Rice gets mushy because of starch + too much water + too much heat
Here is what happens ------
1. Rice has starch inside
2. When we cook rice , rice soaks water and starch swells up.
3. If we add too much water OR cook too long , the rice grains burst open.
4. Now the starch comes out and makes everything sticky and soft meaning rice gets mushy !!!
Basmati rice won't get mushy because it has less sticky starch !!!
Normal short rice gets mushy faster because it has more sticky starch !!!
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Question
Which creature has the densest fur of any mammal ??
1. Grizzly Bear
2. North American beaver
3. Polar bear
4. Sea otters
Answer
Sea utter has the densest fur of any mammal. About 1,50,000 per sq cm.
Why so dense ??
Unlike whales or seals, sea otters don't have BLUBBERS.
They live in freezing Pacific water. This ultra dense fur traps air.
Hence water never touches their skin.
It is their only way to stay warm !!!
They have to groom for everyday to keep that air trapped. If their fur gets dirty, they die of extreme cold !!!
We can't see ultraviolet ( UV ) light because lens of human eye acts as a physical filter that absorbs it before the light reaches retina.
The cells in retina can detect the light of wavelength about 400 - 700 nm but UV light is just 10 - 400 nm.
So our eye cells just don't react to this light !!!!
Lens of our eye absorbs UV light so that it can protect delicate retina from damage.
Some people who have got their eye lens removed in cataract surgery, can perceive UV light !!!
Bees, birds and some reptiles can detect UV light.
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Question
Which planet has shortest day ??
1. Jupiter
2. Neptune
3. Mars
4. Uranus
Answer
We will look at each planet given in options.
Uranus takes 17 hour and 14 minutes
Mars takes 24 hour 37 minutes
Neptune takes 16 hour 6 minutes
Jupiter takes 9 hours 56 minutes
Looking at the above chart, we can say it is
JUPITER !!!!
Why Jupiter spins so fast ??
Jupiter is a gas giant, not solid rock !!!
When it was formed from a huge cloud of gas and dust, it conserved angular momentum and kept spinning fast.
Because of this, we can see sunrise every 5 hours !!!
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Question
In which sport , you can score hole in one ?
1. Golf
2. Hockey
3. Cricket
4. Polo
Answer
Hole in one
When the ball is hit from the starting point ( tee ) and it directly goes into the hole.
In just ONE SHOT !!!
It is only possible in GOLF !!!
It is a very rare phenomenon.
It is possible only 1 in 12,500 chance !!!
Youngest player to achieve this is a 5 year old boy !!!
In recently concluded Asian games, India's Pranavi Aras had achieved gold medal for the first time !!!
