The metal straw is preserved and remains a famous medical specimen at the Anatomy and Pathology Museum at UC San Francisco.

  • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today
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    15 hours ago

    I see. Thanks for the detailed explanation!

    Just bought a mate gourd BTW. It’s kinda modernist (comes with a lid) but still has a bombilla, but since there’s no big mate culture in my country, I suppose that’s acceptable (there’s no risk of running into traditionalists here). Hopefully it still beats drinking mate from tea bags, which is what I’ve been doing so far.

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      We’re getting mates with lid here now, think they really made to drink wine, but I guess everyone use them without the lid because it would be impractical to get the lid of everything you’re going to pour water. I know it would get on my nerves quickly.