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A crocodile clip or alligator clip [1] is a plier-like spring-tensioned metal clip with elongated, serrated jaws that is used for creating a temporary electrical connection. This simple mechanical device gets its name from the resemblance of its serrated jaws to the toothed jaws of a crocodile or alligator .
Crocodile clip, or alligator clip, a temporary electrical connector; Hair clip, a device for holding hair together or attaching materials such as caps to the hair; Money clip, a device for storing cash and credit cards in a very compact fashion; Paper clip, a device for holding several sheets of paper together; Rail clip, a rail fastener
The triangular-looking alligator clip as we now know it was invented in the 1930's, and people in the USA started referring to that type of clip in particular as an alligator clip. Overseas in Europe, that same type of clip was referred to as a crocodile clip, and I don't think anyone at the company cared, or if this is just a quirk of how the ...
Florida honored the American alligator in 1987, but the Gators have titled the University of Florida's teams since 1911. In that year, a printer made a spur-of-the-moment decision to print an alligator emblem on a shipment of the schools football pennants; the mascot stuck, perhaps because the team captain's nickname was Gator. [108]
An all-white baby gator made history as “the rarest alligator in the world” when she squirmed out of her shell at a Florida wildlife park in 2023.
An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park. The 19.2-inch (49 cm) female slithered out of its shell and into the history books as one of a few known ...
The nearly three-minute video — set to the goofy Wii theme music — started with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appearing baffled that someone would even dare question Biden’s ...
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893. [3] It has 24 species of crocodilians , and also a variety of other reptiles , mammals and birds , as well as exhibits, animal performances and educational demonstrations.