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Norad tracks Santa, now underway!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:00 pm
by Mithrandir
Hey everyone,

It's that time once again when Norad tracks Santa's trek around the world. As I'm sure you all know, Santa exists in a different space-time continuum than the rest of us, as evidenced by the fact that he apparently hasn't aged in the 500 or so years we've been recording his exploits. Though it appears he travels to impossible numbers of people in one 24 hour period, it's clear there's some space-time anomaly intrinsic either to his person or to his equipment.

If you have a young child you want to spend some quality online time with, you might want to consider Norad's Santa tracker. At the time I wrote this, Santa was making his way through the middle east and had popped up to the international space station.

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html

Feel free to read about how norad tracks Santa on their (appropriately named) "How Norad Tracks Santa" page:

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/howtrack.html

Merry Christmas Eve!

Mithrandir

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:13 pm
by That Dude
Out here in Colorado Springs where NORAD is located they have continual updates on the TV from NORAD. It's pretty fun to watch.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:49 pm
by Blitzkrieg1701
The NORAD Tracker was always confusing to me as a kid, because the local network news always said they had their OWN Santa tracking system. Thus, I had to wonder why Atlanta's Channel 46 News had defensive capabilities comparable to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

I thought about strange things as a child.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:14 pm
by Ante Bellum
Strange, I have never heard of this before. Hm...I guess that means it's time to experiment.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:27 pm
by Spike Ikari
It was always a family tradition to use NORAD's Santa tracker when I was younger.

...I still find myself following it, though maybe not quite as fervently as in years past. :sweat:

Currently in Grenada right now!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:03 pm
by mechana2015
This actually makes me incredibly happy, especially the 'how we track' page. It's just the sheer fun of NORAD of all places doing something like this.

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:29 pm
by Mithrandir
mechana2015 (post: 1362539) wrote:This actually makes me incredibly happy, especially the 'how we track' page. It's just the sheer fun of NORAD of all places doing something like this.


EXACTLY! It's so great. :D (kansas, btw!)

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:35 pm
by Roy Mustang
How in Alabama.

Santa kind of takes an odd way to drop gifts off.


[font="Book Antiqua"][color="Red"]Col. Roy Mustang[/color][/font]

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:58 pm
by Mithrandir
Woah. Easter Island. Man Santa gets around!

PostPosted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:15 pm
by Roy Mustang
Now he is back in the USA.

[font="Book Antiqua"][color="Red"]Col. Roy Mustang[/color][/font]

PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:57 am
by ChristianKitsune
Mithrandir (post: 1362552) wrote:EXACTLY! It's so great. :D (kansas, btw!)

he was HERE?! :D I was still awake... ._.`

PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:45 am
by Mithrandir
ChristianKitsune (post: 1362573) wrote:he was HERE?! :D I was still awake... ._.`


Well, from the website:

If one were to assume he works in the realm of standard time, he would have to limit his stay to about two to three ten-thousandths of a second per home!


That means it's pretty unlikely you would have seen him, even if you were awake.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:44 am
by Spike Ikari
Roy Mustang (post: 1362553) wrote:How in Alabama.

Santa kind of takes an odd way to drop gifts off.


[font="Book Antiqua"][color="Red"]Col. Roy Mustang[/color][/font]


Mithrandir (post: 1362585) wrote:Well, from the website:



That means it's pretty unlikely you would have seen him, even if you were awake.


That would explain how I found my stocking was already filled at midnight...

Though i guess by now he's taking a much deserved rest.

PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:39 pm
by rocklobster
My theory was that Santa was a cloner. That explains all the mall santas and how he's able to do it all in one night.