I recently went to Texas on vacation. I stopped at a 7/11 on my way home and i found that they are selling aluminum straws for 99 cents. i picked one up and used it on the way home. seems like it could be useful.

Thanks better start calling around.

Lee

They make real good blow guns.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news -- But what do these straws turn into - crack pipes / meth pipes.

A lot of places won't allow their sale for that reason. Same with the mini-flowers in a glass tube, also an easy to make crack pipe.

Sadly, this is true... I have yet to buy one though, seems like a good addition to a B.O.B.

I'd known about the flower tube crack pipe - the aluminum straws are a new one for me, though they do sound handy for frozen drinks! They wont' collapse!

I was thinking the same thing about the metal straw & how it might be looked at. Unfortunatly people only seem to see the negative use of certain itmes & not the positive.
Be carefull using the straw on a very cold drink think Christmas Story. I've only frozen my toungue once where it started to bleed and that was from a popsicle.

How about stainless...

http://www.amazon.com/STAINLESS-WIDE-STR...0077&sr=8-3

Cool find, Bill! Stainless steel might be a better choice as it doesn't conduct heat/cold as well as aluminum.

-Blast

they do get pretty cold when used in a slushie. they make your lips feel chapped or a minor burning feeling. not enough to stop me but maybe not a good idea for cold environments. but a metal straw is useful, and can take my abuse much better than plastic. i had not thought of the illegal usages.