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Santa - the uber-gadgeteer...

by shmody Dec 10, 2009 9:58PM PST

Santa - the uber-gadgeteer...

This is sooo neat

Author: Santa Claus Relies On Robots, Gadgetry
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121247367
excerpt:
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But Santa doesn't have time to unwrap and rewrap all the presents. So he uses a terahertz wave radiation scanner to see through the wrapping and make out the shape inside, indicating which toys are already under the tree. That way, he can leave a different one.
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wow, that Santa is sooo clever!

Enjoy,
Shalin

P.S.: and don't forget "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke