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            A MAGIC TRICK (ALSO A JOKE!)

                  By Aadya Jajodia

 

First take anyone’s hand and say, “Do you have .. a mother, father, cousin, sister, brother?” As you say each person’s name, bend one finger down from the joint. After all five are done, all your fingers will be bent around your palm. Then you can say “Why are you BEGGING” because all your fingers are down, and that’s how beggars beg ! And you can tease the person on whom you have performed this magic trick !

 

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Joker Jump

A magic trick by

Aadya Jajodiya

 

This is a magic trick that I am going to show you, and you may also try it.

First take 3 cards and keep 1 aside. Take a rubber band and put it around the remaining two cards. Now take the card that you put away, and push it between the other two so it can’t be seen. Then push the two cards, and out comes the joker!
 
 

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Here's a magic trick that breaks the law of gravity ! You can lay a round container on its side so that it will roll uphill. How do you think this trick is done?
 
Tape a weight (like a roll of coins) to the inside of a container as shown. Hold the container so that the weight is high above the centre and a little towards the uphill side.
 
Then let go of the container - and it will roll uphill !!
 
How does it work? Gravity pulls down harder on the heavy weight than on the light container. That makes the container roll uphill
 
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                            THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  
                            By VEDANT PARIKH
 
 
                           There are 10 planets.
                           Their names are
                                 Mercury
                                 Venus
                                 Earth
                                 Mars
                                Jupiter
                                Saturn
                                Uranus
                                Neptune
                                Pluto
                                Sedna
 
Of all these 10 planets earth is the only planet which has life on it.
 
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                        EARTH

 

Colour: Blue and white

 

Time for revolution: 365 days

 

Time for rotation: 24 hours

 

Surface: Solid rocky surface and soft inner core

 

Atmosphere: A layer of gases

 

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                        VENUS

 

Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty

 

Colour: orange

 

Time taken for revolution: 225 earth days

 

Time taken for rotation: 243 earth days

 

Surface: Plains, mountains, canyons and valleys

 

Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide, water vapour

 

Comparison with Earth: Earth’s twin in size

 

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                     MERCURY

 

Named after the messenger of God.

 

Colour – grey.

 

Time taken for revolution – 88 Earth days

 

Time taken for rotation – 59 Earth days

 

Surface – broad, flat plains, steep cliffs and deep craters

 

Atmosphere – gas, and very hot

 

Comparison with Earth – 1/3 that of the Earth.

 

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Fashion is not only for people, it can be for toys such as Barbie dolls etc. All this is fashion. We think Japanese and Chinese clothes are funny but for them, that is fashion. Models and actresses are all dressed nicely and they wear fashionable jewellery. I would like to be an actress too, wouldn’t you?

 

In olden days fashions were different. Dresses and T-shirts were not short; there were simple clothes in those times like ghagras, churidars etc. And nowadays there is fashion in so many things like cars, birthday cards and stuff like that. Cameras and watches can also be fashionable.

 

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Fashion is done by all, young and old. We find out what's in fashion by watching fashion shows and seeing film personalities dress up. When something is fashionable for a short time only, we call it a "Fad".
 
I love dressing up fashionably. For me, fashion is short clothes.
 
I like a bikini because as I just said, short clothes, for me, is Fashion. And the bikini which I have has lovely designs on it and I love wearing it because it is my best dress.
 
And what's your favourite dress?

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