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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The paper cups have a wax or plastic lining that prevents liquids from soaking the paper.

Paper straws don’t have this lining and get saturated fairly quickly.

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