OT: Coke (was: leaky batteries!

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Tue Dec 2 13:49:59 2003

What is the pH of Coke?

> Coke has
> >sugar and caffiene mixed in, but also has a good deal of phosophoric
> >acid in it.
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Joe wrote:
> I don't think coke has but a trace of phosphoric acid. I think the main
> ingrediant (besides water) is carbonic acid (CO2 and water).

"carbonic acid" is water with CO2 in suspension??

"Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup and/or glucose (formerly
SUGAR), caramel color, natural flavors, phosphoric acid, and caffeine"
even Jolt doesn't have much phosphoric acid.

BTW: "Mythbusters" is a fun show to watch, but they are clueless about
experimental procedures.

> Yes. The liguid stuff rinses away with no trouble. FWIW, I'd rather use
> ANYTHING than a product containing sugar. I've seen too many gummed up
> keybaords from spilled Coke and coffee. Sugar can be surprisingly hard to
> remove.

I have always reassured my programming students that nothing that they
accidentally enter through the keyboard of their computers would actually
DAMAGE the computer. One wiseguy said, "I entered a Pepsi."

Coke and Pepsi seem similar in composition, but Pepsi has more of a
history:

After Three Mile Island, Saturday Night Live postulated
that it was caused by "The Pepsi Syndrome", the result of
spilling a Pepsi into a computer keyboard.

Shortly after that, the U.S.A. and USSR (CCCP) normalized
diplomatic relations enough to import vodka and export
Pepsi to Russia.
That was followed almost immediately by Chernobyl.
Surely that could not be coincidence!

Until their recent bailout, Apple computers ride into
failure was with a former Pepsi exedcutive at the helm.
Coincidence?

Ever since we banned Pepsi from the college computer lab,
we have not had any meltdowns.
Received on Tue Dec 02 2003 - 13:49:59 GMT