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Santa has finished his rounds, the last present dropped off...stuffed full of mince pies and sherry, milk and cookies and whatever other foodstuffs are on offer around the world....he lands his sleigh for a rest...
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However, he has landed on a conveyor belt! When it come to taking off, the conveyor belt will move in reversible, proportionate speed to Santa's projected take off...
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Bearing in mind Santa's rheindeer have also probably have been given nibbles en route and have probably taken magic 'dumps' onto the conveyor belt...
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Will Santa's sleigh take off?
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Over to the science chaps  |
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"Santa has finished his rounds, the last present dropped off...stuffed full of mince pies and sherry, milk and cookies and whatever other foodstuffs are on offer around the world....he lands his sleigh for a rest...
.
However, he has landed on a conveyor belt! When it come to taking off, the conveyor belt will move in reversible, proportionate speed to Santa's projected take off...
.
Bearing in mind Santa's rheindeer have also probably have been given nibbles en route and have probably taken magic 'dumps' onto the conveyor belt...
.
Will Santa's sleigh take off?
.
Over to the science chaps "
Only if they are in a Boeing 747 |
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"I think this has already been debated 
(not by me as I don't give a flying 747 )"
Really! 
The science community has debated a fictional character landing in an improbable situation?
This goes far beyond blue sky thinking |
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"I think this has already been debated
(not by me as I don't give a flying 747 )
Really!
The science community has debated a fictional character landing in an improbable situation?
This goes far beyond blue sky thinking "
how about night sky thinking?  |
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"I think this has already been debated
(not by me as I don't give a flying 747 )
Really!
The science community has debated a fictional character landing in an improbable situation?
This goes far beyond blue sky thinking
how about night sky thinking? "
Night sky thinking belongs to Astrology..blue sky thinking is open minded conjecture
But hey! Its a shit question, just hoped to attract the science geeks after suffering the original question |
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"I think this has already been debated
(not by me as I don't give a flying 747 )
Really!
The science community has debated a fictional character landing in an improbable situation?
This goes far beyond blue sky thinking
how about night sky thinking?
Night sky thinking belongs to Astrology..blue sky thinking is open minded conjecture
But hey! Its a shit question, just hoped to attract the science geeks after suffering the original question"
oh sorry, I'm an arty geek...I'll just slope off...  |
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"Mythical creatures do not exist so cannot attempt to take off from theoretically frivolous runways.
/thread
You really attempted to answer that question objectively??? "
No, logically.
Dispute the logic. Dare ya.  |
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"I think this has already been debated
(not by me as I don't give a flying 747 )
Really!
The science community has debated a fictional character landing in an improbable situation?
This goes far beyond blue sky thinking
how about night sky thinking?
Night sky thinking belongs to Astrology..blue sky thinking is open minded conjecture
But hey! Its a shit question, just hoped to attract the science geeks after suffering the original question
oh sorry, I'm an arty geek...I'll just slope off... "
Nothing wrong with arty geeks...even Einstein referred to creativity as being the mark of genius rather than knowledge... I work with arty geeks |
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well he has a yr so i am sure the elves will stop the conveyor belt and get the sled and santa and the reindeer off so they can all catch up on their sleep. who knows a bit of fairy dust may make it easier x |
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"well he has a yr so i am sure the elves will stop the conveyor belt and get the sled and santa and the reindeer off so they can all catch up on their sleep. who knows a bit of fairy dust may make it easier x"
Good thinking Bella-Donna
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"well he has a yr so i am sure the elves will stop the conveyor belt and get the sled and santa and the reindeer off so they can all catch up on their sleep. who knows a bit of fairy dust may make it easier x
Good thinking Bella-Donna
You are a scientist in my book "
i thank you kindly ( taking a bow) |
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Santa is already a fat bastard do the reindeer would already account for his size. He's already emptied his sack in lots of homes.
There's no reason why he can't take off in the direction of the conveyor belt. |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
Bristol |
"Santa has finished his rounds, the last present dropped off...stuffed full of mince pies and sherry, milk and cookies and whatever other foodstuffs are on offer around the world....he lands his sleigh for a rest...
.
However, he has landed on a conveyor belt! When it come to taking off, the conveyor belt will move in reversible, proportionate speed to Santa's projected take off...
.
Bearing in mind Santa's rheindeer have also probably have been given nibbles en route and have probably taken magic 'dumps' onto the conveyor belt...
.
Will Santa's sleigh take off?
.
Over to the science chaps "
It is a moot point. In that situation he can just walk back to his grotto. He's got a year until the next Christmas delivery window, after all. Plus it'll do him good to go for a walk after all that food, booze and milk. And reindeer are migratory by nature so it'll give them a chance to stretch their legs as well. |
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By *lue NarwhalMan
over a year ago
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Unlike the 747, the reindeer need ground traction to gain forward momentum..
So unless they have eaten copious amounts of curried brussels en route through India, there is no means of external propulsion..
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"Unlike the 747, the reindeer need ground traction to gain forward momentum..
So unless they have eaten copious amounts of curried brussels en route through India, there is no means of external propulsion..
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Reindeers do NOT need ground traction.
They just fly. |
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Key points:
The sleigh does not have wings, and there fore does not require any kind of air flow to create lift.
The sleigh is powered my magic reigndeer that appears to run on thin air
The whole rig would have to travel at the same speed in the opposite direction in order to stay still
So in theory, if the rig were to travel at a nominal speed faster than the conveyor belt, say 1mph, there should be enough forward movement for the reighndeer to get a foot hold on the night sky, and thus, take flight, because as I said, it has no wings so needs no forward motion in order to archive lift, just a step forward to climb into the sky
Logic found in the illogical lol |
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"fuk-sake, surely anyone who dares who profess knowledge on this subject would be aware Santa had vertical take-off fitted years ago.....  "
It was removed due to concerns about damage to roof tiles |
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"fuk-sake, surely anyone who dares who profess knowledge on this subject would be aware Santa had vertical take-off fitted years ago.....
It was removed due to concerns about damage to roof tiles"
It doesn't work using conventional thrust... shhhessh we are talking Santa here not Jump-Jet technology .......
Really Kingster...... tuh..... if your not going to take this seriously,,,, I'm out... |
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