Comments on: Drinking Straw Pops Out When Bottle Is Opened http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Max http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1047002 Max Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:35:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1047002 I'm just guessing here, but I think in 1939 drinking straws were likely to be made of paper, not plastic. I wonder how long a paper straw would last in a sealed soft drink bottle without significant deterioration? I’m just guessing here, but I think in 1939 drinking straws were likely to be made of paper, not plastic. I wonder how long a paper straw would last in a sealed soft drink bottle without significant deterioration?

]]> By: Alan J. Richer http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1046980 Alan J. Richer Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:24:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1046980 Because soda cans open inward, and bottles open outward...the straw would be hard-pressed to reliably pop out past the flap of metal compressed by the tab. The other problem is that some moron would open the can, chug the contents and sue Cokepsi Dew for umpty-millions of dollars for his stupidity... :) Because soda cans open inward, and bottles open outward…the straw would be hard-pressed to reliably pop out past the flap of metal compressed by the tab.

The other problem is that some moron would open the can, chug the contents and sue Cokepsi Dew for umpty-millions of dollars for his stupidity… :)

]]> By: Patrick http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1046968 Patrick Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:15:29 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/drinking-straw-pops-out-when-bottle-is-opened/#comment-1046968 I wonder why you don't see this in modern soda cans? I wonder why you don’t see this in modern soda cans?

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