Rusty camshaft.

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Originally Posted by bsperka

Coke has phosphoric acid in its recipe. This acid is used in rust converter. Until the late 1960s/ early 1970s it had copper (Cu) in its recipe. At the time it was the second largest user of copper in the world. I believe phosphoric acid replaced the copper to keep giving Coke its "bite".

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You better run and hide mate...the black helicopters full of clones in black helmets and balaklavas are descending upon your house....you canne be giving away the recipe man!

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Originally Posted by johntins

Strewth. No wonder I hate the stuff, and insist on it being 'diluted'.

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Yep that's why they invented Scotch, to dilute the coke

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Originally Posted by bsperka

Coke has phosphoric acid in its recipe. This acid is used in rust converter. Until the late 1960s/ early 1970s it had copper (Cu) in its recipe. At the time it was the second largest user of copper in the world. I believe phosphoric acid replaced the copper to keep giving Coke its "bite".

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Cu, probably explains why it tasted better in those days.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Yep that's why they invented Scotch, to dilute the coke

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I read that the reason we now commonly mix spirits is due to the poor quality of alcohol during the USA's prohibition period. Made the alcohol go further and hid the poor taste of cheap alcohol. Don't know if it's an urban myth or true as it was on the Internet.