Happy hollyday

[ixfd64]

https://reddit.com/r/math/comments/a...erry_christmas

[Uncwilly]

Happy Halloween to everyone!

Oct 31 = Dec 25

[kladner]

Peace, Joy, and Love to every person.

[kladner]

Warning Warning Warning! NSFW. NFF. I did not use the YouTube function because it would show the title. Suffice it to say that this is from South Park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2VszpHHY0

[MooMoo2]

A few weeks ago, my mom and I were cleaning out a part of our garage that was being used as a storage area. I came across a DVD, which turned out to be a film titled "The Polar Express". I looked at it for awhile, seemingly lost in my thoughts.

"Just in time for the holidays", my mom said.
"Yeah, wouldn't it be great if it were real?" I replied.

I thought for a few seconds and said -
"You know what, let's make this a reality."
"What, you mean going to the North Pole and seeing Santa and all that?"
"Yup, that's right. Get ready for some cold weather gear shopping tonight, because we'll be heading up north before Christmas."

The goal was set. Getting to the actual, geographical north pole on such short notice obviously wasn't realistic, so we did the next best thing and took a vacation to North Pole, Alaska (population: ~2200, latitude: ~65 degrees north). We didn't have any luck with getting a ride on Santa's sleigh, but we had an awful lot of fun going dog sledding and seeing some awesome ice sculptures along with a few faint glows of the aurora.

And we did see Santa. As we drove along the side of the Richardson Highway, we took the exit to Santa Claus Lane and made another turn onto St. Nicholas Drive, which led right to Santa's house and a giant Santa statue. Santa's (caged) reindeer were nearby, and so was a "Welcome to North Pole" sign.

A few pictures are attached. Enjoy, and have a Merry Christmas!

[Dr Sardonicus]

It didn't occur to me to create a new thread for this. My Christmas post of Dec 19th is over

there.

[xilman]

He's making a list,
He's checking it twice,
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is in contravention of article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by xilman

He's making a list,
He's checking it twice,
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is in contravention of article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

Santa Claus seems to be in violation of the laws of nature, too.

[kriesel]

Merry
2* ( 2/2 + 2^2^2 * (2^(2^2*2)/2-2)/2 )
2^2*(2+2/2)
(2^2+2/2)^2
and
a
happy
(2+2/2) * (2^(2^2+2/2) * ( 2^2^2+2^2+2/2) + 2/2)
2/2
2/2

(evaluate each line separately. As a lucky bonus I did not aim for, the number of 2's in each single math line above is a prime. I was aiming for the shortest expressions using only 2 as a digit.)

[ewmayer]

Originally Posted by MooMoo2

A few weeks ago, my mom and I were cleaning out a part of our garage that was being used as a storage area. I came across a DVD, which turned out to be a film titled "The Polar Express". I looked at it for awhile, seemingly lost in my thoughts....

Thanks for the story and the pics ... the last photo reminds me of my all-time favorite Tom Swifty:

"Your sled dogs are marvelously well-trained, she said huskily."

[kriesel]

Originally Posted by kriesel

Merry
2* ( 2/2 + 2^2^2 * (2^(2^2*2)/2-2)/2 )
2^2*(2+2/2)
(2^2+2/2)^2
and
a
happy
(2+2/2) * (2^(2^2+2/2) * ( 2^2^2+2^2+2/2) + 2/2)
2/2
2/2

(evaluate each line separately. As a lucky bonus I did not aim for, the number of 2's in each single math line above is a prime. I was aiming for the shortest expressions using only 2 as a digit.)

A reliable source has indicated not all the above are the optimally concise expressions. Also, I now realize, to clarify my inaccurately stated intent, replace "a digit" above with "both numerical character and value". This excludes strings of 2 in some assumed number base. The goal was to use only the number two as the building block.

Assorted mishaps in the expression aside, the sentiment remains.