The document estimates the enormous amount of energy Santa would need to deliver presents to 378 million children around the world in one night. It calculates that without magic, Santa would need the output of 414 of the world's largest power stations, and it would cost over £36 million to fuel the sleigh with petrol rather than magic. The document also notes that Santa has already spent £280 billion on presents.

1. How much energy does Santa
use on Christmas Eve?

2. Santa has 31 hours to deliver presents to
378 million children
Figure via http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

3. He has to deliver presents to 822 houses per second
Figure via http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

4. travelling at 650 miles per second
Figure via http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

5. …with a band of 214,200reindeer to pull
the weight of his sleigh
Figure via http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

6. …which would weigh
around the same
amount as the
Empire State
Building
Figure via http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/santa.html

7. Not to mention Santa would also
need to spend £40m on
feeding his reindeer
so they’d have enough energy.
Figure via http://www.theaftermatter.com/2012/12/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-it-is.html

8. To make enough energy without magic,
Santa would need 414 of the world’s
biggest power stations
Figure via http://www.theaftermatter.com/2012/12/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-it-is.html

9. Let’s just be thankful he’s using magic instead of
petrol costing £36 million
Figure via http://www.theaftermatter.com/2012/12/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-it-is.html

10. And he’s already spent £280 billion on
presents
Figure via http://www.theaftermatter.com/2012/12/santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-and-it-is.html

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