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How much does Santa Claus weigh?

December 7th, 2005 by David Bradley >> 17 Comments

It’s probably not a question you’ve asked yourself much, although at this time of the year, it might just be on a science professor’s mind

The CVC’s No Santa! site discusses (a la Roger Highfield) Santa Science. Intriguingly, and presumably not without tongue firmly in cheek, there’s a dubiously significant figure cited in the text

“Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity” apparently. This is during the sleigh ride to deliver toys around the world. 17500 times would have been fine, but can you see the significance of that “0.06″ it has to be a little festive irony. Surely?


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  • Santa Claus // Nov 7, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Several pounds extra this year…the cookies were extra good last year ;)

  • carley // Dec 11, 2007 at 2:59 pm

    i would like to know his exact weight….i mean if you eat that many cookies you gotta be packing on the pounds….AND EVERY YEAR!

  • David Bradley // Dec 11, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    Yeah, but have you ever herded reindeer during the summer months, that a whole lotta exercise, the santa blubba is merely insulation to protect the underlying six pack and rippling pecs during Christmas Eve.

    Oh, he’s 242 pounds, by the way, but with a perfect BMI for his age.

  • Emilyjane Louise Maclachlan // Dec 24, 2007 at 2:42 am

    I would like to know what santa weighs and what his favourite food and drink is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……. From Emilyjane Maclachlan in New Zealand Ashburton..

  • Letters from Santa // May 10, 2008 at 1:45 am

    David Bradley is correct, he’s 242 pounds… WITHOUT his suit on. His suit actually weighs an additional 16 pounds.

    His favorite drink is the “Peppermint Fluff Martini”, and his favorite food is Mrs. Claus’ Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies… who can blame ‘em? :)

  • Letter from Santa // Sep 15, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    Does Santa put on weight after the Holiday season and then go on a diet? Just curious…

  • David Bradley // Sep 15, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    I suspect Ms “from Santa” that he puts on weight well before the holiday season and then trims down after Christmas in time for his vacation on the beaches of Rio.

  • Kim at Best of Hawaii Directory // Sep 16, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    I agree with David above, whose comment was “herding reindeer during the summer months, that a whole lotta exercise, the santa blubba is merely insulation to protect the underlying six pack and rippling pecs during Christmas Eve.”

    Came upon this early in the morning. Great way to start my day — with a smile!

  • David Bradley // Oct 1, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    What Do You Call Santa’s Helpers?

    Subordinate Clauses.

  • hannahham // Nov 24, 2008 at 2:29 am

    i rhink he weighs 694 according to the movies i watch i estamate and plus eating more than 1million cookikies a year one cookie is like 2 pounds so 694 is my answer

  • steve // Dec 4, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Actually, the 50 to 200 KCal per cookie power his “Mr. Fusion” generator which allow high-sublight speeds, and supposedly he does have a singularity drive which curves space to get him going even faster. :) All of which use massive amounts of energy. Santa decided it was cleaner that way. Eating all of the cookies each year meant at least one of them was made with a kid with dirty hands which meant Santa had the Trots, which almost ruined a Christmas about 400 years ago.

  • mary // Dec 19, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    i think santa claus weighs about 600 pounds

  • zach carter // Dec 24, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    i say santa claus ways about 423 lbs because each house would leave about 4 cookies and each one is about half a pound sooo multiplay that buy sall the continents in the world and u should get ur answer

  • Thomas // Dec 24, 2008 at 10:55 pm

    He has to weigh like 242 pounds i agree David Bradley and that is alot of cookies

  • Anonymous // May 15, 2009 at 8:51 am

    i know now wat u been but 262 watever it was is really heavy how much do u weigh 1000 kgs probally

  • shelby // Feb 10, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    how much do you weigh??

  • David Bradley // Feb 11, 2011 at 7:49 am

    About 80 kg ;-) Santa is much heavier than me though. ;-)