On another thread the story of coke dissolving a tooth in a few days came up. I thought it was a myth and vaguely remember doing trying it and the tooth just got manky.
I’m sure there are some science teachers/dentists on here who could tell us but I had some teeth knocking about doing nothing so…

I think they are from a cat

teeth

teeth

teeth

Jar

coke

teeth, jar, coke

teeth, jar, coke

I had some teeth knocking about doing nothing so…

Don’t want to ask really.

How long are you going to leave them?

we did it at primary school.. the teeth dissolved completely eventually..

I can’t remember if it took days or weeks or months..

I think they are supposed to dissolve in a couple of days but I can wait.

*cancels plans, turns off phone, orders in supermarket delivery, holds breath*

I approve of this immensely, you can have an honorary doctorate at mine and DrRSwanks research facility for this experiment alone.

IIRC Mythbusters did this and nothing ,or not very much ,happened.

They covered this on QI a while ago (Therefore it must be true) Coke will dissolve teeth eventually, but in real life, when you have a drink, it only washes over, then gets washed away by saliva, so doesn’t do much damage.

It’s mentioned on Snopes too.

*Wonders if it’s a myth about cats and microwaves…*

*sees neighbour’s cat in the back garden…*

/edge of seat!

I’m not sure what the point of this experiment is – I’ve never seen a cat drink Coke.

If you just want rid of the teeth could you not put them under your pillow tonight? That way you get the teeth taken away and cash as well. Win win, innit.

Now that NASA are looking to modernise space exploration I think it’s this kind of experiment which might provide that vital clue they have been looking for.

Though to be honest, not much has happened so far.

novocaine for the soul…

Soft drinks contribute to rotting teeth mainly because the refined carbohydrates (sugars) they contain are so difficult for the body to metabolise that it begins to draw on mineral reserves in bones/teeth. It’s unlikely to happen just by drinking soft drinks, though; it’s indicative of a generally poor diet which is high in refined carbs (white flour, white rice and refined sugars – including sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup).

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXAL94M00tI[/video]