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The article suggests stainless steel straws.

Hell, no. All it takes is one trip on something walking out of the coffee shop, using a straw because of sensitive teeth, and I’m possibly dead or paralyzed.

Paralyzed because of a stainless steel straw - all it takes is one time and the public will correctly reject the concept forever.



https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/world/europe/metal-straws...

> Fatal Accident With Metal Straw Highlights a Risk

> The disturbing death of a woman in Britain renewed a debate that has followed bans on plastic straws around the world.

https://www.today.com/health/health/metal-straw-punctures-th...

> Metal straw punctures 4-year-old’s throat, artery to brain: How his life was saved

> The freak accident highlights the danger of metal straws, especially for children, doctors say.


> All it takes is one trip on something walking out of the coffee shop, using a straw because of sensitive teeth, and I’m possibly dead or paralyzed.

Glass could do this to you just as easily.


I’m really not seeing it. A rod of any kind in the mouth is very dangerous - as can be seen by the thousands of toothbrush injuries every year.

Glass, unless it’s a wine glass, most likely just gives you a bunch of cuts. Might need surgery, but better than paralysis!

Steel straws aren’t an option. All it takes is one kid getting a steel rod through their face, a $10 million ad campaign, and giving your child one will be likened to child abuse. This is easily foreseeable.


I've also never seen glass used in takeaway/disposable containers.


Five Guys already sell them in the UK at their counters. You get a cardboard box, a stainless steel straw, and ... a steel & plastic brush to clean your straw. I wish I was kidding.


All of the stainless steel straws I've seen come with removable silicone tips. Just use one with an angled tip if you're that scared of them.


I bought some since I couldn't find any plastic ones and these definitely didn't come with anything like that. If I were to fall with one of these straws it would be like falling onto a fork.


When's the last time you fell onto a fork?


Maybe a decade ago. I'm much less likely to eat while walking compared to drinking while walking though.




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