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Post by penfold on Dec 6, 2007 9:05:16 GMT
Santa Claus should leave the North Pole and relocate to Kyrgyzstan to optimise the delivery of Christmas presents, a Swedish engineering firm says. The Sweco consulting firm found Kyrgyzstan was the most logical base to avoid time-wasting detours. It took into account main population centres and the Earth's rotation. Santa would have 34 microseconds for each chimney stop, and his reindeer would have to travel at nearly 6,000km (3,700 miles) per second. The company insisted that helping Santa deliver presents to 2.5bn households worldwide was a serious exercise. "Identifying Santa's optimal Christmas route is not just something we do for fun. Sweco uses the same technique when carrying out assignments on behalf of our clients," a statement on the company's website said. Sweco revealed the precise location where Santa should live - Latitude, (N) 40.40, Longitude, (E) 74.24. "Santa Claus' starting point lies 35km (22 miles) north of Kapkatash and 13km (8 miles) north of Camp Snerif, both in Kyrgyzstan," Sweco concludes. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7129175.stm
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imakegarb
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Post by imakegarb on Dec 6, 2007 16:28:22 GMT
Puh. Another arm chair "expert" trying to tell the great red round one how to do his job When, really, he already does it well. NORAD tracks his journey every year. He has never, ever missed my wee-bit housie
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Post by maat on Dec 7, 2007 0:04:16 GMT
Well I know where he is tonight at 7pm.... riding in a sleigh at the back of the Christmas Parade down the main street at Blackwood. He then will have every child present, and some grown women, sit on his knee for words of good cheer.... then he is coming home to me! I will have his scotch waiting for him.... Laphroaig.
Told you I had friends in high places.
Merry Maat
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Post by penfold on Dec 7, 2007 7:15:49 GMT
Did you know they do a 'Friends of Laphroig' scheme, you get a certificate for a piece of land on Islay and a dram of Laphroig every year..... There is also a special edition Laphroig that I am saving for a christmas tipple..... www.laphroaig.com/
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Post by maat on Dec 9, 2007 23:50:04 GMT
Did you know they do a 'Friends of Laphroig' scheme, you get a certificate for a piece of land on Islay and a dram of Laphroig every year..... There is also a special edition Laphroig that I am saving for a christmas tipple..... www.laphroaig.com/.. we must own half the land on Islay... ;D We do have a certifcate. Maat
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Post by penfold on Dec 10, 2007 21:53:35 GMT
P'rhaps thats where we should rebuild KST?
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