# The speed of Santa **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 18, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/361147 "2006-06-18T04:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![powerjacob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@powerjacob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/powerjacob)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/361147/1 "2006-06-18T04:07:00Z")
Several years back I was sent a forwarded email detailing the exact speed Santa travelled in a single night in order to deliver toys to every child in the world (minus those countries who do not celebrate Christmas, of course). The email then went into what would happen to the sleigh, reindeer, and Santa if they were your every day garden variety living beings. The email dealt with a lot of physics, if I’m remembering correctly. Any idea what would happen or where I could find it? ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/361147/2 "2006-06-18T04:11:52Z")
[Here](http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/) you go. With illustrations, no less. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-speed-of-santa/361147/3 "2006-06-18T04:12:28Z")
I think this one is the most commonly forwarded one: [http://www.ucolick.org/~de/humour/santa.html](http://www.ucolick.org/~de/humour/santa.html) But this one seems more scholarly: [http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/](http://www.fnal.gov/pub/ferminews/santa/)