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Santa requires vaporizing speeds to deliver presents

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If a jolly man actually attempted to visit billions of homes in one single night, the sheer physics of his journey would be utterly catastrophic. His sled would need to travel so outrageously fast that the resulting air compression would instantly ignite the reindeer in a blinding flash of plasma. Delivering gifts at mach three thousand is less about holiday cheer and more about surviving apocalyptic heat.

Santa requires vaporizing speeds to deliver presents
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