca-Cola for some minutes then wash it off. This method will still help in fading permanent hair dye.
To give yourself a tan, simply spray Coca-Cola on your skin before you sit in the sun.
If you want your meat softer and can't afford to wait for long, add some coke to your meat when cooking.
Is your windscreen covered with snow and you need it to defrost. Just pour Coca-Cola generously on it. Wait for a minute, then scrape off the ice.
This is particularly helpful if you have little children around. Mop the floor with Coke and your floor will be slip free.
Do you need something to look older than it actually is. Simply soak letters or pictures in the drink, then allow to dry for an aged look.
Just cook your sliced onions in Coca-Cola to get sliced caramelised onions.
Stuff a pack of mints (preferably Mentos) into a bottle of low sugar Coke. Stand back and watch the fountain.
Do you have a rusted metal you want to clean? Have you tried using coke?
The trace amounts of phosphoric acid in coke are enough to corrode rust. Use tin foil to rub the Coke into the rust and watch it disappear. You can use a fabric if you don't have tin foil.
If you're not out of battery and your car won't start, it's could be that your battery's terminals are dirty. The acids in Coca-Cola is enough to clean the terminals.
Did you know that farmers in India use Coca-Cola and Pepsi as an inexpensive form of pesticide.
Fill a bowl with Coke and place it in your garden. It will attract insects and they'll eventually fall into it and drown.
Coke can actually remove hard-to-clean stains on the inside of the toilet bowl. Pour it directly on the stains and let it sit for hours (the longer the better) to loosen the stains then scrub it and flush.
Coke is actually a Jack of all trades as it is useful in cleaning, health and beauty, de-odorising, cooking etc.
This listicle looks at 20 things you can do with Coca-Cola; from loosening stiff bolts to getting gum out of your hair.
Let's go!
1. Loosen stiff bolts
2. Clean burnt pans and pots
Pour the drink in the pan, simmer for a while. Rinse then wipe it off.
3. Soothe insect bites
Be sure to apply some Coca-Cola next time you get stung by a wasp to soothe the pain. The only problem is, a wasp’s venom is injected into the skin, so dumping Coke on it won’t really help, unless you act really fast. This also works well with jellyfish stings.
4. Remove blood stains
Is one of your clothes stained with blood? Mix the drink with your normal washing detergent and water. Soak the clothe in it and wait for the magic.
5. Remove grease
If your kitchen utensils are so covered with grease that hot soapy water does not work, soak them in some delicious coke and leave for about 30 minutes.
This is also applicable to removing oil and grease from your driveway. Spray coke on it, let it sit for a day, then hose away.
6. Get chewing gum out of your hair
Getting chewing gum out of your hair is very challenging but Coca-Cola can help here. Just sprinkle some of it on the affected spot and wait for some minutes for the coke to break down the gum. It also works perfectly if gum is stuck on your shoes.
7. Kickstart your compost
Add Coca-Cola to your compost to enhance it. The sugar in the drink attracts micro-organisms and the acids break down organic matter, effectively kickstarting your compost.
8. Polish your jewellery
Let your jewellery sit in Coca-Cola overnight then scrub it lightly with a piece of cloth to breathe new life into it.
9. Remove temporary hair dye
Do you want to remove temporary hair dye from your hair? Just soak it with Coca-Cola for some minutes then wash it off. This method will still help in fading permanent hair dye.
10. Give yourself a tan
To give yourself a tan, simply spray Coca-Cola on your skin before you sit in the sun.
11. Tenderise meat
If you want your meat softer and can't afford to wait for long, add some coke to your meat when cooking.
12. Defrost your windscreen
Is your windscreen covered with snow and you need it to defrost. Just pour Coca-Cola generously on it. Wait for a minute, then scrape off the ice.
13. Prevent slipping
This is particularly helpful if you have little children around. Mop the floor with Coke and your floor will be slip free.
14. Create fake antiques
Do you need something to look older than it actually is. Simply soak letters or pictures in the drink, then allow to dry for an aged look.
15. Caramelise onions
Just cook your sliced onions in Coca-Cola to get sliced caramelised onions.
16. Make a fountain
Stuff a pack of mints (preferably Mentos) into a bottle of low sugar Coke. Stand back and watch the fountain.
17. Remove rust
Do you have a rusted metal you want to clean? Have you tried using coke?
The trace amounts of phosphoric acid in coke are enough to corrode rust. Use tin foil to rub the Coke into the rust and watch it disappear. You can use a fabric if you don't have tin foil.
18. Fix your car battery
If you're not out of battery and your car won't start, it's could be that your battery's terminals are dirty. The acids in Coca-Cola is enough to clean the terminals.
19. Pesticide
Fill a bowl with Coke and place it in your garden. It will attract insects and they'll eventually fall into it and drown.
20. Clean your toilet bowl
Coke can actually remove hard-to-clean stains on the inside of the toilet bowl. Pour it directly on the stains and let it sit for hours (the longer the better) to loosen the stains then scrub it and flush.
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