Whenever I go to Starbucks and order tea. I always order some ice water as well. That way, while the tea is steeping I can drink some water.
But sometimes if you order a large tea with two teabags in it, one of the strings may fall in the water and you don’t want to burn your fingers to take the tea bag out.
So all you have to do, in order to remove the hot tea bag, you just pop the lid on the ice water and dip your fingers into it for 1 second. Then immediately grab the tea bag that is floating at the top. You should be able to snatch the tea bag without burning your fingers. This is because the hot water of the tea has to warm the cold water of the ice water before it burns your fingers.
DISCLAIMER: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you are very slow and aren’t fast enough to grab the tea bag this way just use a spoon or fork or one of those wooden stick things to get the teabag out. Try not to burn yourself.
-Tyler