More than
50 million people
watch the parade on
TV each Thanksgiving
.
Will you be among
them this year on
November 28
?parts of a float are
carved from Styrofoam.
Then they are sprayed
with a substance that
makes them hard, water-
resistant, and paintable.The base structure of a
float is made from
steel rods. On
this float, the
elephant’s
ears and head
were made from
aluminum because
it is lighter than
steel and easier to
move. On parade day,
people inside the
elephant moved it around
like a giant puppet.
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