The Science of Santa

Unfortunately, racing through the air at those blistering speeds would vaporize the reindeer, as they heat up the way a spacecraft does when it re-enters the atmosphere.

Meanwhile, a tremendous force - tens of thousands of times stronger than gravity - would pin Santa to the sleigh and smash him to jelly.

Vocabulary

• Worldwide

• Reindeer

• Mid-sized

• Weigh

• Whopping

• Hurdle

• Deafening

• Bystanders

• Blistering

• Jerky

• Smashing

• Gloom

• Ordeal

• Boneless

• Munch