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This is what it looks like to fall from space: 

And this is what the Lego version of that looks like:

So we didn't want to tell you this, but yeah, you've totally been using straws wrong all your life. Prepare to have your mind blown (this is right up there with how to eat a cupcake the right way): 

This is how you should never ever feed a crocodile if drinking out of straws is important to you: 

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Alexander Abad-Santos