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Santa Claus: A Scientific Perspective

How does he do it?

There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa supposedly does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the Population Reference Bureau). At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per house hold, that comes to 108 million homes, presuming that there is at least one good child in each.

Santa has about 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with a good child, Santa has around 1/1000th of a second to park the sleigh, hop out, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left for him, get back up the chimney, jump into the sleigh and get on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 108 million stops is evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but will accept for the purposes of our calculations), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per household; a total trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting bathroom stops or breaks. This means Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second -- 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second, and a conventional Reindeer can run (at best) 15 miles per hour.

The payload of the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized Lego set (two pounds), the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousand tons, not counting Santa himself. On land, a conventional Reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that the "flying" Reindeer could pull ten times the normal amount, the job can't be done with eight or even nine of them -- Santa would need 360,000 of them. This increases the payload, not counting the weight of the sleigh, another 54,000 tons, or roughly seven times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth (the ship, not the monarch).

600,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second crates enormous air resistance -- this would heat up the Reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft re-entering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of Reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the Reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire Reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip. Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be subjected to forces of 17,500 g's. A 250 pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of the sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force, instantly crushing his bones and organs and reducing him to a quivering blob of pink goo.

Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's dead now.

J.B. Lewis

]]> !walrusdealer http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8947533/ http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8947533/ Fri, 02 Jun 2006 06:16:03 PDT [] I'm afraid of the dark all the time or sometimes
[] I'm afraid of facing my back to open doors at night.
[] I am bisexual.
[x] I believe in true love
[x] I've run away from home (When i was about 7.. I got about 3 blocks b4 i got bored)
[x] I listen to political music.(most music has a political theme behind it if u look hard enough)
[x] I collect comic books
[] I shut others out when I'm sad.
[x] I can come up to others easily.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[x I watch the news, some of the time.
[] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I love Disney movies.
[x] I am a sucker for green eyes. (and blue... and brown... eyes in general are guud)
[] I don't kill bugs. (mmm spiders only)
[x] I curse once in awhile
[x] I have (had) "x"s in my screen name
[x] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation
[] I love Spam. Ahhh evil of the world
[x] I bake well. Mmm pizza....
[] I have worn pajamas to class
[] I have owned something from Abercrombie
[x] I have (had) a job. Once at a chinese store. NEVA again
[] I love Dr. Phil
[] I like someone.
[x] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS. Always to fetsy
[x] I am self-conscious. Or I assume I am if I get a haircut for the semi
[x] I love to laugh.
[x] I have tried alcohol
[] I drink alcohol on a regular basis.
[] I have tried a cigarette. Pet hate.
[] I have smoked a pack in one day.
[] I loved Lord of the Flies. Very disturbing movie... Almost as bad as the preschoolers up in north queensland..... almost
[x] I have cough drops when I'm not sick. mmmm butter menthol
[] I can't swallow pills
[x] I have a few scars.
[x] I've been out of this country.
[] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I love chocolate.
[] I bite (or did bite) my nails. (Never... hate with a passion!)
[] I am not comfortable with being me.
[x] I play computer games when I'm bored (not any more but I can usually find something else now).
[x] Gotten lost in the city.
[x] Seen a shooting star
[x] Had a serious surgery. Mmmm all involving a 10 year old having a tanrum, a block of wood, my head and about 6 stitches... I consider it serious anyway
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas. Yup rode down to the shops to grab some movies
[x] Have kissed a stranger. Just a peck on the cheek
[x] Hugged a stranger. They had an awesome jacket, they deserved one
[] Been in a bloody fist fight with someone of the same sex.
[] Been in a fist fight.
[] Been arrested.
[x] Laughed and had some type of beverage come out of your nose.
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[] Made out in an elevator. Just starting on solid ground would be fine lol
[x] Swore at your parents... O yes, the joys of grounding..... Never while they were in the same room
[] Kicked a guy where it hurts on purpose.
[] Been skydiving.
[] Been bungee jumping.
[x] Gotten stitches.
[x] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour. (so long as a gallon is under 3 litres)
[x] Bitten someone (and been bitten multiple times in return)
[] Been to Niagara Falls.
[] Gotten the chicken pox
[] Crashed into a car.
[] been to Japan
[x] Ridden in a taxi.
[x] Shoplifted (oooo the guilt a 10 year old can experience)
[] Been fired.
[x] Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[] Stole something from your job.
[] Gone on a blind date.
[] Had a crush on a teacher/coach.
[] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[] Been to Europe
[] Hooked up with a co-worker.
[] Been married.
[] Gotten divorced.
[] Saw someone die.
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day. hmmm Sydney to Brissie more than 400 miles?
[] Been to Canada.
[x] Been On A Plane.
[x] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[] Thrown up in a bar.
[x] Eaten sushi.
[x] Been snowboarding.
[x] Been skiing.
[x] Been ice skating.
[x] Cried in public (Deaths are not hapy times)
[x] Walked... ]]> !walrusdealer http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8526859/ http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8526859/ Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:41:07 PDT He wrote a poem
And he called it “Chops”
Because that was the name of his dog
And that’s what it was about
And his teacher gave him an A
And a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
And read it to his aunts
That was the year Father Tracy
Took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
With tiny toe nails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X’s
And he had to ask his father what the X’s meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it

Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
He wrote a poem
And he called it “Autumn”
Because that was the name of the season
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
And asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
Because of the new paint
And the kids told him
Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left the butts in the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
The was the year his sister got glasses
With thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed at him
When he asked her to go to Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
His mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him in bed at night
And his father got mad
When he cried for him to do it

Once on a paper torn from his notebook
He wrote a poem
And he called it “Innocence: A Question”
Because that was the question about his girl
And that’s what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
And a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
Because he never showed her
That was the year Father Tracy died
And he forgot how the end
Of the Apostle’s Creed went
And he caught his sister
Making out on the front porch
And his mother and father never kissed
Or even talked
And the girl around the corner
Wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
But he kissed her anyway
Because that was the thing to do
And at three A.M. he tucked himself into bed
His father snoring soundly

That’s why on the back of a brown paper bag
He tried another poem
And he called it “Absolutely Nothing”
Because that’s what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
And a slash on each damned wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
Because this time he didn’t think
He could reach the kitchen

Written by: Dr. Earl Reum
Featured in the book "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" by Steven Chabosky
Probably one of the greatest, most intimate books I've ever read. ]]> !walrusdealer http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8526833/ http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8526833/ Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:35:09 PDT On Saturday I'm going to Supanova (basically anime fest) and so I decided to do a bit of experimenting with my art and try a bit of movie making (editing scenes from shows and then overlaying a song on top). I've been working on one for Naruto for a while now, and I think its probably my best one so far (I've done a couple of DBZ before this, but havent posted them). Now I'm trying to figure out how to add a preloader to a .wmv file without converting to flash.... but I'll see what happens.
I'm very happy with it though, it should be up in a couple of days.
After that I will be working on some others, maybe some FMA, Trigun, and of course Cowboy Bebop
Thankyou to everyone who's visited my page, and commented and/or d my work, it means the world to me ]]> !walrusdealer http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8251634/ http://walrusdealer.deviantart.com/journal/8251634/ Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:09:12 PST !!!!
I would just like to say a BBBBIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGG thankyou to everyone who has d and commented on all mi works, it means ALOT to me
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~About You~

1. Name: Jack
2. Nicknames? Jackalicious (inside nickanme) Jak, J.
3. Age: 15
4. Gender: Male
5. Occupation: Student, daydreamer, artist on a good day
6. Love: Animals, fire, icecream on the beach
7. Currently Feeling: I could write it down but.... it would take up several pages
8. Favorite Color(s): Red, Blue, Green, Mauve
9. Favorite Animal(s): Foxes.... *stupid like a fox! XD*
10. Obsessions: Comics, Old style rock music, Anime of any sort
11. Any Addictions: Food in general, awesome friends
12. Done Any Drugs: Panadol once
13. Are You a Drinker: I drink water..... juice..... ketchup... soysauce.... the usual
14. Have Any Kids: Lots, if you hug at my school you get pregnant so I'm up to about..... 15 so far
15. Got Any Pets: Ozziiiiiiiiiiiiiie!!!!!!! Puppy

~Do You~

16. Enjoy Talking in a Fake Accent: Sometimes while ordering in the city, depending on if I'm tired or not, but otherwise no
17. Leave Odd/Funny Messages on Your Answering Machiene: If I had one: "Hello, this is not Jack. This is not even Jacks answering machine. This is the machine that takes messages when the other machine taking mesages for Jack is broken, which it is."
18. Enjoy Going on the Computer: Love it
19. Have a Sibbling(s): 2 sister *crawls into corner sobbing* 2!!!!!
20. Own Something Most People Don't: A shiny bowling ball
21. Hate the Radio: Are you kidding? It keeps me sane on those long 4 hour trips.... I just ahte ads
22. Hate This Quiz: Yes, I hate it sooooo mcu hthat I'm doing it
23. Know That the Squirrels are Going to Take Over the World: Dont believe it? Checkout foamy! [link]
24. Like the Chicken Dance: Thats the kind of thing mum would try and make me do when I was like 4..... *shudder*
25. Know How To Sing Well: I know how to..... I just choose to ignore that knowledge

~Which is Better?~

26. Coke or Pepsi: Ummmm I'm going to have to go with Pepsi, because Coke is all that the school ever sells
27. Older Sibblings or Younger Sibblings: I have 2 younger...... WHY???!!!!
28. Loud Music or Quiet Music: Depens on the time, relaxing: LOUD! Studying: Quiet
29. Being Smart or Being a Class Clown: Geektacular!
30. Eminem or System of a Down: System of a Down!!!!!
31. Cellphone or iPod: not iPod.... but next best cheaptacular thing
PS. I have a prepaid, which i recharged after about 6 months today
32. Cats or Dogs? Dogs!!! Duh
33. Girls or Boys: I find that most of the guys I know are REALLY immature (I'm probably one of them) so GIRLS ALL THE WAY!
34. Arm Socks or Normal Socks: Um........ I don't know!!! I'm just a poor boy tryin to make his way through a quiz! No questions ab... ]]> !walrusdealer