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At work, half the time I can't buy a canned soda because the machine wants exact change, which I rarely have. So I end up with 20 ounces of bottled soda, which I almost never finish. I take the bottle home at the end of the night, put it in my fridge, and promptly forget about it until it goes flat. I keep telling myself I just need to pour it down the drain instead of putting it in the fridge every night, but that goes against my need to not waste stuff. Which I still end up doing.

So then I come across this article, which gives us 10 ways to use up flat cola. Apparently it's good for cooking things such as brisket, beef jerky and molded salad. Who knew?

Of course, if you Google "uses for coca cola", you get 1,240 hits. Some of the tips I read seemed to be a bunch of hooey -- I can't really believe that rubbing Coke into your skin will give you a better tan. But I have read in several places that Coke can be used to clean an engine block or rust off your chrome. Considering the bad things Coke can do to your stomach, I believe it.