Niagara Falls for Kids - By CrashCourse
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| 00:0-1 | in this video , we are going to see a | |
| 00:01 | lot of water , a lot of water . Hmm | |
| 00:09 | , I wonder why . Oh yeah , because we | |
| 00:13 | are learning about a special place called Niagara Falls . | |
| 00:17 | It is not only a beautiful and fascinating place to | |
| 00:21 | visit and see , it is also a wonderful source | |
| 00:24 | of power and generates electricity for both the United States | |
| 00:29 | and Canada . So what exactly is Niagara Falls ? | |
| 00:35 | Well , it is a group of three waterfalls on | |
| 00:38 | the border of the United States and Canada here , | |
| 00:42 | we'll show you on the map . Niagara Falls is | |
| 00:44 | right here on the map , on the border of | |
| 00:47 | Canada and the United States . One of the falls | |
| 00:51 | is mostly in Canada . The other two are in | |
| 00:54 | the United States . The biggest waterfall of the three | |
| 01:00 | is called Horseshoe Falls or Canadian Falls , depending on | |
| 01:03 | who you ask , it is called horseshoe Falls because | |
| 01:06 | of its shape . It looks like a horseshoe . | |
| 01:09 | Many people also call it Canadian Falls because most of | |
| 01:13 | it is in Canada . Now , horseshoe falls is | |
| 01:16 | huge . Okay , it is 2590 ft wide with | |
| 01:22 | a drop of 187 ft . Horseshoe falls isn't just | |
| 01:26 | big , it is powerful . In fact , horseshoe | |
| 01:29 | falls is the most powerful waterfall in all of north | |
| 01:34 | America , you can see the power of horseshoe falls | |
| 01:40 | by seeing just how much missed is generated by the | |
| 01:44 | falls . So much missed . The other two waterfalls | |
| 01:51 | are american falls and bridal veil falls . Both of | |
| 01:55 | them are on the United States side , they are | |
| 01:58 | much smaller than horseshoe falls . American Falls is the | |
| 02:02 | largest of the two and is called american Falls because | |
| 02:05 | it is on the american side of the border , | |
| 02:08 | bridal veil falls is the smallest of all and is | |
| 02:11 | called bridal veil falls because it looks like the veil | |
| 02:15 | that a bride wears at a wedding . Now , | |
| 02:20 | here is a super easy fact to remember the waterfalls | |
| 02:24 | are on the Niagara River . Okay , Niagara Falls | |
| 02:29 | , Niagara River . Alright , real easy , really | |
| 02:32 | simple . Okay , share that fact with your friends | |
| 02:36 | . Okay , now catch this . If you ever | |
| 02:38 | visit , you can ride on a boat on the | |
| 02:41 | Niagara River and see the falls up close , everyone | |
| 02:45 | has to wear a poncho because you'll get wet . | |
| 02:48 | The amount of mist that comes from the falls is | |
| 02:51 | amazing . Speaking of visiting , did you know over | |
| 02:57 | 30 million people visit Niagara falls every year . It | |
| 03:02 | is one of the most inspiring natural wonders in the | |
| 03:06 | world Now through the years , not everyone has come | |
| 03:11 | just to visit . Okay , for example , 11 | |
| 03:15 | people have walked a tightrope across Niagara falls . Tightrope | |
| 03:20 | walking is when someone walks across a very thin rope | |
| 03:23 | , it requires amazing balance and focus . A man | |
| 03:27 | named Charles blondin is pictured here walking a tightrope across | |
| 03:32 | Niagara Falls while carrying his manager on his back . | |
| 03:37 | Can you imagine being that guy , thankfully Charles Blondin | |
| 03:41 | and his manager made it across safely , Charles blondin | |
| 03:45 | walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope many times . | |
| 03:51 | Yeah . One lady named Annie Edson Taylor also did | |
| 03:56 | something dangerous with the falls in 1901 . You can | |
| 03:59 | see her pictured here , she got in a barrel | |
| 04:02 | and rode down the falls . That's right . She | |
| 04:06 | was the first person to do that and she survived | |
| 04:09 | . Although she did get hurt . If you visit | |
| 04:15 | the falls , just look at the falls . Okay | |
| 04:18 | , They are beautiful . Just look at them and | |
| 04:21 | if you think they look beautiful during the day , | |
| 04:24 | they are lit at night . Those are led lights | |
| 04:27 | and they look almost magical . Wow , Niagara Falls | |
| 04:31 | . Okay . Yeah . This guy isn't allowed to | |
| 04:34 | visit Niagara Falls . It's for your safety . Okay | |
| 04:38 | ? You just shouldn't go . You'd be tempted unless | |
| 04:41 | if you promise just to look at them like everyone | |
| 04:44 | else . All right , okay . We have one | |
| 04:47 | more fact about Niagara Falls to share with you something | |
| 04:51 | we referenced at the beginning of the video , Niagara | |
| 04:54 | Falls generates a lot of electricity . The type of | |
| 05:01 | power generated by Niagara Falls is called Hydro electricity . | |
| 05:06 | That's a fancy name . Hydro electricity . The fast | |
| 05:10 | movement of the water allows the generators at the plants | |
| 05:14 | to make electricity . Hydro electricity is electricity that is | |
| 05:19 | powered by water . Niagara Falls a beautiful place , | |
| 05:25 | an incredible natural wonder and also a source of energy | |
| 05:28 | and electricity to the surrounding areas . Special thanks to | |
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| 05:49 | . As always , you are awesome . Thanks for | |
| 05:53 | learning with us . |
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