4 ms·
I just like a straw in an iced coffee while walking around.
by ch4s3 4y ago
I just like a straw in an iced coffee while walking around.
- guelo 4y agoI used to also but then I started thinking how obscene it is that the piece of plastic will be around for thousands of years just so I can have slightly more convenience for an hour or two.
- ch4s3 4y agoI guess. It’s a minimal amount of material that’s made from a waste product anyway. Pottery and glass last just as long, or longer. Something made of cellulose that breaks down more easily would be better, so long as it comes from agricultural byproducts. *edit I’m saying this might be better because some light plastics like straws end in in storm drains and on road sides, so something that breaks down over time into organic compounds might be preferable.
- eru 4y agoWhy would that be better? Plastic somewhere in a landfill doesn't bother anyone, does it? Not more than pottery and glass in a landfill. And later cultures could dig it up and burn it, if they wanted to.
- eru 4y agoSo? How high is the total impact of manufacturing that piece of plastic? It probably pales compared to eg the coffee beans used. Or the cardboard cup. Stones stay around for a long time, too, but no one cares. (And fire can destroy plastic easily.)
- ryandrake 4y agoExcept you see people drinking through straws while sitting down, too. So weird. I’ve always thought of straws as things only small children and maybe the disabled need. Like if you don’t even have the motor control to merely bring a glass up to your lips. I mean, even while walking and moving I somehow seem to be coordinated enough to sip liquid from a glass. I don’t know, maybe I’m an acrobat or something. This might be a USA thing but a lot of times in restaurants they’ll bring me my drink with a straw in it and I can’t help but think “WTF do I look like a six year old?”