In 2006, the brilliant hopeful 1st-year students of the Technology Management Department, University of Macedonia, Greece were asked to write down as many uses of coke as possible.
Here’s the uncensored list of their innovative ideas:
for freshening one’s breath
to help sb swallow a pill
for dying sth brown, e.g. in confectionery
for relaxing by hearing it flow
for dousing sb/spoiling one’s clothes
for relieving one’s stomach after heavily eating (in lieu of soda) or for treating stomach-ache in general
for making (artistic) structures with its used containers, e.g. a model spaceshipfor recycling its containers (bottles, tins/cans)
for using its container as a pencil case
to put objects, like coins, in its containers and make noise
to play a game such as hockey or football with a tin
to play the telephone game, also known as broken telephone
mixed with alcohol or another soft drink to make a cocktai
frozen and made into ice cream
for treating diarrhœa
for polishing coins (after putting them in a glass of cola for an hour )
for keeping those who drink it awoken, for cola contains caffeine
for extinguishing a small fire
for belching to attract others’ attention
for filling water bomb-like balloons
for decoying flies or other insects into its container and trapping
for feeling excited while watching a f
for unclogging a sink or sewer
as a loss leader
for offering it as a gift, to persuade children to eat their meal
by those who want to get fat (as coke is high in calories)
as a food/chewing gum ingredient
for turning its containers into candle-holders
because it’s cheaper than other beverages
to wash down a dish or snack, esp. pizza
keeping one of its containers as a vase
for watering plants
to keep other liquids, like water or oil in its containers
to make a collection of bottles, tins or caps
for washing one’s hands, clothes, or having a b
to see what happens if you put a piece of meat in a glass of cola (and never drink it again)
to help people in developing countries by supporting the Coca Cola company campaign
for removing rust from metal
for throwing a full bottle or tin at sb’s head into a football pitch
if put in a fridge beforehand, as a coolant (for keeping sth cool or relieving a hurt bodily area)
as a raising agent (instead of baking powder) when making pizza dough
for cleaning dirty surfaces
for cheering one up
it’s healthy to drink a little cola daily
to stop feeling hungry.