Metal vessels like Hydro Flask’s are everywhere, offering guilt-free hydration—and deep embarrassment when they crash to the floor

Heather Hoffmeyer with her Hydro Flask in class.

Photo: Heather Hoffmeyer

Heather Hoffmeyer aimed to keep a low profile on one of her first days of class this summer term at Butler University.

Instead, she started with a clang.

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