Many people believe that paper straws do a very poor job of the task they were designed to perform. This was posted on X/Twitter by Jordan Arthur Thomson on June 17, 2022, and received over 866,000 likes:
“I wonder if the inventor of paper straws ever considered that they would be in prolonged contact with liquid.”
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Jordan Arthur Thomson
@jthomsonPHIL
I wonder if the inventor of paper straws ever considered that they would be in prolonged contact with liquid.
9:57 AM · Jun 17, 2022
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Bill Yanney
@indybill23
The answer is no RT @jthomsonPHIL: I wonder if the inventor of paper straws ever considered that they would be in prolonged contact with liquid.
9:11 PM · Jun 17, 2022
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I wonder if the inventor of paper straws ever considered that they would be in prolonged contact with liquid.
8:18 PM · Jun 29, 2022
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MDT@9
@MdTat9
I wonder if whoever invented paper straws ever considered they would be in prolonged contact with liquid. MDT@9
10:27 PM · Nov 13, 2023
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
I wonder if the inventor of paper straws ever considered that they would be in prolonged contact with liquid.
5:57 PM · Jan 4, 2024
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