Santa can obviously deliver presents to everyone at the same time because as quantum physics shows us something can be in more than one place at the same time as long as it is not observed (the double slit experiment).
The oakland journal explains it well. it shows that as long as santa is not seen he can accomplish the task (just like his relative the tooth fairy)
and as he is travelling at faster than the speed of light Santa can not be seen.
if you could see Santa you could end up with all the presents for everyone in the world .
Cecil’s answer --not as poetic as the original, but with a je ne sais charm all its own.
Ron
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The day the * Cubs * win the World Series, you can talk to me about miracles. The Marlins and Indians, bah child’s play. The Indians won in '48, I remember it well. They beat the Boston Braves. Marlins are getting close to miracle territory, but when it happens to the Cubs, I will sit up and take notice.
Huh, I had a letter on this theme published in New Scientist back in the nineties…
edit: Quantum Santa, that is. The World Series is so much reindeer poo to me.
I came into this thread to express similar sentiments. Even the 2004 ALCS doesn’t quite reach it, although that was more improbable than the Marlins.