The sky turned a pastel pink as the Discovery Channel's summer special drew to a close. I stared fixated as the hippopotamus roamed across the yellowing grass, chewing apples from the trees above. The familiar closing tone rang through the boxed television's speakers, and a commercial started without hesitance. There had only been enough time for a neon train to flash across the screen before I hurriedley switched the output to that of my Nintendo 64. I loaded up Banjo Kazooie, then sat back, enjoying the warm summer breeze filtering through the window.
When you compress something you are pushing it into a smaller space. When something contracts, it gets smaller. An example of contraction is when the volume of a mass of water gets smaller as it cools.
