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ReturnOfDevsman 01/03/25 3:18:49 PM #1:	they definitely started electrically charging the paper wrapper and the plastic straw to make them harder to open sometime in the last 20 or so years. You used to be able to just tap the straw against the table top and it would come right out, but try doing that today and it will bend your straw into at least three directions and probably split it so that you can't even use it at all. --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:983526815] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>they definitely started electrically charging the paper wrapper and the plastic straw to make them harder to open sometime in the last 20 or so years.You used to be able to just tap the straw against the table top and it would come right out, but try doing that today and it will bend your straw into at least three directions and probably split it so that you can't even use it at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Quezovercoatl 01/03/25 3:20:00 PM #2:	Is it possible the straw is just more cheaply made so it isnt sturdy enough to do that anymore <cite>Quezovercoatl posted [p:983526824] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Is it possible the straw is just more cheaply made so it isnt sturdy enough to do that anymore</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 01/03/25 3:26:38 PM #4:	Still better than paper straws, I only ever want them for milk shakes and they turn into a soggy mess that cant suck it up in 5 minutes --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:983526877] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Still better than paper straws, I only ever want them for milk shakes and they turn into a soggy mess that cant suck it up in 5 minutes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 01/03/25 3:29:50 PM #5:	Thanks, Obama. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:983526912] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Thanks, Obama.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfDevsman 01/03/25 3:46:24 PM #6:	Quezovercoatl posted... Is it possible the straw is just more cheaply made so it isnt sturdy enough to do that anymore That's what I thought, but even if you tear one side open, it sticks inside like a mofo. --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:983527081] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Quezovercoatl posted... </cite><quote>Is it possible the straw is just more cheaply made so it isnt sturdy enough to do that anymore</quote>That's what I thought, but even if you tear one side open, it sticks inside like a mofo.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 01/03/25 3:56:21 PM #7:	The charging isn't to make them harder to open, it's so people can't shoot the paper as far. The static electricity adds drag to the paper. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/062sANy.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:983527180] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>The charging isn't to make them harder to open, it's so people can't shoot the paper as far. The static electricity adds drag to the paper.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfDevsman 01/03/25 4:04:35 PM #8:	Were_Wyrm posted... The charging isn't to make them harder to open, it's so people can't shoot the paper as far. The static electricity adds drag to the paper. Of course!!! It makes perfect sense! --- Arguing on CE be all like: https://youtu.be/JpRKrs67lOs?si=kPGA2RCKVHTdbVrJ <cite>ReturnOfDevsman posted [p:983527277] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Were_Wyrm posted... </cite><quote>The charging isn't to make them harder to open, it's so people can't shoot the paper as far. The static electricity adds drag to the paper.</quote>Of course!!! It makes perfect sense!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kurt_Russel 01/03/25 4:06:22 PM #9:	TomClark posted... Thanks, Obama. More blood on Bushs hands. --- You gonna do somethin' or just stand there and bleed? <cite>Kurt_Russel posted [p:983527296] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>TomClark posted... </cite><quote>Thanks, Obama.</quote>More blood on Bushs hands.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain_S_Fiend 01/03/25 4:10:44 PM #10:	Cheaper, flimsier straws, and wrappers that use millimeters less paper for each, thus shaving cost at larger scale production. --- The food here is terrible. My steak was so tough it attacked my coffee and the coffee was too weak to defend itself. <cite>Villain_S_Fiend posted [p:983527333] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Cheaper, flimsier straws, and wrappers that use millimeters less paper for each, thus shaving cost at larger scale production.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
blazer4lyfe 01/03/25 4:12:16 PM #11:	I thought I was the only one to notice this with straws. I am not. Good to know. --- Fry-Nothing is impossible, you would know that if you took after the professor like me Clone-Your his uncle he takes after you (05-29-2009 Victim of NSC) <cite>blazer4lyfe posted [p:983527345] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>I thought I was the only one to notice this with straws. I am not. Good to know.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 01/03/25 4:14:55 PM #12:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/38b2cb6d.jpg Tear there. Twist wrapper. Remove wrapper. Done. --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:983527364] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/38b2cb6d.jpgTear there.Twist wrapper.Remove wrapper.Done.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 01/03/25 4:17:25 PM #13:	Everything feels lower quality now compared to the past even factoring in inflation and cost. I mean I know that isn't true but so many consumer goods seem worse. --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:983527376] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Everything feels lower quality now compared to the past even factoring in inflation and cost.I mean I know that isn't true but so many consumer goods seem worse.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 01/03/25 4:19:47 PM #14:	This is not a problem for those of us that were magnetized by the jab. Our stato-electric G5 field cancels it out. We open straws with ease --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:983527399] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>This is not a problem for those of us that were magnetized by the jab. Our stato-electric G5 field cancels it out. We open straws with ease</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 01/03/25 4:23:03 PM #15:	Villain_S_Fiend posted... Cheaper, flimsier straws, and wrappers that use millimeters less paper for each, thus shaving cost at larger scale production. This is probably the reason, especially the wrappers. They're a much tighter fit, causing more friction and giving less leeway for a proper tear at the top. --- man - noun. A miserable pile of secrets. EXAMPLE: What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk, HAVE AT YOU! <cite>action52 posted [p:983527432] in I don't no... [t:80912212]...</cite> <quote>Villain_S_Fiend posted... </cite><quote>Cheaper, flimsier straws, and wrappers that use millimeters less paper for each, thus shaving cost at larger scale production.</quote>This is probably the reason, especially the wrappers. They're a much tighter fit, causing more friction and giving less leeway for a proper tear at the top. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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