North Pole Physics

If your reasons for not believing in Santa Claus are physics related, you may want to rethink your position. Larry Silverberg, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU), explains how Santa gets it done. From the article:

Silverberg is not so naïve as to think that Santa and his reindeer can travel approximately 200 million square miles – making stops in some 80 million homes – in one night. Instead, he posits that Santa uses his knowledge of the space/time continuum to form what Silverberg calls “relativity clouds.”

“Based on his advanced knowledge of the theory of relativity, Santa recognizes that time can be stretched like a rubber band, that space can be squeezed like an orange and that light can be bent,” Silverberg says. “Relativity clouds are controllable domains – rips in time – that allow him months to deliver presents while only a few minutes pass on Earth. The presents are truly delivered in a wink of an eye.”

According to Silverberg, "Children shouldn’t put too much credence in the opinions of those who say it’s not possible to deliver presents all over the world in one night. It is possible, and it’s based on plausible science."

If you object on other grounds, well, that's your business.

HT: /.