Can you solve it? How to have fun with straws

Using a fourth straw, can you find a way to lift all the straws off the table? You are allowed to hold the fourth straw, but only the fourth straw is allowed to touch any of the other straws. Using only the three straws, can you find a way to balance a fourth glass on the straws between the three glasses? The straws are not allowed to touch the table, and you cannot move the positions of the glasses. Each of these squares must consist of four straws, and there must be no extraneous straws left that are not part of one of these squares.