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You can use Coca Cola for jail breaks: see this article about a recent jail break in Israel, where the inmates used cola to get through eight inches of concrete

You can use Coca Cola for jail breaks: see this article about a recent jail break in Israel, where the inmates used cola to get through eight inches of concrete floors. So much for the acids that they put into this 'soft drink'... https://www.timesofisrael.com/captured-fugitives-from-gilboa-jailbreak-said-dispersed-to-5-different-prisons/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/captured-fugitives-from-gilboa... https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3222116/palestinian-prisoners-used-coca-cola-escape-gilboa-prison https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3222116/palestinian-...

varjag 5y ago
A number of natural juices (e.g. grapefruit) are more acidic than Coca Cola, so that's not telling much.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago
  There needs to be much greater emphasis on teaching physics and chemistry in middle school and high school.
smnrchrds 5y ago
Acids are certainly bad for teeth, but is it bad for anything else? I imagine stomach acid is more powerful than any soft drink and the drink ends up there a second after being swallowed. Is there any risk of downstream harm from food acids?
- djbusby 5y ago
  Heartburn and Acid-Reflux
  - Salgat 5y ago
    Mind you this only exacerbates already dysfunctional stomachs. A normal healthy person can drink large amounts of soda without causing acid reflux.
- arrosenberg 5y ago
  Your stomach pH is consistently monitored and buffered by the feedback mechanisms in your body. Depending on your sensitivities, infusing a large amount of acidity all at once can absolutely cause stomach issues.
  - smnrchrds 5y ago
    Coca-colas have a pH of 2.4 to 3 [1]. Stomach acid's pH is 1.5 to 3.5 [2]. So coca-cola has acidity that is very close to that of stomach acid. Water's pH is around 7. I am no doctor, but wouldn't that suggest that drinking water will unbalance stomach's acidity worse than coca-cola will? [1] https://www.ada.org/en/~/media/ADA/Public%20Programs/Files/JADA_The%20pH%20of%20beverages%20in%20the%20United%20States https://www.ada.org/en/~/media/ADA/Public%20Programs/Files/J... [2] https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003883.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003883.htm
    - saiya-jin 5y ago
      No, it just means our body knows very well how to regulate less acidic stuff coming in, all day, everyday. One can expect in that case that digestive system is not perfectly balanced around ph of stomach in both directions, but rather overequipped for the most common case, and underequipped for the opposite.
      - likpok 5y ago
        Sure, but stomach acid is more acidic than soda.
    - arrosenberg 5y ago
      Yes, but you are still adding a significant amount of acid to the stomach, way more than is supposed to be there. If your body can't neutralize the extra acid fast enough (to pass to the S. Intestine for adsorption) then you are either going to have a stomach ache, acid reflux or you may vomit. That's why people take chalky antacids to deal with an overly acidic stomach - your body naturally produces bicarbonate to do that, Tums provides a larger dose.
FridayoLeary 5y ago
From what i understand they may as well have used power tools to break through. This prison break highlighted the almost unbelievable incompetency of the Israeli Prison service. I wouldn't be shocked if this coke story is just a lie to divert attention from the ineptitude of the prison guards. After all, who would expect coke would be used in a breakout attempt?

varjag 5y ago

A number of natural juices (e.g. grapefruit) are more acidic than Coca Cola, so that's not telling much.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
There needs to be much greater emphasis on teaching physics and chemistry in middle school and high school.

smnrchrds 5y ago

Acids are certainly bad for teeth, but is it bad for anything else? I imagine stomach acid is more powerful than any soft drink and the drink ends up there a second after being swallowed. Is there any risk of downstream harm from food acids?

djbusby 5y ago
Heartburn and Acid-Reflux
- Salgat 5y ago
  Mind you this only exacerbates already dysfunctional stomachs. A normal healthy person can drink large amounts of soda without causing acid reflux.
arrosenberg 5y ago
Your stomach pH is consistently monitored and buffered by the feedback mechanisms in your body. Depending on your sensitivities, infusing a large amount of acidity all at once can absolutely cause stomach issues.
- smnrchrds 5y ago
  Coca-colas have a pH of 2.4 to 3 [1]. Stomach acid's pH is 1.5 to 3.5 [2]. So coca-cola has acidity that is very close to that of stomach acid. Water's pH is around 7. I am no doctor, but wouldn't that suggest that drinking water will unbalance stomach's acidity worse than coca-cola will? [1] https://www.ada.org/en/~/media/ADA/Public%20Programs/Files/JADA_The%20pH%20of%20beverages%20in%20the%20United%20States https://www.ada.org/en/~/media/ADA/Public%20Programs/Files/J... [2] https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003883.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003883.htm
  - saiya-jin 5y ago
    No, it just means our body knows very well how to regulate less acidic stuff coming in, all day, everyday. One can expect in that case that digestive system is not perfectly balanced around ph of stomach in both directions, but rather overequipped for the most common case, and underequipped for the opposite.
    - likpok 5y ago
      Sure, but stomach acid is more acidic than soda.
  - arrosenberg 5y ago
    Yes, but you are still adding a significant amount of acid to the stomach, way more than is supposed to be there. If your body can't neutralize the extra acid fast enough (to pass to the S. Intestine for adsorption) then you are either going to have a stomach ache, acid reflux or you may vomit. That's why people take chalky antacids to deal with an overly acidic stomach - your body naturally produces bicarbonate to do that, Tums provides a larger dose.

FridayoLeary 5y ago

From what i understand they may as well have used power tools to break through. This prison break highlighted the almost unbelievable incompetency of the Israeli Prison service. I wouldn't be shocked if this coke story is just a lie to divert attention from the ineptitude of the prison guards. After all, who would expect coke would be used in a breakout attempt?