A3_10 Christmas Spirit

Authors

  • Sam Shingles University of Leicester
  • Daniel Potts University of Leicester
  • Eleanor Morton University of Leicester
  • Michele Capoccia University of Leicester
  • Rosie Hodnett University of Leicester

Abstract

In this article we explore the amount of energy that can be produced from Christmas spirit. We investigated an event shown in the movie ‘Elf ’ where Santa Claus’ sleigh needs the energy of Christmas spirit to raise it off the ground and back into the air. We found that to raise the sleigh required a total Christmas spirit of 4.51 × 10^14 J which is a significant amount. We find that each person shown in the film would need to produce 2.89 × 10^12 J, yet if this Christmas spirit was shared amongst everyone in the world they would only need to produce 71.0 kJ.

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Published

16-12-2019

How to Cite

Shingles, S., Potts, D., Morton, E., Capoccia, M., & Hodnett, R. (2019). A3_10 Christmas Spirit. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3401

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles