Our Glass Straws are Unbreakable (on the moon)
There’s a theory out there that our glass straws are unbreakable (even though we say they are breakable), so I set out to discover once and for all who was right. My testing process was to drop glass straws on cement, granite, tile, and other really hard surfaces from counter-height. I was pleasantly surprised that the straws survived about 50% of the time, but sadly they also broke 50% of the time. This proved that they are durable and tough, but not unbreakable.
I didn’t see the purpose in attempting any other tests since I had already discovered that they were breakable, but I started to ponder something else: If our straws are made with the strongest commercially available glass and can still break, then why did NASA use this same glass on the space shuttle? I turned to Google and discovered that glass is as strong as steel on the moon! Aha!
So now I was willing to consider where this unbreakable theory came from and I was left with two possibilities: 1) Either the people with this unbreakable claim have paid big bucks to fly to the moon and just happen to take their Strawesomes with them, or 2) They are aliens that visit earth from time to time and loved our products so much they took them back as souvenirs. Either way, we are glad to be universally approved and need to consider that in our future expansion plan!
Back on earth, I want to reinforce with our gravity conscious customers that while on earth it is best to follow these guidelines to insure your straws stay “unbreakable”:
- Treat them like the glassware you drink from. Keep them from hitting cement, tile, granite, and other hard surfaces. There’s a good chance they will not survive if dropped on these.
- In the dishwasher, separate them from your silverware (give them their own compartment).
- After use, rinse and set your straw in a container until you either wash by hand or put in dishwasher, rather than setting it in the sink or laying it on the counter.
In summary, remember that our glass straws are virtually unbreakable…on the moon.
Happy sipping!
Brian
Name That Straw Contest
Submit a comment with a suggested name for the straw shown in the photo below to be eligible. We will pick a winner on Wednesday, August 29th. One entry per person.
swirley rose straw
Strawberry Blue Straw
The Flower twist
Sunrise or Mars Rising
I think that straw should be named Patriot!
Name That Straw: **FIRE & ICE**
Pick mine!!! That name suits it so well…. with the icy cool blues and fiery hot reds… yes! I’d buy it.
Can’t wait to receive my order!!!
Spring!
It’s so pretty. My entry is “saturn swirl”.
Ruby Has The Blues.
The Orbiter
Fire and Ice
The Swirl Stopper!
Red eye
meteor shower!
How about ‘Double Bubble Red’
Summer Berry
the perfect name will be galaxy !!!!!!
Velvet tornado!
Cosmic Swirl
Satellite Swirl
Lunar Orbit
“Over the Moon”
razz-ma-taz!
Swirling moons
Blue raspberry twist
Pretty as a Rose…
Spaceman’s Delight
mars space straw
This is tough–there are so many good ones already! I’ll say “Cinnamon with a Twist”.
Orbital
I have trained my husband to always leave an open compartment for our strawesomes.
Saturn rings!
Spring to Mars
Lunar Twist
to me it looks like The Garden of Eden strawsome
Cadet.
Buttoned Up
?
Galaxy Firestorm …. ?
Cherry, cherry blue
Cosmonaut!
pomegranate with a twist!
It looks like those little “Sqirmals” from when I was a kid…. The kind where you buy “as seen on tv”. So I say Sqirmal straw …
orbit
Cosmic blast
UFO twist
Vertigo
I prefer “Cranberry fun”.
Antony Prodzinski, Your name of “Vertigo” is the winner! We’ve emailed you for your address. Thanks to everyone for your suggestion!
Thank you. I didn’t receive your e-mail yet, so I will send you my address.