The drinking straw is a device used for transferring a liquid - usually a drink from one location to another (such as from a cup, to your mouth). Liquid is one of the principal States of matter. A liquid is a Fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of The earliest drinking straws were hollow stems of grass, literally made of straw. Straw is an agricultural By-product, the dry stalk of a Cereal plant after the Grain or Seed has been removed A thin tube of plastic (such as polypropylene and polystyrene) or other material, straight or with an accordion-like living hinge, it is employed by being held with one end in the mouth and another end in the drink. Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Polypropylene or polypropene ( PP) is a Thermoplastic Polymer, made by the Chemical industry and used in a wide variety of applications Polystyrene ˌpɒliˈstaɪriːn ( IUPAC Polyphenylethene is an aromatic Polymer made from the aromatic Monomer Styrene The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A living hinge is a thin flexible Hinge ( Flexure bearing) made from Plastic (rather than Cloth, Leather, or some other substance The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up Muscular action reduces air pressure in the mouth, whereupon atmospheric pressure forces the drink up the straw. Muscle (from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus "mouse" is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the A drink, or beverage, is a Liquid specifically prepared for Human consumption The first straws were made by the Sumerians, and used for drinking beer (as to avoid the solid byproducts of fermentation). Sumer ( Sumerian: sux-Latn [[Ki (earth ki]]-[[EN (cuneiform en]]-'''ĝir15''', Akkadian: Šumeru; possibly Biblical Shinar Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea Fermentation in Food processing typically refers to the conversion of Sugar to Alcohol using Yeast under Anaerobic conditions Argentines and their neighbors use a similar metallic device called bombilla that acts as both a straw and sieve for drinking mate tea. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Mate or maté (\ˈmä-ˌtā\ Spanish and Portuguese: mate, ˈmate is an infusion, containing Stimulants including The modern drinking straw was patented in 1888 by Marvin C. Stone. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marvin Chester Stone was the inventor of the modern Drinking straw. [1]
Early paper straws had a narrow bore similar to that of the grass stems then in common use. A lumen (Lat lūmen, an opening or light (pl lumina is the inside space or lining of a tubular structure such as an artery or intestine It was common to use two of them, to reduce the effort needed to take each sip. Modern plastic straws are made with a larger bore, so only one is needed for comfortable drinking.
Types of drinking straws
- A basic drinking straw is straight for the full length.
- A bendable straw or "bendy straw" has a concertina-type hinge near the top for convenience.
- A "crazy" straw is hard plastic and has a number of twists and turns at the top. When liquid is sucked through the straw, it quickly flows through the winding path, creating an entertaining spectacle.
- A spoon straw features a cut-away shape at one end that functions as a miniature spoon. It is intended for slush drinks. Worldwide consumption 7-Eleven stores are a franchise, and Slurpees are offered in many but not all covered countries
- Candy straws, such as licorice straws (or lico-straws), are made from some type of chewy candy.
- A miniature straw often comes attached to a drink box.
- A wide straw is used for sipping bubble tea. Bubble tea, also called "Boba" tea, is a Tea beverage that originated in Taiwan in the 1980s
- "Sanitary" straws are individually wrapped to avoid contamination. Straws were originally marketed as a means for people to reduce the risk of contracting an illness from improperly washed containers, glasses, or cups.
- The Sipahh. Sipahh Milk Flavouring Straws are a range of flavouring straws that turn plain Milk into flavoured milk as the milk is sipped through the straw A drinking straw that contains flavoured tapioca beads that dissolve as milk passes over them to add colour and flavour.
- A recent addition to the straw family is the cereal straw, such as the ones made by Kellogg.
- Polypropylene is becoming favored over polystyrene for manufacturing plastic drinking straws as polystyrene is brittle and tends to crack easily. It is also denser than water, causing straws to sink when placed into beverages. Polypropylene straws, by contrast, are much more durable and do not sink.
- Special "color-changer" straws given with meals at Friendly's change color as cold liquid passes through them. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation, best known for its Friendly's restaurant chain was founded in 1935 in Springfield, Massachusetts by two young brothers
- Nicholson Baker's 1988 novel The Mezzanine includes a detailed discussion of various types of drinking straw experienced by the narrator and their relative merits. Nicholson Baker (born January 7, 1957) is a contemporary American writer of fiction and non-fiction The Mezzanine (1988 is a first novel by Nicholson Baker about what goes through a man's mind during a modern lunch break
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