Ah, youth!

[Bob Wright]

I was talking to a young friend of mine at church recently. He is of exceptional talent and knowledge for a youngster of his age, just graduated from high school.

He told me of starting to use a propane torch, one of those with a electro spark lighter.
As he tried to light the torch, it failed, and he found it was too full of carbon to work. He had a half full of coke he had been drinking, so he cut the top of the can off and dunked the element into the remaining coke. He then rinsed it off and it was as clean as new.

"Bryce," I asked him, "whatever made you think to do that?"

"Well," he explained, "I knew the phosphoric acid in the soda would cut the carbon."




Well, yeah. Sure I knew that.

Bob Wright

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hah, now I'm thinking 'new bore solvent'. :D

 

[ChiefMuzz]

Ah yes, Coca-Cola. Good for about everything except consuming.

 

[Fox Mike]

Great for removing bugs from the windshield.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Also for removing corrosion around Auto battery terminals !!

 

[exavid]

Yep, my truck driving uncle used to keep a couple bottles of Coca Cola aboard his rig back in the '50s before windshield squirters were common. Open the bottle, give it a shake two and spray it on the windshield, no need to climb up to get to it either. A few wipes with the wipers and all the road gunk and bugs were gone. Usually would have a slug or to of Coke left to drink too. One other good windshield cleaner from the dim past was a bag of Bull Durham. Get the bag a bit wet and wipe it over the windshield, a few passes with the windshield wipers and presto, a clean screen. The tobacco cut the road film very well. I used to keep a disreputable bag of the stuff in my '57 MGA.

 

[contender]

It just shows we can learn something new daily,,, even if it does come from a much younger person.

 

[eveled]

Likely he forgot the middle of the story.

He googled "black stuff on torch head". It lead him to a you tube video, recommending coke to clean it, because the phosphoric acid in the coke will eat the carbon.

LOL! Kids with smart phones are unstoppable. Just ask them.

 

[Bob Wright]

Likely he forgot the middle of the story.

He googled "black stuff on torch head". It lead him to a you tube video, recommending coke to clean it, because the phosphorus in the coke will eat the carbon.

LOL! Kids with smart phones are unstoppable. Just ask them.

Google asks this kid for information!

He has enough scholarships and grants so his college education is paid for. Three years ago he asked me how to cut a piece of glass. He was building his on 3D printer from stuff in their garage.

He has made his own furnace and investment cast some brass items. (I'm thinking "grip frames.")

Bob Wright

 

[RonSwanson]

There is another use for Coke I have discovered out of desperation.

You can get a day or more relief from athlete's foot itch by soaking the foot in Coke. Doesn't take long, and it can be done just by soaking a paper towel in Coke and splatting it with your foot for a minute or so.

Diet Coke is much better to use because it doesn't leave your foot sticky like regular Coke does.

Pepsi and Dr. Pepper also work, but who wants to waste a good Dr. Pepper that way?

 

[Bob Wright]

There is another use for Coke I have discovered out of desperation.

You can get a day or more relief from athlete's foot itch by soaking the foot in Coke. Doesn't take long, and it can be done just by soaking a paper towel in Coke and splatting it with your foot for a minute or so.

Diet Coke is much better to use because it doesn't leave your foot sticky like regular Coke does.

Pepsi and Dr. Pepper also work, but who wants to waste a good Dr. Pepper that way?

And just how did you discover that?

Bob Wright

 

[Paul B]

Coke is also great for cleaning the blood and stuff off your hands and knife after cleaning your deer, elk whatever. 8)
Paul B.

 

[RonSwanson]

There is another use for Coke I have discovered out of desperation.

You can get a day or more relief from athlete's foot itch by soaking the foot in Coke. Doesn't take long, and it can be done just by soaking a paper towel in Coke and splatting it with your foot for a minute or so.

Diet Coke is much better to use because it doesn't leave your foot sticky like regular Coke does.

Pepsi and Dr. Pepper also work, but who wants to waste a good Dr. Pepper that way?

And just how did you discover that?

Bob Wright

I was at church and the itch came on suddenly, driving me crazy. I went into the back room/kitchen area looking for something that might give some relief. Alcohol proved useless since it is not a fungicide. I did the Coke soak in pure desperation, and it worked!

 

[tinman]

Been using RC Cola to clean the corrosion off battery terminals for many years.

 

[eveled]

Likely he forgot the middle of the story.

He googled "black stuff on torch head". It lead him to a you tube video, recommending coke to clean it, because the phosphorus in the coke will eat the carbon.

LOL! Kids with smart phones are unstoppable. Just ask them.

Google asks this kid for information!

He has enough scholarships and grants so his college education is paid for. Three years ago he asked me how to cut a piece of glass. He was building his on 3D printer from stuff in their garage.

He has made his own furnace and investment cast some brass items. (I'm thinking "grip frames.")

Bob Wright

That's awesome Bob! He sounds like he is going places. If he starts making grip frames, I can supply the scrap brass.