It surprises me now that nobody else has thought enough about the physics involved to see that happening — not to that specifically realistic result, at least. I guess nobody wonders too much after accepting the flying reindeer in the first place.
Maybe there’s a rocket on it, like in the movie Elf.
I don’t know so much about the whole principle of keeping the sleigh in the air, but just in case you’ve never seen it, here’s physics applied to Santa and his deer (originally in Spy Magazine in 1990) – I think it’s pretty funny…
Heh, I’ve thought the same sort of thing. And I too have the sometimes annoying habit of seeing things realistically, even when the setting is one where of fantastic situations. Most recently being the new Star Trek movie. I liked the movie, but I couldn’t help thinking about how implausible the events leading to the main conflict were. (How’s that for avoiding spoilers)
Anyways, thanks for the comic. I discovered it a few days ago and I’ve now gone through all the old ones. I especially like your ELF character. Good job and I look forward to seeing what you come up with next.
Thanks for the kind words!
I hear you on ST. Black holes are transportation devices. No, they’re the ultimate peril – nothing escapes. No, they’re the ultimate peril after you’ve gawked for while, but not before. And after you’ve lost your propulsion you’ve still got propulsion. Yeeeeah ….
You’ll be happy to learn that ELF is coming up for an extended run starting next week!
Heh heh. Yeah but I do have to accept that most Sci-fi shows use black holes for non-real purposes. The big thing that got me was a supernova being able to destroy a planet in a completely different star-system light-years away and the magical substance that a drop of which could create said black hole while still being able to be safely contained by the gallon.
I’m a bad movie critic too when it comes to plausibility. Still, I always just owed Santa’s ability to keep his slay horizontal to momentum and a little bit of magic. :3
Hee hee… I always wondered how Santa “kept it together” as well!
He needs some lifting surfaces on that sleigh. A couple of 50 foot wings should do it!
It surprises me now that nobody else has thought enough about the physics involved to see that happening — not to that specifically realistic result, at least. I guess nobody wonders too much after accepting the flying reindeer in the first place.
Maybe there’s a rocket on it, like in the movie Elf.
I can’t help thinking like that. I’m terrible at movies. “That made no sense; their momentum wasn’t conserved!”
I don’t know so much about the whole principle of keeping the sleigh in the air, but just in case you’ve never seen it, here’s physics applied to Santa and his deer (originally in Spy Magazine in 1990) – I think it’s pretty funny…
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~dufour/HUMOR/Santas.html
Heh, I’ve thought the same sort of thing. And I too have the sometimes annoying habit of seeing things realistically, even when the setting is one where of fantastic situations. Most recently being the new Star Trek movie. I liked the movie, but I couldn’t help thinking about how implausible the events leading to the main conflict were. (How’s that for avoiding spoilers)
Anyways, thanks for the comic. I discovered it a few days ago and I’ve now gone through all the old ones. I especially like your ELF character. Good job and I look forward to seeing what you come up with next.
Thanks for the kind words!
I hear you on ST. Black holes are transportation devices. No, they’re the ultimate peril – nothing escapes. No, they’re the ultimate peril after you’ve gawked for while, but not before. And after you’ve lost your propulsion you’ve still got propulsion. Yeeeeah ….
You’ll be happy to learn that ELF is coming up for an extended run starting next week!
Heh heh. Yeah but I do have to accept that most Sci-fi shows use black holes for non-real purposes. The big thing that got me was a supernova being able to destroy a planet in a completely different star-system light-years away and the magical substance that a drop of which could create said black hole while still being able to be safely contained by the gallon.
Anyways, looking forward to the return of ELF.
I’m a bad movie critic too when it comes to plausibility. Still, I always just owed Santa’s ability to keep his slay horizontal to momentum and a little bit of magic. :3
No- he has
rdr-rdr-rdr-sleigh-rdr-rdr-rdr
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