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Happy Holidays! Ever wonder how Santa could possibly manage to deliver all those presents in a single night? Or what gives red-nosed reindeer the ability to fly? And why do your Christmas lights get tangled in knots no matter how carefully you put the away?!
Here’s some Christmas-themed science, as our gift to you. See you in 2015!
SOURCES:
Why Christmas lights tangle: “Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string”
Apollo 8 “Santa sighting”
Santa’s reindeer are probably female:
Reindeer hair is hollow and “buoyant”
Reindeer really do have red noses:
Reindeer eyes change color:
Santa’s challenge (check my math!):
Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below!
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The cat says "take that Shrödinger!" 😂😂
You are just toooo AWESOME to handle!
He’s actually good at singing
I loved hearing the science behind the reality of Santa Clause. But since Christmas is the one time of year that gives us all the excuse to be kids again. I think I will go with the explanation that Santa’s ability to get round the world and deliver all his gifts in one night. Is achieved by magic.
Santa is real! He is not fake!m
My parents knew Santa is real and me too it’s SANTA IS REAL because elf on the shelf
Santa is the first doctor that no one knows
he murders santa
An engineers perspective of Christmas
great video
The best explanation is that Santa has MAGIC!………
Done with that. My analysis is that Santa is based off of Artemis's moon chariot.
When I was young, I wished for a lego architecture "White House" and I got it. I didn't even tell my parents about it.
He go faster
No
I Think his real but but but he is dead Because his a saint Saint old Nick
Idk if it’s real but can someone check bible but Santa not real Saint old nick is
Santa might not be real, but fat white men watching children and then sneaking into their house at night is real af
he just a story not on real life
CARIBOU CROSSING
I knew Santa was real!!!!!
Believe me if Santa was real the entire world's police would be searching for him because he breaks into houses at night when everyone is ASLEEP
But it seems this also missing a point (althroug not differes so much), 10 pm 24 dec will be to late for some European countries to deliver present, as this is open after diner on 24 dec about 7/8 pm, which means santa much deliver this at latest about 6.30 pm 24 but could begin as earlia as about 8 pm on the 23 dec.
Most people in Russia celebrate on the 7th of January…
Dont forget that some household's child stay at apartment or flag or even houses with no chimney so maybe he just throw the gift into the balcony or even left them in letter box!! As yet on earth, some country don't even care and celebrate Christmas so ,maybe he would like fly off to another places. The country does not celebrate Christmas is maybe NK, SA, and more!! So means that he would decrease the time of travelling to other country for delivery!! As yet maybe the gift he places would teleport to the place he like!
But but but but I give presents 🎁 to my kids??????????????
this is the best channel ever!!!!!!!!
He is not real
He fAke it's impossible for him to travel all around the world and drop off presents in 24 hours
Science will never win magic. End of story.
What if there were multiple Santa’s… let’s say he flys on whatever that was 10 m per sec. there could be tons of Santa’s going 10 m per sec. they could just do it
Spoiler alert: No
nope Santas reindeer are male I gave Santa a questioner on a sheet of appear an I asked him if your reindeer/caribou boy or girl and I put a box above boy and girl and he ticked boy so get wrekt they must put like cloth antlers on
Santa is the weirdest thing.like how HOOOOOWWW when do you wake up do you see presents???????If you do ask your parents how much did it coast them.
No.
santa is fake
Woah
Do dodo do
Do dod do
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What about all the kids that don't celebrate Christmas
I HATE Santa soooooooo much he made me sick last year by all the the coal I told my parents that its not funny that they are pretending THAT Santa is real case its not I never belived in Santa my whole life my sister used to did but now she doesn't thanks to me WAIT my parents never told me that Santa was real
And Santa does not goes all around the world wait he doesn't go any were case he don't exist