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Plastic drinking straws in a container. The most common form of drinking straw is made of the thermoplastic polymer polypropylene. This plastic is known for its durability, lightness, and ability to be manufactured at a low cost. [28] Other plastic polymers that exhibit these traits include polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). [29]
Laudanum is a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight (the equivalent of 1% morphine). [1] Laudanum is prepared by dissolving extracts from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) in alcohol ().
A bombilla , bomba or massasa is a type of drinking straw, used to drink mate. [1] In metal bombillas, the lower end is perforated and acts as a metal filter which is used to separate the mate infusion from leaves, stems, and other mate debris, and functions in a similar fashion to the perforated metal screen of a teapot . [ 2 ]
Spoon straw – A scoop-ended drinking straw intended for slushies and milkshakes. Sporf – A utensil consisting of a spoon on one end, a fork on the other, and edge tines that are sharpened or serrated. Spork – Spoon and fork; Splayd – Spoon and fork and knife; Spife – Spoon and knife. [11]
The page starts with "A drinking straw or drinking tube is a small pipe that allows its user to more conveniently consume a beverage." I am looking for a source that shows the benefits of using a straw, and can't find any. Yet this is here without any citation. How exactly is it more convenient? --83.81.54.75 16:18, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
[4] [5] In the 1956 movie Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, an ad for "Flav-r Straws" makes a brief but conspicuous appearance on a brick wall, behind the actors, almost half-way into the film. Flav-R-Straws were withdrawn from the market in 1961 due to their relatively high cost compared with Nestlé Quik and other relatively low-cost milk additives ...
A girl drinking with a Sipahh straw The Unistraw Delivery System (UDS) is a patented straw -delivery system created by Unistraw International Limited in 1997, and released commercially in 2005. The UDS can add flavour, energy, vitamins , nutrition , and even pharmaceuticals to liquid sipped through it.
Most notably, a golden fistula was used during a Papal Mass prior to the liturgical reforms proceeding the Second Vatican Council. [2] It is seldom used nowadays, although the modern Mass of Paul VI still allows for the fistula to be used, according to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal no. 245: "The Blood of the Lord may be consumed either by drinking from the chalice directly, or by ...