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Tx4obama

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5. Humans have a ton of acid in their stomachs ...

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 05:21 AM

Jan 2012

so it probably does nothing to our stomachs
but Mountain Dew DOES eat away at the enamel on teeth.
There was a big story on (I think it was) 60 minutes or 20/20 a couple of years ago about how Mountain Dew up in the Appalachian mountains has ruined tons of children's teeth. Up there it is common to put it in baby bottles.

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Pepsi Says Mountain Dew Can Dissolve Mouse Carcasses [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jan 2012 OP

K&R unionworks Jan 2012 #1

Um....... safeinOhio Jan 2012 #2

Humans have a ton of acid in their stomachs ... Tx4obama Jan 2012 #5

Was Common? Pretty much still is. Sweet Tea, Pepsi, Mt. Dew TalkingDog Jan 2012 #20

thought that was due to the tons of sugar and/or corn syrup? eShirl Jan 2012 #22

It's both--sort of. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #25

I believe them dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #3

I drink Coke, I use it to clean the Rex Jan 2012 #4

I've used Coca-Cola to clean my car battery posts before too. n/t Tx4obama Jan 2012 #6

But are ya brave enough to drink it? Rex Jan 2012 #7

Yes, actually I'm currently finishing up my last pre-bedtime rum and coke right now :) Tx4obama Jan 2012 #10

Awesome, nitecaps are highly recommended. Rex Jan 2012 #11

What a waste of a good can of Coke davidpdx Jan 2012 #21

vinegar works much better and there's no stickiness Tunkamerica Jan 2012 #8

Ya but I don't much like the taste of vinegar Rex Jan 2012 #12

Have you guys seen how those cans are made? Bolo Boffin Jan 2012 #9

Yeah, I saw that on Modern Marvels, once. I know what you mean. The can is pressed there, instantly. joshcryer Jan 2012 #14

Mountain Dew destroys teeth, too. Don't google image search it. joshcryer Jan 2012 #13

Holycrap. Rex Jan 2012 #15

Yeah there were lawsuits about it, I believe, too. joshcryer Jan 2012 #17

Suddenly and inexplicably... Kalidurga Jan 2012 #16

Losing the war? Bah, few people are smart enough to even care. Zalatix Jan 2012 #18

This is essentially how my parents taught me soda was bad for you Atman Jan 2012 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #23

Well, my critical thinking skills weren't too developed back then. Atman Jan 2012 #24

I was going to post the same thing. My mom ran the same experiment. JBoy Jan 2012 #28

This is how they do it in Canada AngryAmish Jan 2012 #26

Combine Mt. Dew with heavy metals in drinking water near coal mines and it will dissolve your head leveymg Jan 2012 #27

Oh thank god! I won't have to use cheese anymore in my traps. nt Javaman Jan 2012 #29

Interesting MichaelMcGuire Jan 2012 #30