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Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis)
- Published_at:2014-12-22
- Category:Education
- Channel:It's Okay To Be Smart
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- description: …and other Christmas mysteries answered with science! Subscribe to It’s Okay To Be Smart: http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jtotheizzoe Follow on Tumblr: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/jtotheizzoe Happy Holidays! Ever wonder how Santa could possibly manage to deliver all those presents in a single night? Or what gives red-nosed reindeer the ability to fly? And why do your Christmas lights get tangled in knots no matter how carefully you put the away?! Here’s some Christmas-themed science, as our gift to you. See you in 2015! SOURCES: Why Christmas lights tangle: “Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string” http://www.pnas.org/content/104/42/16432 Apollo 8 “Santa sighting” https://archive.org/details/Apollo8Highlights Santa’s reindeer are probably female: http://www.livescience.com/32149-are-santas-reindeer-males.html Reindeer hair is hollow and “buoyant” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6150798 Reindeer really do have red noses: http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e8311.full.pdf+html Reindeer eyes change color: http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/29/why-are-reindeer-eyes-golden-in-summer-but-blue-in-winter/ Santa’s challenge (check my math!): http://bit.ly/1sOW15q Have an idea for an episode or an amazing science question you want answered? Leave a comment below! ----------------- It’s Okay To Be Smart is written and hosted by Joe Hanson, Ph.D. Follow me on Twitter: @jtotheizzoe Email me: itsokaytobesmart AT gmail DOT com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmart Google+ https://plus.google.com/+itsokaytobesmart For more awesome science, check out: http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com Produced by PBS Digital Studios: http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsdigitalstudios Joe Hanson - Creator/Host/Writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen Inc. Kate Eads - Associate Producer Andrew Matthews - Editing/Motion Graphics Katie Graham - Director of Photography John Knudsen - Gaffer Dalton Allen - Post-Production Intern Theme music: “Ouroboros” by Kevin MacLeod ----------------- Last week’s video: Climate Science: What You Need To Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffjIyms1BX4 More videos: Building Curiosity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__tPaFaPCHo Why Are Some People Left-Handed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPvMUpcxPSA Why Did We Blow on NES Games? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gf9mtXnJfM The Science of Game of Thrones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utu-LpJn3Is There Was No First Human - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdWLhXi24Mo How The Elements Got Their Names - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtg9p6A6xnY
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