This is due to the Vertical–horizontal illusion, in which one line will appear longer than its real length if it is vertical. Striped drinking straws function similarly: they draw the eye up the length of the straw, and make you want to suck the liquid up along with it. In a way, it enhances the drinking experience.
While the vast majority of drinking straws used today are made of a stiff plastic, two other types of drinking straws are catching on in popularity, glass straws and biodegradable jumbo drinking straws. ... This means that biodegradable straws are not only environmentally friendly they're friendly to your wallet as well.
The first plastic straws were made using toxic polystyrene, but now safer polypropylene or polyethylene is favored over polystyrene, because polystyrene is brittle and tends to crack easily (just like the famous red Solo-type cups).
While the vast majority of drinking straws used today are made of a stiff plastic, two other types of drinking straws are catching on in popularity, glass straws and biodegradable jumbo drinking straws. ... This means that biodegradable straws are not only environmentally friendly they're friendly to your wallet as well.
The first plastic straws were made using toxic polystyrene, but now safer polypropylene or polyethylene is favored over polystyrene, because polystyrene is brittle and tends to crack easily (just like the famous red Solo-type cups).
