Plastic straws are pretty much the best straws. The fiber reinforced plastic in modern high quality (hilti, dewalt, milwaukee) cordless drills is hard to beat. Sure the aluminum ones were indestructible, but if you're on a ladder all day working with it the light weight more than makes up for it. I've never seen one break before all the other component become trash first. You could drop them from a height and break them, but the aluminum ones would break from that as well. Hard hats and helmets made from plastic are superior in my opinion. Same with safety glasses.