Bernoulli's principle states that fluids flow from high pressure to low pressure. When drinking from a straw, the higher air pressure pushing down on the surface of the drink forces the fluid up the straw where the pressure is lower. The principle also explains that as the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by that fluid decreases, so faster moving air above an object exerts less pressure and allows the object to be pushed up, while faster air below exerts greater pressure and pushes the object down.