A French student is fined in Singapore after admitting to a viral social media prank involving a straw. Multiple outlets report that the 19-year-old, Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, attended a juice vending machine and licked a straw, then returned the straw to the machine. The action was recorded and posted online, where it circulated widely. According to court accounts cited by outlets, the video was later brought to broader attention after someone in his Instagram circle recorded it and forwarded the footage to media. In court on Thursday, Maximilien pleads guilty to one charge of public nuisance, with a second mischief-related charge taken into consideration, as reported by the South China Morning Post and The Independent. He receives a fine of S$600 (about US$465), the reports state. The Danish outlet also notes that the case includes potential further consequences for the defendant’s status in Singapore, as his right to remain there could be affected. The reports collectively describe the stunt as involving a single straw and emphasize the public nuisance outcome decided by the court.