Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

But he's magic.........and assisted by the ghosts of his Forefather Christmas's.

also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_force

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

At any other time of year a fat old man dressed in fancy dress, who has children sit on his lap for photo's and then delivers presents to these children in the middle of the night, would be considered to be something completely different!

Oh, and don't even get me started on the easter bunny!!!

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

You never got visited Law? Must of been a naughty child, shame on you.

Santa upgraded a while ago to the back to the future DeLorean car and so using time travel he can easily do the allotted runs...

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

How much is a qintillion (i.e. 10^x...what is x?)

Matt

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

I see how nobody has yet to reply to you lol,, maybe 4*10^900 maybe?

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

10^18

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

Every year these "facts" get trotted out earlier and earlier...

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

Theres not really any "force" pushing you to the outside of a curve, there's just your inertia which is directed at a tangent to the curve.

But why would centripetal forces come into it at all? I think they are really on about the forces of acceleration as santa accelerates to 650 miles per second.

Reindeer are old hat though, he uses atomic badgers these days.

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

St Peter was a rabbit, that's why we have easter bunnies! o(><)o

Are they 6ft?

Re: Santa Physics, Don't read if you still believe!
 

They were, but due to the expanding population they are now nearly 8 feet long, but much more streamlined.