Think before you drink

[zeboo]

Here's another warning! We certainly live in a dangerous world.
> This incident happened recently in North Texas.
>
> A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which
> she
> put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the
> hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday.
>
> The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the
> can
> of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can was
> infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis.
>
> Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended
> to
> thoroughly wash the upper part of soda cans before drinking out of them.
> The
> cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the
> shops without being cleaned.
>
> A study at NYCU showed that the tops of soda cans are more contaminated
> than
> public toilets (i.e).. full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water
> before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident.
>

[bams68]

wow, that's just gross and sad all at the same time. Not a soda drinker here, so I'm kewl. If I do tend to sip on sum, it's usually from a 2litre bottle *shrugs* this is pretty interesting


Ur Deer Friend
bams

[harley89]

I quit buying cans a long time ago because of the problems. I only buy bottles