Hey Ray: The Science Behind Santa's Worldwide Trip

By Ray Petelin, CBS Pittsburgh

December 25, 2022 / 9:41 AM

For years, I have been trying to figure out how Santa's magic works to allow him to get to every house on Christmas Eve. I think I may have uncovered the science of how at least one part of it works.

If you study maps to figure out how the "Big Guy" gets from house to house all over the world, you will notice lines on the map. The lines that run east and west are lines of latitude. The lines that run from north to south are lines of longitude. On a map, they typically look square, but on a globe, you will see they converge in two places: The South Pole and North Pole!

The North Pole/Ray Petelin

Santa sleighing over The Burgh/Ray Petelin

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