Santa math – To reach an estimated 238 million homes worldwide in 34 hours, Santa must visit 7 million per hour—116,667 per minute or 1,944 per second. Explore the Christmas science that might make it possible. Or is it magic?
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‘it is the month of cakes and candles, snow and songs, carols and joy, laughter and love, it is December. wishing you a Merry Christmas.’
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I’ve no doubt it is magic… and beautiful, lyrical and poetical… Nice quote too Beth. Wishing you a very happy Christmas day!
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Science and magic don’t mix I think.
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you can decide one way or the other, I’m guessing )
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Yup, or swing like a pendulum between the two
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right
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🥹😅🤣
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Hahahahahahahaha!!! Merry Christmas!
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I am betting on MAGIC!
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same !
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I love Santa math; that adds up to me! Merry Christmas!
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same!
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Maybe both. Merry Christmas!
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could be!
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Well, when you put it that way…every second counts. Have a wonderful Christmas, Beth. Love to you, Olive and Pete.
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and back at you and bunny and the whole coop!
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Ah, Science…sometimes magic is the proper description.
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yes, true !
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Magic for sure! Merry Christmas, Beth!
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Not quite “greased lightning”, but close! Merry Christmas!!
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yes, pretty close
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Haha Santa math😅
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yes!)
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A happy Christmas to you and yours, Beth. Enjoy the holidays! 😊
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thank you !
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Santa math is enough to make my brain squish into hard thought. 😂 Merry Christmas, Beth!
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I have to go with magic
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Absolutely. Some things were not meant to be crammed into human logic.
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I’m with you, but the math people in the group
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the math people in the group enjoyed the problem
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merry Christmas Beth – is a magical season definitely – numbers speak itself
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absolutely !
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Merry Christmas Beth!
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A very Merry Christmas to you, Beth.
Santa Math blew my mind.
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Yes, it gets deep into it, so I might go the magic route -)
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Lovely post, Beth
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Thank you?
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No wonder the old guy and his reindeer need lots of food to keep up their strength.
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Right! Tons of protein bars and kibble and hot cocoa I imagine-
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Pure magic ✨
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That works for me!
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Arithmetic in action! If I were still teaching math, I’d show this to my students.
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great idea, a holiday application
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We were lucky, as he made it to Beetley! 🎅
Best wishes, Pete.
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great
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It is magic indeed! Merry Christmas, Beth! 🎄💕
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I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Beth, and that you spent it exactly as you prefer.
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thank you and I did!
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Sorry, I think you’re off a digit. I come up with 1,943 per second.
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darn it, I thought I might be! I’m going with magic instead then
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loved reading the math stuff. thank heaven for wormholes!
by the way, I noticed that you and Ilsa have the same blog design. I got confused for a second!
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she was responding to you with your comments on my site, so that could be a wormhole in itself!
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Are you and Ilsa the same person? 🤓
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Now that would be funny
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Of course it’s magic! I’m glad I’m a right brain and not a math left brain. 😀
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same, Jennie, same -)
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I knew that. 😍
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I don’t like science, but I love magic! X
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Magic!
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