Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Super glue is an acrylic resin (artificial gum) made from chemicals obtained from petroleum. When exposed to moisture the small, loosely-bound molecules in this resin join to form long, tight chains. This enables it to harden instantly, a process known as “polymerisation”.
Inside the tube, an acid prevents the glue from hardening. But the moment it touches any surface, moisture in the air makes the gum polymerise. You must be careful not to drop the glue on your fingers, as it bonds with skin easily.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
K. M Munshi Marg,
Chowpatty, Mumbai - 400 007
email : editor@dimdima.com
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505, Sane Guruji Marg,
Tardeo, Mumbai - 400 034
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.