WATCH: We've been using bendy straws wrong this whole time
This is mind-blowing...
Have you ever encountered a piece of information that blew your mind?
Imaging finding out you've been using a straw incorrectly your whole life.
Bendy straws are known for their flexibility and bending with ease while enjoying your favourite drink.
The bend helps people, especially kids, sip their drinks without creating a knot in the liquid flow. Adding these cuter-looking straws to your drink of choice has also become a trend.
We often find them in cocktails and children's juice boxes. One would assume they were made this way for convenience and ease of drinking, but we may be wrong.
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A woman took to social media to share how we are actually meant to use these straws.
We know plastic straws can be harmful to the environment, but for those who still swear by them, here's the right way to use a bendy straw.
Watch the video below from Instagram on how you are meant to use a bendy straw and enjoy your drink down to the last sip.
Using plastic straws adds to pollution and negatively impacts our oceans and ecosystems. It's best to switch to reusable straws or paper straws.
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