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Will you be able to drink water in space using a straw?

Why or why not?

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Dear Student
No.
Because when you drink through a straw you are not actually sucking the liquid up.
You are creating a low pressure area inside the straw and the liquid is forced up from the outside high air pressure into the low air pressure area inside the straw.
Since there is no air in space. Drinking through a straw is impossible.
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