Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by b0rsuk on Friday January 01, 2021 @05:49AM
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How about Coca Cola, named after cocaine and kola nuts?
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Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by FreeFull on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:36AM
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They still use coca leaves to make the syrup, just with the cocaine removed.
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by jansan on Friday January 01, 2021 @10:33AM
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Where does the cocaine go? Is it sold separately? :)
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by Moto7451 on Friday January 01, 2021 @11:11AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Company
The short answer is the cocaine is used for medicine.
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by gambiting on Friday January 01, 2021 @06:15AM
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What about it?
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by b0rsuk on Friday January 01, 2021 @08:52AM
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They haven't changed the name either...
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by gambiting on Friday January 01, 2021 @09:13AM
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Yeah but why would they? People avoid using asbestos in the name because it kills you. Coca Cola is still made from.....Coca beans. It's not named after cocaine you know.
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by shepherdjerred on Friday January 01, 2021 @01:02PM
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Coca cola is named after coca leaves, which is where cocaine is derived from. Coca cola still uses extract from the leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola
> The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca
> Coca is known for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine.
Re:The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
by throwaway2048 on Friday January 01, 2021 @12:52PM
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Its named after coca leaves, the same thing cocaine is named after (and is obtained from), and used to contain cocaine.