{"id":30028,"date":"2023-01-13T19:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/do-metal-straws-make-drinks-colder-lifesavvy\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T19:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:15:43","slug":"do-metal-straws-make-drinks-colder-lifesavvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/do-metal-straws-make-drinks-colder-lifesavvy\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Metal Straws Make Drinks Colder? \u2013 LifeSavvy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019ve decided you\u2019re done with plastic straws, you might have already made the jump to a metal straw. In doing so, you could have discovered your drink seems a bit colder when sipped.<\/p>\n

So does a metal straw make drinks colder?<\/p>\n

No, your straw isn\u2019t magically making your drink colder, but it is making it\u00a0seem<\/em> colder. Honestly, isn\u2019t perception enough when it comes to your beverage experience? Okay, probably not, but it\u2019s still nice.<\/p>\n

But if it\u2019s not actually colder, why it seems that way? That\u2019s all to do with metal\u2019s conductivity<\/a>. When you draw an ice-cold beverage through a metal straw<\/a>, the straw itself retains some of the cold. While it won\u2019t keep the chill forever, it will last longer than a plastic straw and likely through each sip. This means each time you drink your beverage, it isn\u2019t being incrementally warmed by a plastic straw and is instead remaining at or near the icy temperature it is in your glass.<\/p>\n

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Sure, your iced coffee or Diet Coke<\/a> is still the same temperature overall, but it seems colder because you\u2019re now sipping it through a chilled straw. You didn\u2019t even need to stick it in the freezer beforehand!<\/p>\n

But before you go out and purchase a pack of 40 metal straws, we do have a bit of a safety warning. Metal straws can be dangerous, particularly for children. A child in\u00a0East Moriches, New York had his right carotid artery pierced<\/a> after falling while drinking from a metal straw that went through his throat. A woman in England actually lost her life after being impaled by a straw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the metal straw might be seemingly better for the environment, they\u2019re not your best choice if you have children, and even adults should be cautious when drinking through one.<\/p>\n

But if you just love how cold your drinks seem now and are fine with being careful, go ahead and grab a pack of metal straws.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n