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EARTHDATE: December 21, 2008

Official News page 11


THE PHYSICS OF SANTA

by Hazed

Of course he exists. There he is, in the grotto in Fed DataSpace. But have you ever stopped to wonder about just how the physics of Santa work? Here's a detailed explanation: http://quark.physics.uwo.ca/~harwood/humor6.html.

If that spoilsport attitude isn't to your taste, here's a more optimistic view of how science fiction and technology make it possible for Santa to do what he does: http://io9.com/5114387/five-sci+fi-rebirths-for-santa-claus.

Of course, all of this forgets the one inescapable fact... he's magic!


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