Posted on 12/17/2015 7:42:57 AM PST by bananaman22
Every year around the world, hundreds of millions of children wait anxiously for Santa Claus to arrive and bring presents and good cheer. But what if Santa never came? What if this year the reindeer all fall ill, perhaps due to Crazy Reindeer disease (the analog to Mad Cow) and Santa is forced to cancel Christmas? The result would be devastating.
Fortunately, for any children reading, official word from the North Pole is that Santa’s sleigh has some new upgrades this year that allow it to run on good old fashioned jet fuel if the reindeer fail. And with the current glut of oil around the world, fuel prices are so affordable that even if the reindeer are feeling up to their usual task, Old Saint Nick might just give them the night off and choose to fly with fuel nonetheless.
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Silly stuff.
Everyone knows that Santa’s sleigh is fusion-powered.
None, Santa can use al-Gore’s G650ER.
I thought it was the twinkle in the children’s eyes.
At least two or three whales are needed.
Everyone knows it’s powered by Christmas spirit.
All of it.
Warp-drive technology via Dilithium crystalline structure.
“I’m givin’ her all she’s got Cap’n!”
Obama: "Guns for me, but not for thee. Merry Christmas, Serfs!"
Just ask him, he'd tell you.
(he gets asked that question from time to time)
Its a TARDIS. Who knows what powers that thing.
That’s what powers Mom and Dad’s shopping.
TL;DR - 45 million gallons of jet fuel.
Bonus: a 757 burns 5 gallons per mile.
What we do know about the TARDIS is you can use Google Street View to nose around inside:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4921374,-0.1928784,3a,75y,291.8h,71.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sc9UMhWP_MWm9U0L48xEjYw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
There’s a white X on the sidewalk in front of the police box. Click on it.
Nope...
Magic Dust, ese!
I once read a spoof of Santa’s sleigh, arguing that due to the need to visit every “good” kid’s house in a 12-hour night, he would have to travel so fast that the reindeer would burst into flames due to atmospheric velocity the moment they accelerated.
I don’t know about the fuel consumption, but I’ll bet Santa’s sleigh would not pass California’s stringent environmental regulations.
Just wait until the next OPEC oil embargo.
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