The Physics of Santa

THE PHYSICS O SANTA Every year, Santa must deliver gifts to 200 million children spread over 200 million square miles in 24 hours. With 2.67 children in each household, 75 million homes to visit, and an average distance of 1.63 miles between homes, how fast does Santa need to travel? No, not the speed of light. 92,418 TIMES FASTER THAN YOUR CAR AT 55 MPH. 50 TIMES FASTER THAN THE HALE-BOPP COMET AT TOP SPEED. [2] His average speed would have to be 5,083,000 mph. 130 TIMES SLOWER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT. (But still really fast.) NEARLY 209 TIMES FASTER THAN THE APOLLO 11 AT TOP SPEED. [3] MORE THAN 8,000 TIMES FASTER THAN AIR FORCE ONE. [5] 6,095 TIMES FASTER THAN FÉLIX BAUMGARTNER'S SUPERSONIC FREEFALL. [4] Source [1] http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/fyi-how-long-would-it-take-santa-deliver-presents-every-kid-earth [2] http://www.ifa.hawai.edu/images/hale-bopp/FAQ.html [3] http://history.nasa.gov/ap11fy02earth-orbit-tli.htm [4] http://www.redbullstratos.com/the-mission/world-record-jump/ [5] http://www.history.com/topics/inside-air-force-one BLUEGLASS.COM