Just bought a new set and I’m back to my glory days of being able to sip anything thoughtfully, slowly languorously (—more like langloriously—), and much less addictively.
I get to enjoy my drinks longer and saving money on overconsumption. Its good to have a little friction and slightly work for it a little ;)
Its far more satisfying especially with anything carbonated or rich.
Much much much better for pacing urself. Get them in a fun color or something easier on the eyes like black or dark grey/blue
Edit: please dont use them for noseclams (cocaine). Best stick with your friendly neighborhood $5 CAD, whatever € note. Dont invest in USD
One 60 year old woman dying in a freak accident is hardly a trend. You could do the same with a pen/pencil, wouldn’t be enough to warrant entirely removing them from my life tbh.
Most people don’t really walk around with a pencil sticking straight up in front of them.
Could fall on it and puncture your heart or stab yourself in the femoral artery. Most people walk with holding their drink to their side, not pointing straight at their eyeball too. Only time the straw would be aimed at your face is when you sip. Point is, it’s a pretty remote risk imo.
Agreed completely. But I could also imagine some fool taking a sip stepping down a stair, tripping, and impaling themself. It’s possible I watch too much slapstick horror.
What a terrible coinky-dink because the only other story I found was just that (sipping and impaling wise that is).
God fucking dammit, people.
Was it only one person? I think the method just freaked me out, like the whole ‘you’ll shoot your eye out’ thing, but more like I can totally see my clumsy ass doing that. I’ll not dissuade others, but I’d rather not take the chance because I’m exactly that kind of klutz.
Reminds me of that final destination movie. I’m freaked out if I ever drive behind a logging truck.
Is it likely to happen? Absolutely not, but it feels very “moth to a flame”.
I have to give more than the normal amount of space and get into the farthest lane. Is it rational? No. But does it hurt me? Also no. So there’s no reason not to.
I do reevaluate things like this, but with logging trucks and steel straws(as opposed to no straws), my assessment hasn’t changed.
I mean yeah that I saw, from a very, very brief search though. Haha fair enough, as a former klutz I can appreciate that.
I think the issue I have with a stainless steel straw is more that, unlike wandering about with a knitting needle (which I also don’t like doing… again, clumsy) is that it’s hollow. Eye or not, if you fall on it, you open a wound that’s ideal for bleeding out very quickly.
Gives me the heebie jeebies.
It feels like it’s sort of the worst thing to be impaled by.
If it’s any comfort, the straw will probably just get clogged with your flesh. If the blood pressure is high enough to push out the meat plug, you can just hold you finger over the hole. And anyway, I think the worst thing to be impaled by would be, like, a rusty shovel wrapped in Gympie-Gympie leaves or something.
A thermal lance would be pretty shit
I did not expect a thread about straws to become such a horror fest…
Not with that attitude!
I don’t need to put a pencil in my mouth to use it, but I don’t think the risk is very high, either.
Don’t drink while walking if you are elderly and prone to tripping?
Don’t have a premonition about a plane crash, force everyone to disembark, then bait death itself into a cat and mouse chase either.