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Disgusting truths about the corporate world.
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| wwu.punisher |
I was in my organizational communication class the other day, and we got to talking about some of the disgusting things corporations do with their products and marketing to draw in customers and otherwise make profits.
Here were some of the highlights...
- Coca Cola reportedly uses small amounts of the raw "Coke" syrup to clean grime from the engines on their delivery trucks. Apparently, it is corrosive enough to take off the dirt but doesn't do "much damage" to the engines themselves.
- Dasani bottled water, which is owned by Coca Cola, contains a significant amount of sodium. Sodium is salt. Salt makes you thirsty. Think about that one for a minute.
- The McDonald's Corporation originally chose red and yellow as their company colors because the first colors that babies see as they develop are... you guessed it... red and yellow. Apparently, company executives wanted to groom people from birth to identify red and yellow with the McDonald's name.
(This one is mine... I used to work at McDonald's as a teenager...)
- You know the little chopped up onions that you get on hamburgers and cheeseburgers at McDonald's? Those are rehydrated. Before you add water to them, they basically look like sand in a bag. If you use water that is too warm or too cold, one of the preservatives in the onions reacts to the temperature and the whole batch turns bright pink.
- Employees at McDonald's almost never throw product out once it's cooked. They aren't supposed to keep it in the cabinet for longer than a few minutes. (15 to 20 at most.) Guess what? If you visit the restaurant outside of rush hours, there's a good chance that your hamburger patties and chicken nuggets have been sitting there for upwards of two hours in a low-heat holding container!
- Several common household objects, such as the lightbulb and the microwave, were originally designed to last forever. (Edison's lightbulb, in fact, is still capable of burning. It is held at the Smithsonian.) The process of altering an original design so that the product MUST be renewed is called "planned obsolesence".
- By the year 2030, we will have used up almost all of our copper reserve producing electrical wiring. At that point, some speculate that the government will be forced to circulate pennies minted before the 1970s out of the economy so that they can be melted down and cleaned so that the copper can be reused.
If you have any more facts like these, please post them! Interesting (and scary) stuff. |
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| Aiwendil |
| why am i not surprised...oh yeah, because i'm not a naive moron. |
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| {b.s.e.} |
the idea that corporations are basically considered as an individual, thus giving them the ability to, oh let's say, plead the fifth amendment in a scandalous media-whored court prosecution..
watching Outfoxed, The Corportation and Orwell Rolls in his grave are a must for those who can't motivate themselves to read about the world we live in.. |
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| Aiwendil |
just remember that corporations only have two goals:
1. make profits
2. meet regulations
and sometimes not even number two
you'll notice that none of the things www.punisher.org posted are against set rules/regulations, except for maybe the old food thing. |
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| A.J. |
I suggest you read the book "No Logo" by Naomi Klein.
I think you would enjoy it. ;) |
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| sooper |
| quote: | Originally posted by A.J.
I suggest you read the book "No Logo" by Naomi Klein.
I think you would enjoy it. ;) |
Great book! it was a huge eye opener. She takes on McDonalds, Nike and Coke in a fantastically sarcastic agressive manner - very well written. |
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| Slylee |
that book sounds cool...
i can't wait to enter corporate world in the advertising industry myself:D |
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| Estella |
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Coca-Cola Facts
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Just when you thought you knew everything....
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
Pour a can on your oil spills in the drive way, it will loosen them up and hose it down.
AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF!
(FYI... the active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. its pH is 2.8. it will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!)
Drink up! |
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| placebo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aiwendil
why am i not surprised...oh yeah, because i'm not a naive moron. |
:toothless |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Estella
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Coca-Cola Facts
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Just when you thought you knew everything....
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
Pour a can on your oil spills in the drive way, it will loosen them up and hose it down.
AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF!
(FYI... the active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. its pH is 2.8. it will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!)
Drink up! |
I also drink Bacardi 151...I bet Bacardi truckers use it as gasoline. |
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| Slylee |
and to think they used to put REAL coke;) in cocacola....
and if coke can do that kind of , i can only imagine what our own body's acids can do if it can handle the coke in the first place. :nervous: |
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| placebo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Estella
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Coca-Cola Facts
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Just when you thought you knew everything....
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
Pour a can on your oil spills in the drive way, it will loosen them up and hose it down.
AND WE DRINK THIS STUFF!
(FYI... the active ingredient in coke is phosphoric acid. its pH is 2.8. it will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!)
Drink up! |
hasn't killed me yet...who gives a ? |
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