As December is just around the corner, there's only one thing on my mind. Christmas. And with that comes another year of unanswerable questions about the man, the myth, the legend himself, Santa Claus. I’ve left out cookies and milk every year since I was little and somehow when I wake up Christmas morning, they've magically disappeared and there would be big presents perfectly wrapped under my tree. I was fascinated. As I got older, I started to question this process. I began to become more and more flustered every Christmas morning. There was one question that kept popping into my mind. Is Santa Claus real...ly paying for all of these presents? I was so curious on how he got the money and funding to pay for every kid in the world that celebrates Christmas, so I did some research.
With 1.9 billion kids in the world, that means Santa Claus is paying about $610 billion on toys alone. Keep in mind he also has to keep his sleigh repaired and has other costs, so who knows what the total cost becomes. To make sure his sleigh can travel around the world in one night, he has to make sure his energy source (whatever that is) can exert 9.3 million Megawatts. That's just enough energy to travel the world at 60 miles a second! You also have to consider where you would store 1.9 billion presents for a full year. You have to find a rental locker that can hold 8.6 million acres worth of presents, which is probably really hard to find! So this must get you thinking, how can Santa afford all of these?
Coca-Cola spends $3.3 billion each year on advertising, and if you’ve ever seen their Christmas ads, you know Santa is a big part of their holiday campaign. So this got me thinking, maybe Santa Claus uses endorsements to pay off these insane debts, especially his big ones like Coca-Cola. This would explain his frequent appearances in their commercials and explain how he could be putting a dent in those costs he has to pay. From Coca-Cola’s perspective, the potential loss of income for their company without Santa’s brand would make him worth a big paycheck, helping him pay off these extreme prices he has to pay.
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ReplyDeleteLove the blog Tyler! I to have questioned the idea of Santa Claus and you give the specific crazy numbers cost of presents and amount of energy. Would have to be some jacked up reindeer to exert 9.3 million Megawatts. What you did forget is that Santa lives at the North Pole so I actually think he could easily find area to store all the presents, or he could do an underwater storage type of thing. Did not think about this before but now I am convinced that Santa definitely works with Coca-Cola and gets some big checks.
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