As the last packages arrive for Christmas, it's also time to begin tracking that diligent and timeless courier, Saint Nicholas. While past generations may have had to rely on a massively distributed amateur radio network coupled with a bevy of powerful telescopes, today's youth can get their data straight from powerful American institutions like NORAD and Google. Here are your best options for keeping an eye on Santa in 2012.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has been tracking Christmastime sleigh activity since 1955, when (according to its site) a misprinted phone number in a local newspaper ad sent children to the Air Defense Command in Colorado for updates on Santa's progress. For the past several years, NORAD has been...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/24/3800706/how-to-track-santa-christmas-2012
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