have salt glands on their tongue, the excess salt in food and water leaves their body through these glands. Alligators are shy animals and avoid humans, unlike crocodiles

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Q: What do wounded alligators drink? A: Gatorade

Q: What happens when an alligator drives a boat? A: He becomes a navigator

AMUSING NEWS

Alligators are Taking Over South Florida

The state of Florida is known for its swamps and marshes and especially its massive gators! Finding alligators in public urban spaces has become so common that people are surprised when they DON'T nd an alligator lounging in their pool after they return from long vacations!

CASA & ASA Discoveries and Inventions

Who invented the television?

Have you ever wondered about life without television? What if you cannot watch any of your favourite shows- only listen to the radio for some entertainment! We should be thankful to Philo Farnsworth for inventing the rst all-electronic television. Philo was always intrigued by machines. When he was still a kid, scientists were talking about inventing a ‘television’; a machine which will have sound and moving pictures. He had the idea of how to invent such a machine- he knew he had to break images into parallel lines of light, capture them, transmit them as electrons and then reassemble them for people to watch. But he did not have the resources or money. Philo went on to work as a radio mechanic but dreamt of inventing the TV. It was when he was in California, he discussed this idea with few businessmen who invested money and after years of failed attempts, Philo nally invented the rst all-electronic television set. He broadto form Edison-Swan united, which casted the image of his wife, the motivation behind his invention on 25th August, 1934. John Logie Baird is the person who is given credit for inventing the television for the very rst time. He experimented in an attic room in London for years until he succeeded in transmitting an old, moving, grayscale image of a talking ventriloquist dummy on a screen in 1925. He called it ‘the Televisor’. By 1930, Baird had managed to develop a system to broadcast simultaneous sound with the images. Baird’s television was mechanical in design. The transmission composed of as less as 30 parallel lines compared to the many pixels we have today. It resulted in small, fuzzy images on the screen. But the television was here to stay. It gained popularity among scientists and investors and improvements started happening in a fast paced manner.

einstien iyengar Awesome Science Tricks comic story

The children liked Einstein’s trick so much that they wanted more. So, Einstein agreed to show a couple of more tricks.

Nitin handed a peeled boiled egg to Eeshan. Eeshan set a piece of paper on fire and dropped it in a glass bottle with a small mouth. He fit the egg on the mouth of the bottle and said, “Now watch what happens to the egg!”

Eeshan said, “The pressure inside the bottle changes with the changing temperature. When I closed the mouth of the bottle with the egg, the volume of air could not be changed inside the bottle. When I heated the constant volume of air, the pressure increased. The higher pressure inside sucked the egg inside and it fell.”

Eeshan continued, “Can you penetrate this apple with this straw you are drinking your fruit juice from?”

“Science can make it happen,” said Eeshan. Eeshan held the plastic straw up in the air, and closed one of its ends with his thumb. Nitin placed the apple on the table carefully on a piece of paper. Without touching the apple Eeshan thrust the straw inside the apple easily and the straw went through the apple.

Eeshan explained, “This trick comes with practice. It is important to hold the straw right and close it at one end with the thumb. When I do that the air gets trapped in the straw and creates a pressure inside the straw. With the force the straw is able to penetrate the apple.”

Complete the Story... I was dozing o in the sun one afternoon, on the banks of a marshy river, when I heard a little thud. I slowly opened my eyes and saw a bright yellow fruit lying a foot away, looking ripe and delicious. Now us alligators aren't well known for it, but we do love our fruit. After I took a bite of this fruit I knew I needed more, but where had it come from?

with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know? fun facts

Facts About Alligators Alligators can be described as ‘living fossils’ as they have been living on the Earth for millions of years. Damaged bones suggest that dinosaurs were a regular part of the ancient alligator's diet. The pressure exerted when an alligator bites down equals the weight of a small pick up truck. An adult human can hold the jaws of an alligator shut with their bare hands as the muscles used to open the jaw are much weaker. An alligator can go through over 2,000 teeth in its lifetime.

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