Santa's magic based on science Ever wondered how Santa Claus can
travel around the world in just one night on his reindeer-pulled
sleigh and deliver toys to all the children? "He exploits the
space-time continuum," says Larry Silverberg, a professor of
mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina State
University. Santa's magic may go far beyond merely travelling
across 322 million square kilometres to visit hundreds of
millions of homes of children in just one night, Silverberg
says. "He understands that space stretches, he understands that
you can stretch time, compress space and therefore he can, in a
sense, actually have six Santa months to deliver the presents,"
says Silverberg. "In our reference frame it appears as though he
does it in the wink of an eye and in fact there have been
sightings of Santa, quick sightings, and that's in our reference
frame, but in Santa's reference frame he really has six months".
Building on demand Silverberg says his research has established
that Santa does not,