ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Coffee cup sleeve

Alright kiddo, when you have your hot chocolate or your mommy's coffee, have you ever noticed that the cup is very hot to the touch? That's because the hot drink inside warms up the cup, and the cup heats up the air around it. But we don't want our hands to get burned by the hot cup, right? That's where the coffee cup sleeve comes in!

The coffee cup sleeve is like a cozy for your cup! It's usually made of paper, and it's designed to fit snugly around your cup. When you slip the sleeve over your cup, it creates a little layer of air between your hand and the hot cup, so that you don't feel the heat!

The sleeve has these little ridges that help you grip your cup without slipping. It also usually has a design or a message on it, sometimes with the name of the coffee shop or the drink you ordered. It's kind of like a little decoration for your drink!

And the cool thing is, after you've finished your drink, you can just take off the sleeve, and it's recyclable! That means you can throw it in the bin and it'll be made into something new again.

So there you have it, kiddo! The coffee cup sleeve is like a little coat for your cup, to keep you from getting burned and to make your drink look cool.
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