2007-12-03 23:47:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
There was an article on yahoo just this morning. They assumed Santa had to visit 2.5 billion homes to reach every child, regardless of faith, and that he would travel against the rotation of the Earth, giving him 48 hours. If those were both correct, they allowed 3.4 nanoseconds for each home. Others estimated that with the wind resistence of the sleigh, he would burst into flames within a second. I think there's more to it than that, though--he has to have a little magic to help him. Maybe he can be in several places at once? After all God is everywhere--maybe He lends Santa a little help.
2007-12-04 00:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hey thats a question in Yahoo News. Cheater!
Christmas is hectic for all but particularly for Santa, who must live in Kyrgyzstan and make his rounds at lightning speed if he is to deliver gifts to all the world's children on time, a Swedish consultancy has concluded.
Between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Santa Claus's route around the planet includes stops at 2.5 billion homes, assuming that children of all religions receive a present from the jolly man in the red suit, Anders Larsson of the engineering consultancy Sweco told AFP.
"We estimated that there are 48 people per square kilometer (120 per square mile) on Earth, and 20 metres (66 feet) between each home. So if Santa leaves from Kyrgyzstan and travels against the Earth's rotation he has 48 hours to deliver all the presents," he said.
Father Christmas has long been believed to reside at the North Pole, although a number of northern towns, including Finnish Rovaniemi, claim to be his true home.
But Sweco's report on Santa's most efficient route -- which takes into account factors like geographic density and the fewest detours -- shows that he wouldn't be able to make his round-the-world trip from there in time.
"He has 34 microseconds at each stop" to slide down the chimney, drop off the presents, nibble on his cookies and milk and hop back on his sleigh, Larsson said.
Santa's reindeer must travel at a speed of 5,800 kilometers (3,604 miles) per second to make the trip on time.
Another report circulating on the Internet suggested however that Santa's sleigh, weighed down with presents and travelling at supersonic speed, would encounter such massive air resistance that the entire contraption would burst into flames and be vaporised within 4.26 thousandths of a second.
2007-12-03 23:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by Rock'n'Roll 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quote: "He has 34 microseconds at each stop" to slide down the chimney, drop off the presents, nibble on his cookies and milk and hop back on his sleigh, Larsson said.
Santa's reindeer must travel at a speed of 5,800 kilometers (3,604 miles) per second to make the trip on time.
2007-12-03 23:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This year he can take his time, because Mrs Claus gave him a time dilation device last Christmas.
2007-12-04 00:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by Cheryl M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somewhere?...Ive seen a similiar question to this...it was how long would it take to do it?...something like 15 months?...anyway santa claus is a women so she'll sub-contract the work out!...what man do you know?...that will give up a nights drinking?/ answer letters on time?/wrap presents?/work to a deadline?... and look good in a red suit trimmed with fur?...And dont say Steve Allen!...
2007-12-04 00:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by djave djarvoo 'djas originel 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
well he delivers a gift to each house every 0.000024 microseconds apparently, so pretty flippin fast
2007-12-03 23:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speed of light, faster then a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings...Waite, that's Superman.
2007-12-03 23:51:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
everyone knows santa stops time!
2007-12-04 01:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by dancing queen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faster than the speed of light!!
I bet he has clones of himself to help out. lol!
2007-12-04 00:04:00 · answer #9 · answered by That Atheist chick 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Faster than the speed of light!!!
2007-12-03 23:51:13 · answer #10 · answered by lady_gertie02 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋