John Malkovich’s voice and spectacular cadence in your head:

  • “It is estimated that Santa’s sleigh weighs 353 thousand tons. So, traveling at 650 miles per second would create such enormous friction that Santa and his reindeer would burst into flames. You understand? Like a meteor entering the atmosphere. This is a scientific fact.
  • ch00f@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The heat doesn’t come from friction. It comes from compression of the gas in front of the object.