Unlike normal cups, when drinking from a container with a straw through a sealed top there's no entrance for air to replace the volume of the drink. Depending on the materials involved, this may crumple the container, make it impossible to drink, or cause seemingly illogical leaks.
This is why any half-decent water bottle will have a secondary air hole opposite the straw side. Disposable drinks however, especially the type with a plastic film seal that's meant to be pierced with a straw, often don't. So if you're drinking from those, make a habit of poking a small secondary hole or widening the main straw hole slightly so air has room to escape.
Doesn't come up often, but has saved me from more than a few spills and stains.
- Rew
Nightly Notes
I'm doing so much writing recently I'm starting to wonder if I should work on my typing speed again. Counting up the expected wordcount of things I need to draft and dividing it by my wpm is getting concerningly high compared to the time available.
I'm feeling good about writing right now though, might even pick up a new personal project if I can find the time. Building the habit everyday has done wonders for what I think the cost of writing is.
- Rew