Yzzerdd
Veteran Member
HAHAHAHA, LOL Terry.
--Jack
--Jack
In that case, they should fall back and punt.....
I tried that once. Woke up the next day with a really big headache ...Santa was able to bend SpaceTime around to a point where a wormhole was created between the two sides of the gorge, then simply stepped thru, .....
--T
Man, you people are really over complicating this thing something terrible!! Think circus related talents.
Wish I could think of another hint without giving it away......hmm......
Got to admit helium balloons, time zones and bending time and space are some really good answers!! :D
Well, juggling on a unicycle doesn't work, for the same reason that the truck full of birds doesn't; Newton's Laws. If there is a solution that does work, why not Quantum Mechanics? (OTOH, the bird truck travels considerably slower than the speed of light, so the birds are still SOL).
--T
Those heavy boots. Thick fabric in the jacket and pants. The belt alone.
See what I'm getting at?
It was in the middle of the night after all, and nobody would be looking.
Quick way to loose a few pounds eh?
Terry you are soooooooooo close the answer is going to jump out and bite you!!! SNAKE!!! :jumping6:
Oh, I'm sure I know the answer you're looking for. I'm just playing the Devil's Advocate, not only pointing out why the 'official' solution won't work, but offering alternative solutions that might work.
--T
me said:Actually, though, I'm not so sure that'd work, since between throwing the toys in the air (equal/opposite reaction) and catching them, there might, at some points, be more force on the rope.
I just took a winter jacket, a pair of pants, and a pair of not too heavy rubber boots and put them on the postal scale. Total wieght is 8 pounds. Now, bear in mind that these items are meant to fit someone who is 140 pounds - less than half of Santa's weight. The boots are also not big leather ones and the other items are also not heavy wool. I conclude that Santa's external clothing is going to weigh MUCH more than 10 pounds. Personally, I think that settles the matter.
Wow you VCF people are just way to sharp! Seems I may have to razz a couple of coworkers a bit about this puzzle when I get back to work Monday. Too bad about the emergency road hazard kit being awarded already. It was a really nice one! Wouldn't have minded having it for myself.
Not so fast!But, since he's finishing his rounds, he's prob'ly somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, where it's high Summer, so he's prolly not wearing very many clothes. Try your test again with a pair of Bermuda shorts, a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops.
I knew there had to be a flaw in there somewhere.
--T
OK, so you say he's move on from there. I agree that he may very well have, but let me direct you to lines 13 and 14 of the original report:EXIBIT A
"On a cold and stormy Christmas Eve,"
I rest my case.EXIBIT B
"Santa awoke dazed and confused,
lying in a pile of snow."