Comment on #environmentalist

• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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.

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• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  that takes like half an hour though, and affects the bottom end.

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  • fascicle@leminal.space ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Depends on the straw, there are some pretty bad ones and done decent ones

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  • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The ones I’ve used have gone mushy in half that time

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    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Skill issue either way

      Drink faster noobs

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      • iloveDigit@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        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

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    • TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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.

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• AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Fast food implies fast drink, you’re not supposed to let it soak in there like it’s a hot tub.

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  • LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    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…

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    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Lies!

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    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean it’s both, it was supposed to be something you can get on a short lunch break

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  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes, because nobody ever took their drink to go after finishing their meal.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They have free refills

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