The new edition of Cool Tools has a review the Hold-It, which is a kind of leash for the red plastic straw that comes with cans of WD-40. As you know, the straw is very important for directing the delightful-smelling WD-40 lubricant into tight spots. But the straws disappear faster than my father-in-law when the dinner check arrives. I wish there were a human sized Hold-It (five bucks per dozen) to secure him to the restaurant chair. (Maybe next time we go out to eat with him I can get my daughter to sneak under the table cable-tie his ankle to the leg of the chair.)
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Reader comment:Tyler Campbell says: "Another way to save straws is to cut them so they fit under the cap while still attached. Even though the straw is much shorter, it still shoots straight. That way you can leave them on all the time."
Reader comment: noahpoah says: "In response to Mark's (Mr. Frauenfelder's) recent post on WD-40, I thought I'd mention that WD-40 isn't technically a lubricant, it's made to prevent corrosion and/or degrease. WD stands for Water Dispersal, and 40 comes from the fact that it was the 40th formula they tried that finally worked. The provided link tells about the history of Water Dispersal 40."
Update: WD-40 has its own solution to the lost straw problem — the Smart Straw, which is a hinged cap that lets you spray through the straw or directly through the nozzle.
