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  2. Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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    A drinking straw is a utensil that uses suction to carry the contents of a beverage to one's mouth. A straw is used by placing one end in the mouth and the other in a beverage. By applying suction with the mouth, the air pressure in the mouth drops, which causes atmospheric pressure to force the liquid through the straw and into the mouth.

  3. Poppy straw - Wikipedia

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    The field-dried leaves, stalk, and seed pod are then used in commercial manufacture of morphine or other poppy-alkaloid derived drugs, by first processing the material, separating the seeds, and then making concentrate of poppy straw [2] where no extraction using the traditional methods of latex extraction has been made. [3]

  4. Shimenawa - Wikipedia

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    After the Cannabis Control Act of 1948, when the growing of hemp was banned, [10] straw began to be used instead as the raw material of shimenawa. [11] During the process of production, the straw stems are harvested between 70 and 80 days of growth, as beyond this, the quality of the fibre decreases as the plant starts to produce its seeds. [11]

  5. Threshing - Wikipedia

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    The straw after being reaped was brought to this and combed through by hand, the heads being drawn off and afterwards threshed on the threshing floor by the flail. Much more recently, just such an implement, known as a "heckle", has been used for combing the bolls or heads off flax, or for straightening the fibre in the after-treatment. [5]

  6. TikToker issues warning about reusable water bottle straws ...

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    A skincare influencer has issued an important PSA for anyone who regularly drinks from reusable water bottles. The post TikToker issues warning about reusable water bottle straws after making a ...

  7. Environmental impact of paper straw production - Wikipedia

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    Paper straws are in demand as a sustainable alternative to plastic straws, and they are made by a different manufacturing process. Plastic straws are typically made from polypropylene, but paper straws are made from layers of food-grade paper bonded together with water-based or hot melt adhesives, using gum powder and packing materials.

  8. Talk:Drinking straw - Wikipedia

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    The Aardvark Straw company says that it is the original paper straw company. Kdammers 21:07, 30 July 2018 (UTC) That's nice for them. Are there any independent sources to verify this? Andy Dingley 21:31, 30 July 2018 (UTC) I don't know; that's why I put it on the talk page rather than modifying the entry.

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