The corrosion was probably from the phosphoric acid traces in the canned solution. Acids are the opposite of "caustic" and corrode metal. Anything actually caustic would not corrode metal. Human tissue is actually resistant to acid. Our gastric juices include hydrochloric acid, but our stomach walls are protected by a layer of mucus. When the mucus layer is interrupted and acid touches the wall, we get heartburn and ulcers.
One of my fraternity brothers would drink coke syrup as a means of soothing his ulcer. The phosphoric acid must not have been significant. Just as the acetic acid in vinegar is not pleasant, but does not stop us from drinking vinegar without harm.
What is your beef? I said nothing that was untrue. And nothing that was uncivil. And nothing that was angry.
Cola is a nut. No news to me. It is common for Africans to chew it to pass the time. I was trying to provide information. Were you aware of phosphoric acid? You seem not to be. (Mixed with hydrochloric acid, it makes for a powerful floorwash.) My friend did in fact drink what he called coke syrup (what is mixed with carbonated water to make Coca-Cola). He was not getting 3rd-degree burns from it. And it is elementary chemistry that acids are bad on metals but less so on humans. Caustics do not touch metals, but destroy human tissue. I don't think you are in a position to argue against chemistry. As for drinking vinegar, I have done that (apple cider vinegar). It is a common health trick. The Roman soldiers were given their drinking rations in the form of vinegar. (That used to puzzle me, until I figured out the acetic acid would probably preserve it against contamination, and the taste would discourage drinking until and unless it was really needed.) So, don't come at me with outrage over mentioning things that are facts.
Your ability to size me up is atrocious. I never took the vaxx and I am a Trump supporter. Zero for 2.
I still don't know what your beef is, and you have covered it up with nonsense that is easily penetrated. I am very mild mannered. I don't pick fights, except over matters of fact, where I defend the facts. And I try my best to be educational. I don't speak down (unless the level of converse makes it necessary). And I don't waste time on hostility---such as you display. I don't give up, either. I am proud of my record that most clashes conclude with the other party reduced to hostile curses and insults. Clear evidence of defeat.
Concentrated Coke syrup is caustic and will cause 3rd degree burns if you come in contact with it but it's cool to drink in solution.
The corrosion was probably from the phosphoric acid traces in the canned solution. Acids are the opposite of "caustic" and corrode metal. Anything actually caustic would not corrode metal. Human tissue is actually resistant to acid. Our gastric juices include hydrochloric acid, but our stomach walls are protected by a layer of mucus. When the mucus layer is interrupted and acid touches the wall, we get heartburn and ulcers.
One of my fraternity brothers would drink coke syrup as a means of soothing his ulcer. The phosphoric acid must not have been significant. Just as the acetic acid in vinegar is not pleasant, but does not stop us from drinking vinegar without harm.
What is your beef? I said nothing that was untrue. And nothing that was uncivil. And nothing that was angry.
Cola is a nut. No news to me. It is common for Africans to chew it to pass the time. I was trying to provide information. Were you aware of phosphoric acid? You seem not to be. (Mixed with hydrochloric acid, it makes for a powerful floorwash.) My friend did in fact drink what he called coke syrup (what is mixed with carbonated water to make Coca-Cola). He was not getting 3rd-degree burns from it. And it is elementary chemistry that acids are bad on metals but less so on humans. Caustics do not touch metals, but destroy human tissue. I don't think you are in a position to argue against chemistry. As for drinking vinegar, I have done that (apple cider vinegar). It is a common health trick. The Roman soldiers were given their drinking rations in the form of vinegar. (That used to puzzle me, until I figured out the acetic acid would probably preserve it against contamination, and the taste would discourage drinking until and unless it was really needed.) So, don't come at me with outrage over mentioning things that are facts.
Your ability to size me up is atrocious. I never took the vaxx and I am a Trump supporter. Zero for 2.
I still don't know what your beef is, and you have covered it up with nonsense that is easily penetrated. I am very mild mannered. I don't pick fights, except over matters of fact, where I defend the facts. And I try my best to be educational. I don't speak down (unless the level of converse makes it necessary). And I don't waste time on hostility---such as you display. I don't give up, either. I am proud of my record that most clashes conclude with the other party reduced to hostile curses and insults. Clear evidence of defeat.