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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by mr_toad on Sunday February 04, 2024 @10:04PM (#39256817)
> useless with shakes or drinks that take a long time to finish

I wonder how the ancients drank liquids, before the invention of the straw.

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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by inglor_cz on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:18AM (#39260426)
The straw is surprisingly old. There is an almost 5000 year old wax seal from Ur, depicting people drinking beer using long straws.

https://www.chaldeannews.com/features-1/2019/12/24/history-o...

Of course, back then, their main concern was not to disturb whatever settled on the bottom of the vessel.

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