What happened to those Italian pasta straws? They looked promising.
They aren’t gluten free, so not very inclusive
And thats why I have metal straws (plus I got them for free)
There are those made with rice tho. But also expensive.
How about bamboo?
Wow, that’s new to me.
Bucatini? I can grab that at my local grocer
After reading about that lady who died because she fell on a metal straw and impaled her eye and brain I threw away my metal straws.
Understandable, but thats a bit of an overreaction don’t you think?
Yeah that could happen with a fork, or a toothbrush, or really anything that size if you land on it hard enough
You don’t typically walk around with those in your mouth, especially outside your home
You typically walk around with a straw in your mouth?
Yeah if I’m drinking something on the go
I normally just use a reusable metal waterbottle, no straw required. Although sometimes I just drink it enough that it has less risk of spilling in an open cup, even in a vehicle
I also carry a water bottle with me but I can’t exactly go to the coffee shop and ask them to pour my latte into my bottle
As a kid I had to go to hospital because I ran around with a toothbrush in my mouth and fell on it
I bought a 4-pk of glass straws for €5 and they are awesome. The rounded edge feels smooth on the tongue/lips and drinks taste better through glass than metal.
I’d be worried about breaking them if I take them places. Do they hold up well?
The ones I’ve handled and bought are more robust than most other glassware. They can break if dropped on hard floor, but that’s normal for anything out of glass.
Can confirm, they are durable. For clumsiness context, I broke some similarly sized vaporizer glassware the other day. Yet these straws have held up being thrown around in a sink full of dirty dishes.
I would probably break them in a way or another
“Sir, this is a sperm bank”
I see. So you’re telling me this is not a straw and those are not boba balls?
it’s weird how presumably neurotypical people complain about paper straws feeling weird, but my autistic ass couldn’t give less of a shit about their texture.
do you chew on them, or what?
Not neurotypical, but yes, I do chew on them.
I ended up going with silicone straws in my household. Mine open up down the side so you can run your finger up them for easy cleaning.
The metal and hard plastic ones suck for chewing on.
We have metal ones with a silicone nib on the end. Perfect for chewing on.
do you chew on them, or what?
Maybe… Is it that weird?
I always chewed on pens in school too. Hmm.
I think they’ve gotten better, or the ones a lot of people are familiar with are just kinda miserable. I’m most familiar with the ones from when I worked at Disney’s Animal Kingdom like fifteen years ago. They were texturally kinda strange and would get mushy at the top partway through an American-sized soda. They used those straws because the regular plastic ones could have been harmful to some of the animals in the park and I was lead to believe that those straws were pretty common in zoos in general.
I think there was only one time that I had a paper straw and thought that it was good enough. But it felt… expensive? In my mouth. Like you could tell they hated to have to shell out for that. Just to have straws that are possibly as acceptable replacement.
my autistic ass
your ass has autism?
It used to be ass burgers, but they redefined the ass spectrum.
Idk about you but my ass has burgers
Asstism if you will.
I’ve heard of ass burgers before…
Even if it does, straws are not really meant for it anyways.
And I just hate every straw because they change the texture of the bubbles, which I realize it’s a very autistic thing to say
Not all autism are the same, some with autism will hyperfix on the environment and not give a shit about the texture, like me.
The odd time I end up eating fast food and getting a paper straw, it’s the fact that it goes mushy before I finish my drink. I think that’s the texture issue people are talking about.
Fast food implies fast drink, you’re not supposed to let it soak in there like it’s a hot tub.
I think it’s called fast food because it’s delivered to you quickly, not because you’re supposed to shove it down your gullet fast…
Lies!
I mean it’s both, it was supposed to be something you can get on a short lunch break
Yes, because nobody ever took their drink to go after finishing their meal.
They have free refills
The really bad experiences I’ve had with straws is at movie theatres. In that case you’re given a pretty big drink in a flimsy cup, and you’re slowly drinking it over a couple of hours.
There’s no way that the paper straw holds up in those circumstances. You also don’t want to drink without the straw, because the cup is so flimsy that if you try to drink from it like a regular cup/glass it’s likely to collapse. I have permanent metal / rubber straws at home, but of course I never remember to bring them with me when I go to a movie, since I only go a couple of times a year.
The only solution I’ve found is to take 3-4 paper straws with me, and change them out over the course of the movie.
that takes like half an hour though, and affects the bottom end.
The ones I’ve used have gone mushy in half that time
Out of curiosity, what businesses are you getting these straws from? The few times I got a paper straw I didn’t really notice an issue other than the texture on my lips. I wonder if those companies are just skipping on the quality. The good paper straws probably cost more than the plastic ones right now and I’d bet their trying to meet the same margins, or tighter.
McDonald’s, Burger King, Hesburger
Skill issue either way
Drink faster noobs
Great straw if you need to change the way you drink to use them
But if you’re going to drink faster, the cold drink doesn’t need ice to stay cold, so you don’t need a straw or lid to avoid ice sliding in your face
This seems like a checkmate tbh
Depends on the straw, there are some pretty bad ones and done decent ones
I don’5 really understand complains about paper straws, i never had problems with them!
:3
Also there is the nice bonus that after drinking i can chew them while i walk to the trash can
My only problem with them is you need a spare.
That and why is there still a plastic lid, and I dont think that the cup is recyclable due to the coating.
I guess you could say I use a reusable straw
Found the Gen X-er. Good day to you, my fellow hose-water connoisseur.
Please don’t do that. A lot of garden hoses are made of junk plastic, which leaches along with metals into the water.
Those are flavor crystals
Could that be mostly alleviated by running it for half a minute before drinking?
Earwigs came out of mine once, so I always wait for those to stop coming out.
The brand on that hose is more expensive. https://www.eleyhosereels.com/collections/garden-hoses/products/5-8-polyurethane-garden-hose
Mmm I can still taste the metal.
Just use trough food and drink in one easy to clean vessle
Iced drink tend to taste better with straw tbh, sipping from the cup mean you’re taking in watered down stuff, and also tiny ice or ice blocking the flow of the drinks.
the only “straws” i use now are the built-in straws on my water bottles. when dad was dying, he had drop-neck and bendy straws let him drink on his own. something about both being a straw and at whatever angle he needed for his mouth, since he rarely stood or sat entirely upright. he could not drink directly from a glass without burying his nose in it or spilling half of it. for me it’s not one of those “hey, now that this effects me” bullshits, it’s more “hey, now that i understand how necessary they are in specific contexts” bullshits.
if they can make a corn or paper bendy straw that functions properly, i’m all for it. until then, there are much bigger and better things to worry about than straws.
It might sound silly, but sippy cups are also an option. You can lift and drink from the cup without spilling that way
No, no they aren’t.
I hate that restaurants will give me (non bendy) straws even when I specifically ask to not get a straw.
Thank you for this perspective because I’m one of those who never saw the appeal to straws.
I just wanna say that paper straws are lined with PFAS and similar substances, I would NOT use them at all. Mark my words they’ll be banned in the EU in 20 years.
I’d rather try a pasta straw, if the metal ones are not viable. If using plastic, prefer a more rigid plastic if possible, Policarbonate (like in a Nalgene bottle) is safer than Polyethylene; or at least I would avoid them with hot drinks.
Don’t you need to use the metal straws some ridiculous amount of times before it saves more carbon than the plastic single use?
Also, plastic multi use is probably better.
That depends on the goal here. I don’t think the main benefit of removing plastic straws is a lesser co2 impact. Its less plastic garbage and environmental pollition.
Am I the only one still cupping my hand under the tap?
You mean hose right?
You mean prehistoric mountain stream, right?
No, I do that a lot. Lol
Diogenes would be proud.
I don’t even cup it just drink straight from the stream.
May not be the most practical, but I do find this the most satisfying way to drink water
I usually swallow a lot air doing this
Oh yeah, with an aerated faucet I end up having to burp after, but feeling the cool water run down both my throat and chin is very satisfying
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Here in the house we have re-usable, washable plastic straws.
Out and about I’ll use the disposable straws because the whole turtle-death thing was over-exaggerated. (Microplastics from automotive tires are killing us, though. There are real great filters to be navigated)
I also just don’t eat out much, especially since the 2020 lockdown.
We have silicone ones but I don’t like them as they retain the taste of washing up liquid on them
You can release some of the stuck on flavors from silicone by heating it in the oven to 250°F/120°C for 20-30 minutes.
Not sure how up to date this is, but synthetic fibers are the #1 source of micro plastics, followed by car tires and city dust. Car tires are absolutely a contributor and we should cut our reliance on personal transportation for more reasons than just micro plastics. In addition, we need to move away from polyester, nylon and a slew of other materials.
Most household furnishings used to be made of natural fibers. These days carpets, couch covers and filling, curtains, clothing, etc are often derived from a petrochemical. I suspect oil companies will continue to pivot into these areas to continue as we very slowly ween ourselves of gasoline.
This raises a big question of what the heck comprises city dust. Is there a microplastic element to concrete or asphalt? Is it just more tire deterioration? City dust is a conspicuously vague category.
But how do you snort cocain with a glass? I have metal straws.
glass straws
This guy snorts
I got some nice ones from the local glassblower shop. They stay in the bartender kit with the ice shaker.
Had them but they fell and broke while being in a k-hole. So metal ones are the better option. Also, they are bent so they don’t roll off the mirror. Glass ones (afaik) are always straight (never gay) and roll.
if you own a blowtorch/bunsen burner and a file you can just get tons of lab glass tubing for really cheap and just bend your strawsexuality of dreams
That’s a possibility, but a lot of work. I’m happy with my metal straws. They work, don’t break, can go into a dishwasher and don’t roll because they’re bent. I don’t need anything else, except for some ketamine :)
Reusable straws are gross. Unless you are taking a brush to the inside every time you’re kidding yourself.
Pssh, my straw is reusable AND probiotic
Yes that is what I do. I treat them like any other dish I use for eating. The side that touches the food gets scrubbed (also the other side im not gross). And every time I bought metal straws they came with a brush.
I also just love the feeling of metal straws when drinking cold drinks because they also get cold. The drink just feels colder if the straw is also cold
You need a fucking glass for you water? Pussy.
Real men dunk their entire head in a lake and drink enough water for the next week in 15 seconds.
Lol wat
