Science notes - How fast does Santa Claus travel? A festive approach to teaching average speed
Issue 346 | Page 21 | Published Sep 2012
Description
Every Christmas I seem to get the same email forwarded by my friends about the physics of Santa Claus and how fast he has to travel to deliver presents, but I have no idea how old the email is or who created it.
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