"Matt Rosing" wrote in message
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I think he means, if the water flows vertically and there's space
between the straws and the side walls then the water will flow around
the straws. What I'm going to do (I bought 25000 straws yesterday for
$45!) is fill the entire space from wall to wall with straws so there'll
be no gap that needs to be filled in. I think it'll work because the
walls are vertical.
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If the water flows within AND around the straws...won't you double your
surface area?

BV.