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2. Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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   A drinking straw is a utensil that is intended to carry the contents of a beverage to one's mouth. Disposable straws are commonly made from plastics. However, environmental concerns related to plastic pollution and new regulation have led to rise in reusable and biodegradable straws. Following a rise in regulation and public concern, some ...

3. LifeStraw - Wikipedia

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   Use of LifeStraw. The original LifeStraw is a plastic tube 22 centimetres (8 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) long and 3 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter. [8] Water that is drawn up through the straw first passes through hollow fibres that filter water particles down to 0.2 µm across, using only physical filtration methods and no chemicals.

4. Drawing lots (decision making) - Wikipedia

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   Drawing lots or drawing straws is a selection method, or a form of sortition, that is used by a group to choose one member of the group to perform a task after none has volunteered for it. The same practice can be used also to choose one of several volunteers, should an agreement not be reached. The drawing of lots is sometimes used to ...

5. 30 Mind-Blowing Hidden Features of Everyday Objects We're ...

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   Here are 30 cool secret features on everyday objects you didn't know about. Paul von Ey / iStock. 1. Escalator Brushes. Contrary to what you might have thought about those escalator brushes (if ...

6. Chest of drawers - Wikipedia

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   A chest of drawers, also called (especially in North American English) a dresser or a bureau, [1] is a type of cabinet (a piece of furniture) that has multiple parallel, horizontal drawers generally stacked one above another. In American English a dresser is a piece of furniture, usually waist high, that has drawers and normally room for a mirror.

7. Plastic pollution - Wikipedia

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   Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. [1][2] Plastics that act as pollutants are categorized by size into micro-, meso-, or macro debris. [3] Plastics are inexpensive and durable ...