Reactions Science Videos | November 05, 2018
You may have heard that throwing rice at weddings will hurt wild birds. But we’re here to say that myth isn’t backed up by the science -- and we can prove it with chemistry.
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Is Throwing Rice at Weddings Bad for Birds?
Does Wedding Rice Really Make Birds Explode?
Bird seed mixtures
The Truth About Birds and Wedding Rice
A CLASSROOM EXERCISE FOR TESTING URBAN MYTH: Does Wedding Rice Cause Birds To Explode or Were Ann Landers, Martha Stewart & Bart Simpson Wrong?
Histological Structures of Cooked Rice Grain
Rice Science 101- An Introduction to Making Great Rice at Home
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