{"content":[{"text":"SPLENDID STRAWS","bbox":{"left":0.390975,"top":0.091472,"width":0.218003,"height":0.019631999999999997}},{"text":"Arvind Gupta","bbox":{"left":0.436664,"top":0.12723,"width":0.12663300000000005,"height":0.01963200000000001}},{"text":"A drinking straw is a short tube intended for transferring a beverage from its \n container to a person’s mouth by use of suction. The earliest drinking straws were \n hollow stems of grass, literally made of straw.","bbox":{"left":0.117641,"top":0.168142,"width":0.7498009999999999,"height":0.060237999999999986}},{"text":"In 1888, Marvin Stone patented the spiral winding process to manufacture the first \n paper drinking straws. Stone made his prototype straw by winding strips of paper \n around a pencil and gluing it together. He then made paraffin-coated Manila paper, \n so the straws did not become soggy while someone was drinking. Marvin Stone \n decided the ideal straw was 8 1/2-inches long with a diameter just wide enough to \n prevent things like lemon seeds from being lodged in the tube.","bbox":{"left":0.117641,"top":0.246928,"width":0.759888,"height":0.13644899999999996}},{"text":"Early paper straws had a narrow bore and it was common to use two of them, to \n reduce the effort needed to take each sip. Modern plastic straws are made with a \n larger bore, and only one is needed for ease of drinking. A bendable straw or \n \"bendy straw\" has a concertina type hinge near the top for convenience. This \n variation was invented by Joseph Friedman in 1937","bbox":{"left":0.117643,"top":0.404805,"width":0.733724,"height":0.10084500000000002}},{"text":"One particular advantage of using straws when drinking is the reduction of tooth \n decay. Many soft drinks have acidic properties, and using a straw reduces the \n liquid contact with the teeth, reducing tooth decay and the risk of cavities","bbox":{"left":0.117643,"top":0.52405,"width":0.737168,"height":0.060238000000000014}},{"text":"Being commonplace straws have become indispensable in science activities. Here \n are some multifarious uses of straws.","bbox":{"left":0.117643,"top":0.602835,"width":0.7498130000000001,"height":0.04296599999999995}},{"text":"STRAW FLUTE","bbox":{"left":0.314704,"top":0.662381,"width":0.16585000000000005,"height":0.019631999999999983}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.117641,"top":0.792427,"width":0.55,"height":0.031515},{"left":0.135289,"top":0.745004,"width":0.501176,"height":0.047273},{"left":0.692549,"top":0.635155,"width":0.249804,"height":0.202273}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.117641,"top":0.792427,"width":0.55,"height":0.031515},{"left":0.135289,"top":0.745004,"width":0.501176,"height":0.047273},{"left":0.692549,"top":0.635155,"width":0.249804,"height":0.202273}]}