Tuesday 27 August 2019

It's the last straw ...

Wherever you turn these days there's somebody trying to save the planet by either re-cycling, or not using plastic, or being eco-friendly in some way or another. I guess it's OK if it makes them feel good and they don't interfere with my life.

The latest target to attack, I understand, are straws. You know, those long tubes you use to suck drinks from a bottle or milkshakes from a cup. I like it when they make that burping sound at the end when you finish your drink - don't you?

Apparently, the latest type of straws are made of plastic and this is bad for the environment. Millions and millions are used just the once and they end up in the sea and it is bad for the fish because they do not like straws. So I understand.

The previous kind of straws, made of paper, are just as bad because they too end up in the sea and they are bad for the fish because they don't like paper either.

Has anyone thought of taking all the fish out of the sea since they are the common problem here? But I digress.

So the search is on for a more eco-friendly straw.

I read somewhere that a man has invented a straw made of pasta. Basically, it is a long tube made of pasta instead of plastic or paper. I think the man is a Scotsman called Mc Aroni. Anyway, his idea did not catch on because you have first to grow the wheat, turn it to flour, make the pasta straw which is used once and thrown away. This is uneconomical and more wasteful than plastic or paper, since you could use the pasta straws to feed the poor instead.

I have thought hard about this and I think I have come up with an alternative to the straw as we know it.

Make straws out of re-cycled bricks!
It's simple - take a brick, make a hole through it, and you have a straw.

Actually, you make a number of holes through the brick length-wise. Say four rows of six holes each. Then cut the brick length-wise and you have twenty-four tubes made of brick.

They would be the right length to use in bottles and cups. They can be cleaned and re-cycled. They are too heavy to end up in the sea, and if they did they would be an amusing addition to all the rocks already there.

The brick straw made of re-cycled bricks can itself be re-cycled.

I wrote to a number of investors for financial backing to launch this new invention, but none have replied.

If any of you reading this wish to invest please send me an e-mail.

I would have liked to have given you my home address to write to but, sadly, I have no home. All the bricks in my house have been made into straws.

16 comments:

  1. Those investors are probably trying to come up with a way to swindle you out of this great idea!

    Loved the humor today Victor!!!

    God's Blessings ✝

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    1. It's a brilliant idea, Jan. No one seems interested.

      God bless.

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  2. … but do we really need straws?

    Coincidentally we watched Dragons Den recently and someone called Mr. Stroodles was on, he wanted money for his pasta straws …
    https://stroodles.co.uk/
    I don't think he got it …

    Enjoy your week Victor

    All the best Jan

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    1. I checked the website you mention, Jan. I would not have thought pasta straws would be economical. Think of the millions of straws used for milkshakes for instance? I don't think we really need straws anyway.

      Happy week. God bless.

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  3. "All the bricks have been turned into straws." Hilarious, Victor! But on a sober note, I read that a woman in England impaled her eye on a metal straw and died from injury to the brain. How tragic! I say just stick to the plastic.
    Blessings!

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    1. I've not heard of the metal straws, Martha. Rather dangerous I think. Brick straws are best. Does not affect the taste of the drink either.

      God bless you.

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  4. Oh Victor, I wish you could bottle your imagination! I'd certainly stand in line!
    Those metal straws that Martha refers to are all the rage here; me, I'm sticking to plastic.

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    1. Thank you for the kind compliment, Mevely. As I mentioned to Martha, I'd never heard of metal straws. I still prefer my idea though.

      God bless you, Mevely.

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  5. I had to look up pasta straws and its a real product. Crazy I say. Your idea is very heavy and no one wants to pick it up. :)

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    1. Yes it's true, Bill. Straws made of bricks would be heavy; but they are also longer lasting. Pity no one wants to invest.

      God bless you my friend. Keep smiling.

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  6. Funny, Victor. Have you seen the news report about all the pumice stones floating toward Australia? They are hoping they make it to the Great Barrier Reef to help with the ecological disaster going on there with its destruction. Mother Nature provided that! What IF--we could count on God to get us out of all of our messes??? NOVEL IDEA!
    Blessings, My Friend!

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    1. I've heard about the pumice stones, Lulu. Where did it come from? I'll check the news.

      God bless.

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  7. I carry a couple of extra plastic straws in my purse for when we go somewhere and they don't have them.
    I'll have to go check out those pasta straws! Never heard of them.

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    1. Forget the pasta straws, Happyone. Brick ones are better; and they can be cleaned and used several times. No need for you to buy plastic ones.

      God bless.

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  8. YES! YES! I would like to invest in brick straws. Why hasn't anyone thought of this wonderful idea before??

    😂

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    1. Hey that's great news, Sandi. Brick straws are the next best thing since sliced bread. We can also have sliced bricks to use as coasters for people to rest their bottles or glass. The possibilities are endless. The future is brick!!!

      God bless you, Sandi.

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