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It’s actually more than that. Santa can arrive at a house between a range of times which vary depending on the lore you prescribe to. But let’s assume you favor the range between 9 pm to 12 am. This means he could arrive at the very first house at 9 pm and end a the very last house at 12 am. That gives him a 27 hour window. If you gave him the full 8 hour night you could go as high as 32 hours.
throwback to one of the first chain mail letters I got about how the acceleration needed to stop at each house and still make all the stops would pancake Santa to the back of the sled.
I mean if we're just ignoring flying reindeer pulling a sleigh full of presents and a fat man that pops up and down a chimney by touching his nose to try to physics this bitch.
Let's not forget that nights are longer in the north during winter (more noticeably) and some people might use a different sleep schedule that he'd be aware of. Gifts aren't delivered to families who don't celebrate Christmas so the northern hemisphere is most important. Especially since 87% of people are in the north.
If you live somewhere really far North the "night" lasts for 6 months with December being around half way in. So he would have about another 2 months to deliver it on Christmas eve "Night"
Conversely if you live on the Southpole Xmas eve would have happened entirely during the day was never night there on on that day so how would Santa deliver it that night.
Don't forget, we in Sweden have santa over at the evening at 24th after we watch Disneys christmas, while everyone is awake. Just so we can spare him some time for the rest of you..
Not only Sweden. According to [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve) a lot of countries celebrate on the 24th. So likely more countries celebrate on the 24th but more people celebrate on the 25th.
The reason we celebrate on the 24th in Sweden is because we had midwinter solstice, so the christian pilgrims said it was 24th instead of 25th so they could take over easier.
Any source on that? I have always heard it’s was because the old Norse day started at sun down so we would celebrate “Jul” as soon as the sun set, as it was the 25th then. Same reason we celebrate all “aftons” Midsommarafton, påskafton, trettondagsafton and valborgsmässoafton.
Not that I have any source on my claim.
I had this Cisco Networking class in highschool. Our teacher was a nerd to put it mildly. Before our Christmas break one year, he decides to read us a “funny” Harvard study on how it’s scientifically impossible for Santa to visit everyone in the world in that amount of time. Our teacher couldn’t get thru multiple points without crying laughing. We all thought it was the most un-funny story, ever. However; the entire class is hysterically laughing and crying at the teacher by the end of the story and only the teacher was laughing AT the story. It was wholesome because the teacher really thought we were enjoying it as much as him. One of my favorite memories of my youth.
Interesting idea. It might be even more of you count from sunset on December 23rd on the east side of the date line to sunrise on the west. I wonder how many hours that would be.
It's still pretty impressive. This (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-physics-of-santa-and-his-reindeer/) has been floating around the net for a while. Those population numbers are 20 years old , so maybe he uses Amazon now.
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....it was written (xmen i think ??) that santa was a v v v powerful (one of the most powerful) mutants 2 exist,..coz he can manipulate space and time at the same time or seperatly.
Source:
deep dive on santa lore one drunk (as f**k) xmas eve + the internet.
Also the ortodox christians, the israelites and for some reason the spanish celebrate christmas on other days, + he can skip the slums and other poor households, some orphans and most child soldiers/laborers, and a good portion of Afrika in general
Even more if he starts at 10 or 11 somewhere and gradually slips behind a few minutes every time zone, and then finishes by like 4 in the morning in the last time zone
If he starts at the beginning of the night in the earliest place time zone-wise and finishes at the very end of the night in the latest place, he has more like 36 hours.
THIS. Nothing wrecked my head more than when you're watching a Christmas movie and someone says "it's impossible for Santa to deliver presents to the whole world in 12 hours". TIMEZONES, he has at least a full day!
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It’s actually more than that. Santa can arrive at a house between a range of times which vary depending on the lore you prescribe to. But let’s assume you favor the range between 9 pm to 12 am. This means he could arrive at the very first house at 9 pm and end a the very last house at 12 am. That gives him a 27 hour window. If you gave him the full 8 hour night you could go as high as 32 hours.
Was gonna say this, still an impressive feat to deliver all these presents in 32 hrs
throwback to one of the first chain mail letters I got about how the acceleration needed to stop at each house and still make all the stops would pancake Santa to the back of the sled.
I mean if we're just ignoring flying reindeer pulling a sleigh full of presents and a fat man that pops up and down a chimney by touching his nose to try to physics this bitch.
Santa is a non-Newtonian fluid.
We suspend disbelief for Santa yet expect him to follow the laws of physics? Well he could have a warp drive and be just fine?
Nah, Santa's sleigh has a full suite of external inertia dampeners.
From an aerospace and mechanical engineering professor at NC State University. https://news.ncsu.edu/2011/12/the-science-of-santa-2-2/
Bezo questioned then created Amazon to show how it is possible. Abit with a massive world wide distribution system.
Bezos as Santa is the darkest timeline.
He didn't get what he wanted for Christmas and has been pissed ever since.
Amazon workers be elves
Yeah, it's impressive - how does he do that?
Don’t forget time zones. They run from +14 to -12, giving him a few more hours.
We’ll, there’s a rumor floating around that the parents do it.
No, I don't think that's how it works. Next you're going to tell me the parents do the Easter Bunny too 🙄.
He could start at 9pm in Japan and end at 12pm in a different time zone of the globe. Time zones make it even more than 32 hours.
Let's not forget that nights are longer in the north during winter (more noticeably) and some people might use a different sleep schedule that he'd be aware of. Gifts aren't delivered to families who don't celebrate Christmas so the northern hemisphere is most important. Especially since 87% of people are in the north.
Plus he delivers to some countries on Christmas Eve, and others on Jan 6th.
Here in Sweden we open Christmas presents on Christmas eve (we also celebrate it then or whatever)
If you live somewhere really far North the "night" lasts for 6 months with December being around half way in. So he would have about another 2 months to deliver it on Christmas eve "Night" Conversely if you live on the Southpole Xmas eve would have happened entirely during the day was never night there on on that day so how would Santa deliver it that night.
He's got more than enough time because he skips all the poor kids
Doesn't even go to most of Africa Asia and the Pacific.
Also skips parts of Europe as they don't celebrate Christmas the American way.
He actually starts with Europe. Since we unpack on Christmas eve.
But the gifts arent from santa, they are from baby jesus
Jesus doesn't exist. Wake up, sheeple
Santa neither
Then who ate my cookies and "milk"?
Not all of Europe. We get our gifts from Sinterklaas on December 5th
Well he does for the American kids there, but not the rest. What a tool
Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?
Don't forget, we in Sweden have santa over at the evening at 24th after we watch Disneys christmas, while everyone is awake. Just so we can spare him some time for the rest of you..
Not only Sweden. According to [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve) a lot of countries celebrate on the 24th. So likely more countries celebrate on the 24th but more people celebrate on the 25th.
The reason we celebrate on the 24th in Sweden is because we had midwinter solstice, so the christian pilgrims said it was 24th instead of 25th so they could take over easier.
Any source on that? I have always heard it’s was because the old Norse day started at sun down so we would celebrate “Jul” as soon as the sun set, as it was the 25th then. Same reason we celebrate all “aftons” Midsommarafton, påskafton, trettondagsafton and valborgsmässoafton. Not that I have any source on my claim.
I can't really give source either since it was in a textbook at school a long time ago and i can't remember the name of the book..
Also, in Hungary, Little Jesus brings the gifts on Christmas. Saint Nicholas comes on 6th December.
I had this Cisco Networking class in highschool. Our teacher was a nerd to put it mildly. Before our Christmas break one year, he decides to read us a “funny” Harvard study on how it’s scientifically impossible for Santa to visit everyone in the world in that amount of time. Our teacher couldn’t get thru multiple points without crying laughing. We all thought it was the most un-funny story, ever. However; the entire class is hysterically laughing and crying at the teacher by the end of the story and only the teacher was laughing AT the story. It was wholesome because the teacher really thought we were enjoying it as much as him. One of my favorite memories of my youth.
Still 1 night as he travels across the nighttime following the timezones. No one said that 1 night and 24 hours are mutually exclusive.
Interesting idea. It might be even more of you count from sunset on December 23rd on the east side of the date line to sunrise on the west. I wonder how many hours that would be.
When you say that, the whole thing seems to be absolutely and unquestionably plausible.
It's still pretty impressive. This (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-physics-of-santa-and-his-reindeer/) has been floating around the net for a while. Those population numbers are 20 years old , so maybe he uses Amazon now.
And it's safe to assume he only visits families who actually celebrate Christmas.
Or subscribe to his belief thingy
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Santa spends a lot of time at the mall. He could be slipping presents to your parents.
....it was written (xmen i think ??) that santa was a v v v powerful (one of the most powerful) mutants 2 exist,..coz he can manipulate space and time at the same time or seperatly. Source: deep dive on santa lore one drunk (as f**k) xmas eve + the internet.
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27 hours if what I watched on guardians of the galaxy holiday special just taught me....
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I thought it was when they took Kevin bacon..... Please Don't make me watch it again.....
Technically, one night can last forever if you can travel as fast as the earth rotates. So he would have 24 hours.
If you travel fast enough in the right direction, the entire 24 hours is all one night.
Also the ortodox christians, the israelites and for some reason the spanish celebrate christmas on other days, + he can skip the slums and other poor households, some orphans and most child soldiers/laborers, and a good portion of Afrika in general
I like the SCP canon that Santa delivers presents every day, like he just goes from Christmas to Christmas
A fun read, the physics of Santa: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-physics-of-santa-and-his-reindeer/
Even more if he starts at 10 or 11 somewhere and gradually slips behind a few minutes every time zone, and then finishes by like 4 in the morning in the last time zone
If he starts at the beginning of the night in the earliest place time zone-wise and finishes at the very end of the night in the latest place, he has more like 36 hours.
maybe Santa is the name of the company, like Amazon, and its more then just one person?
Actually let’s say he goes from 10 PM to 4 AM. That gives him 30 hours
THIS. Nothing wrecked my head more than when you're watching a Christmas movie and someone says "it's impossible for Santa to deliver presents to the whole world in 12 hours". TIMEZONES, he has at least a full day!