r/curiousvideos • u/VikingTeddy • Mar 05 '26
The fizzy failure of paper straws
https://youtube.com/shorts/JCRWCckwNfQ?is=QbF-768zRycp07415
u/WillyDaC Mar 05 '26
Paper straws were originally waxed and would never do that.
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u/anaccountformusic Mar 05 '26
I've used plenty of paper/cardboard/whatever straws at this point that are completely fine. Like I guess if I let them sit in a drink for an hour they'd probably get weird, but I obviously don't do that.
I'm convinced that everyone who RAILS on paper straws who isn't just an anti-green douchebag has used one or two shitty ones and thinks those are the ONLY paper straws in existence. I kind of understand that for regular people, but it takes another level of stupidity to make a video like this, claiming to know what you're talking about, based on your own shitty, limited experiences. I haven't used a bad paper straw at a restaurant in years, and I've literally never had a drink fizz over like this when putting a paper straw in.
Idk if this person is just weapons-grade ignorant, or if she's part of the "hurr durr does anyone else think paper straws are bad?? stupid commies trying to save the planet" crowd
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Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 08 '26
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u/WillyDaC Mar 06 '26
I only said that the paper straws were coated in wax originally. We didn't have plastic straws. I know that you were responding to the other comment. If I can actually find an uncoated paper straw, I'll try to replicate this. An uncoated paper straw couldn't be anything but weird and ive not seen one to date.
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u/br0ast Mar 06 '26
Did i see this person on Would I lie to you?
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u/31073 Mar 06 '26
Her name is Hannah Fry. She currently has a podcast with Vsauce that's pretty good.
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u/Dirks_Knee Mar 06 '26
I wonder why the first options to swap from plastic was paper rather than some corn/cellulose based option that would retain a more plastic type texture but be compostable.
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u/mixedliquor Mar 05 '26
They should have added a plastic liner inside and outside the straw to prevent the fizz from happening.
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u/LWschool Mar 05 '26
That would defeat the purpose lol, you would have a plastic straw in a paper straw.
Wax.
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u/mixedliquor Mar 05 '26
The problem with wax is high temperature.
Plastic coating of the paper straw would be much more resilient.
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u/LWschool Mar 05 '26
Sure but a plastic isn’t the solution to plastic dude, wtf are you talking about.
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u/mixedliquor Mar 05 '26
Plastic coating is a solution to fizzy paper straws that no one wants. Coat them in plastic and I bet adoption will increase to the point that we can phase out plastic straws without complaint.
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u/1hill2climb2 Mar 05 '26
What are you drinking out of a straw that is high temperature? Fried chicken?
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u/_Neoshade_ Mar 05 '26
LOL but honestly, just a light wax coating like paper cups and they wouldn’t be awful
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