[quote=YahooNews]
Santa doesn't start his long journey from the North Pole until Christmas Eve, but already, searches on the Web are heating up on the jolly fellow's journey.
Enter the North American Aerospace Defense Command, aka NORAD, the U.S.-Canadian military organization that watches over the air and water 364 days a year for security threats. But on Christmas Eve, the command center switches to Santa mode, and operation Santa Tracker is in full force.
Some can't wait till then. Impatient searches on "where is santa right now" have already stormed Yahoo! over 2,500% in the last seven days. Eager lookups on "2010 santa tracker," "live santa tracker," and "norad santa tracker 2010" are also popular.
The live tracker incorporates radar, satellites, "Santa Cams," and yes, even fighter jets, to follow Father Christmas on his goodwill gift-giving tour. You can read a detailed explanation here.
But trust us, Santa cannot possibly go undetected with the help of, say, infrared sensors that can seek out Rudolph's red nose, digital cameras that are used but once a year to capture images of that elusive sleigh rider, and CF-18s to accompany Santa once he hits North American airspace.
Why in the world would NORAD do such a thing? According to the official website, this all goes back to 1955, when a Sears catalog mistakenly printed the number to reach Santa.
Calls instead came through to the command center's hotline. The director at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, knew the call to service when he heard it, and directed his staff to give updates of Santa's movements from North to South Poles, to any kid who called in. A tradition was born.
These days, the Santa Tracker has gone high-tech. Along with the website, there's a Facebook page, a mobile app, and even a Twitter account (@noradnorthcom). Typical Tweet: "@Noradnorthcom has spotted toys, toys and more toys."
Oh boy.
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[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20101224/en_yblog_newsroom/tracking-santa[/url]
That's so awesome.
How is this news? Haven't they been doing this for years now?
[QUOTE=Penguin-Man;26927637]How is this news? Haven't they been doing this for years now?[/QUOTE]
Yes they have
Like 5 years almost
is there a way to track god too
[QUOTE=MisterMooth;26927725]is there a way to track god too[/QUOTE]
Hes in a black van outside your house.
I wish I could rate dumb and late at the same time..
-inb4 dumb and late ratings
Oh shit, I fixed a mistake in the post and all the ratings are gone? Noooooo!
thats fake
santa would never go to the [i]chinese[/i]
Fighter jets to chase santa?
Sounds like a cheap bollywood movie.
[QUOTE=Miskav;26930442]Fighter jets to chase santa?
Sounds like a cheap bollywood movie.[/QUOTE]
I know, they should use these:
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/MuensterHandorfAirfieldNikeSectionCharlie.jpg[/IMG]
(It's a MIM-14 Nike Anti-Air missile for those who don't know.)
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26927710]Yes they have
Like 5 years almost[/QUOTE]
They've been doing it since 1955.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;26930520]I know, they should use these:
[img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/MuensterHandorfAirfieldNikeSectionCharlie.jpg[/img_thumb]
(It's a MIM-14 Nike Anti-Air missile for those who don't know.)[/QUOTE]
your cool
The military can be a lot more fun then some people think. (Not including war, that shit's horrible)
I remember when I doubted Santa was real at age...8 or 9 and I saw this and my faith came back again.
I miss the innocent years where I didn't know Santa was fake or what sex was...
All those presents are actually bombs
:tinfoil:
I'm like 5 miles from NORAD. My dad got invited to the tracking 4 years ago.
They wouldn't let me go though :saddowns:
Santa is not real
-Wikileaks
[img]http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/upload/2009/12/the_physics_of_santa_claus/futurama-204-santa-noel.jpg[/img]
Image captured from last year. No wonder they are tracking him
[QUOTE=Article]Enter the North American Aerospace Defense Command, aka NORAD, the U.S.-Canadian military organization that watches over the air and water 364 days a year for security threats. But on Christmas Eve, the command center switches to Santa mode, and operation Santa Tracker is in full force.[/QUOTE]
I think it's incredibly irresponsible that they stop everything to track Santa for two days when they're in charge of our national defense.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;26934650]I think it's incredibly irresponsible that they stop everything to track Santa for two days when they're in charge of our national defense.[/QUOTE]
Because all other systems are turned off and ignored for this :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;26934650]I think it's incredibly irresponsible that they stop everything to track Santa for two days when they're in charge of our national defense.[/QUOTE]
You do realize it's a gig, right? They don't stop anything to track "Santa", it's just a PR stunt to get people in the christmas spirit.
[QUOTE=Mr. N;26932321]your cool[/QUOTE]
I know, all the kids wanna be like me. :c00lbert:
So that means that Santa Claus is real and that my parents lied to me? Oh god.
The call is coming from inside my house
tracking a marketing device and child exploitation
[QUOTE=Doriol;26939259]tracking a marketing device and child exploitation[/QUOTE]
Your so edgy.
>North Pole
lolno, you got the wrong address, he lives in Lapland and all.
But yeah, that's [Santa tracker] cool.
[QUOTE=Miskav;26930442]Fighter jets to chase santa?
Sounds like a cheap bollywood movie.[/QUOTE]
bollywood? clearly you have never seen a bollywood flick
a song would start playing randomly and theyd start dancing in the cockpits for about 15 minutes
thats why bollywood movies are so god damn long
So, whats the point of this?
[QUOTE=Doriol;26939259]tracking a marketing device and child exploitation[/QUOTE]
Did you catch Santa boning your mom under the mistletoe as a child, or something?
[QUOTE=Ridge;26940799]Did you catch Santa boning your mom under the mistletoe as a child, or something?[/QUOTE]
no I just believe that there's something fundamentally wrong with lying to your children for your own amusement
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