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Fernz
on 2001-12-19 09:52 [#00062454]
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Just thought Id say Merry Xmas to all of you. :)
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awt
from sweden on 2001-12-19 09:55 [#00062455]
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nope
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia on 2001-12-19 15:03 [#00062522]
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Wait a while, it ain't Christmas yet!
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The_Funkmaster
from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-19 16:11 [#00062534]
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less then a week to go boys and girls!!!
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Narkotic
from Orange County, California, USA on 2001-12-19 16:13 [#00062535]
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bah humbug
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hevquip
from 45.697 bits of electricity on 2001-12-19 16:22 [#00062543]
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christmas = sucks alot
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Chrispy
from UK on 2001-12-19 16:51 [#00062558]
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WTF!?
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
CHRISTMAS NEVER SUCKS
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Narkotic
from Orange County, California, USA on 2001-12-19 16:54 [#00062560]
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it does when your all grown up :'(
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The_Funkmaster
from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-19 16:57 [#00062561]
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nah, Christmas is the best... I hope I never grow to old for it...
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Chrispy
from UK on 2001-12-19 17:00 [#00062565]
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Thats bollocks. My Dad Is getting some wicked pressies off of me! - - - - I'm 20 anyway so I dont get many pressies any more. It's nice to have some time off of work and relax!
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Chrispy
from UK on 2001-12-19 17:03 [#00062568]
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This is one of those long ones but it is worth a read, whether you like Xmas or not. I got it on an Email.
If Santa did exist, he's dead now. 'EXPLAINED'
Santa - By Calculation!
There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the
world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu,
Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload
for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million according to the
population reference bureau). At an average (census) rate of 3.5
children per household, that comes to 108 million homes, presuming there is at
least one good child in each. Santa has about 31 hours of Christmas to work
with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth,
assuming east to west (which seems logical).
This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each
Christian household with a good child, Santa has around 1/1000 th of a
second to park the sleigh, hop out, jump down the chimney, fill the
stocking, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever
snacks have been left for him, get back up the chimney, jump into the
sleigh and get onto the next house.
Assuming that each of these 108 million stops is evenly distributed
around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but will accept for
the purposes of our calculations), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per
household; a total trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting bathroom
stops or breaks. This means Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second-
3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest
man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a pokey 27.4 miles
per second, and a conventional reindeer can run (at best) 15 miles per hour.
The payload of the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming
that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized LEGO set (two pounds),
the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousands tons, not counting Santa himself. On
land, a conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds.
Even granting that the "flying" reindeer can pull 10 times that normal
amount, the job can't be done with eight or even NINE of them-Santa
would need 360,000 of them. This increases the payload, not counting the
weight of the sleigh, another 54,000 tons, or roughly seven times the weight of
the Queen Elizabeth (the ship, not the monarch). 600,000 tons travelling at
650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance - this would heat up
the reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft re-entering the earth's
atmosphere.
The lead pair of reindeer would adsorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy
per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost
instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in
their wake. The entire reindeer team would be vaporised within 4.26
thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth
house on his trip. Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of
accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be
subjected to acceleration forces of 17,000 g's. A 250 pound Santa (which
seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of the sleigh by> 4,315,015 pounds of force, instantly crushing his bones and organs and
reducing him to a quivering blob of pink goo.
Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's dead now.
Merry Christmas
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia on 2001-12-19 17:06 [#00062569]
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Christmas is awesome for some... for me... I can see why it could suck for others. The holiday blues, y' know? :(
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The_Funkmaster
from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-19 17:08 [#00062570]
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well yeah, it mighten be too hot for some people, but if nothing else, you're getting a break from work, or school, or whatever... well, personally I love it...
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hevquip
from 45.697 bits of electricity on 2001-12-19 19:31 [#00062586]
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i dig the work break i get...i can't stand that FUCKING HOLIDAY CHEER!!!
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Fritter
on 2001-12-19 19:47 [#00062587]
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Why Christmas and the holidays rule
1. No school
2. Less work
3. Excuse to get drunk
4 Excuse to get stoned(not like I need one)
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Fritter
on 2001-12-19 19:49 [#00062588]
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Reasons why Christmas and the holidays suck
1. Where I live(Newfoundland) it snows.....alot....like last year was the worst winter I have ever seen
2. People acting happy when they are not
3. Christmas music (shudder)
4. People saying "Merry Christmas" 5 million times a day
5. More snow
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia on 2001-12-19 21:45 [#00062603]
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ANOTHER Newfie!!!
What is it with us Maritimers and our Aphex Twin!
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The_Funkmaster
from Newfoundland, Canada on 2001-12-19 22:06 [#00062604]
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sweet, Newfies rule the board!!!!
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/-T|K|R-\
from the start on 2001-12-19 22:12 [#00062608]
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Christmas is for kids, New years is for adults. thats what i say. hope this helps
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silverflux
on 2001-12-20 03:53 [#00062676]
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back at you!
:)
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia on 2001-12-20 04:23 [#00062696]
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WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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