Why do the paper cups that places like fast food restaurants not get soggy and weak like paper straws do?

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Why do the paper cups that places like fast food restaurants not get soggy and weak like paper straws do?

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They do get soggy, it just takes longer. As others have said there is a water repellent coating of some sort on the inside, usually wax. But eventually the water can leak through.

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