The
young man continued his presentation by asking, “Mr. Claus, did I mention your
delivery system is a bit ineffective? Some people believe you’re getting too
old to be climbing through chimneys to deliver your products to every house
throughout the world. I would add that your system of daily record keeping of
every boy and girl on an individual basis as to whether they have been naughty
or nice, leaves a lot to be desired. First, I would like to demonstrate to you
a newer version of propulsion or transportation. In addition I will demonstrate
a better distribution and delivery system with more accurate record
keeping."
Santa
was still skeptical as the stranger said, "First, let me demonstrate the
propulsion system for you to consider. I believe you will agree this system is
much more efficient and easier to manipulate than your old open-sleigh-riding
method you have used in the past. For clarification, I want you to visualize
this demonstration as a fundamental lesson in origami. As you might well be
aware of, origami is the old Chinese method of folding paper into different
shapes to take on the form of animals and birds. The guardians of the past have
refined this process into a more futuristic mold by the use of reverse
engineering, which is a term used to describe something that has been changed
from one system to another. Allow me to demonstrate this process for you.” He
opened a small compartment in the briefcase and carefully removed a shiny
metallic folded object a little larger than a folded handkerchief. He unfolded
the pieces from a pre-determined pattern that was easy to follow. As each piece
was unfolded, the object became larger and larger until it eventually filled up
most of the space in the room as it took on the shape of a giant brown egg.
When
the object reached its full size, it was tall enough for two people to walk
inside. “Would you like to see the inside of your new chariot?” asked the tall
stranger. “I don’t know,” replied Santa. I’m not up on all this new
technology.” “Let me show you how easy this vehicle is to operate.” The
stranger pushed a remote control button in his hand, and a seamless door disappeared
into the top of the craft. Once inside the craft, it took on the illusion that
it was larger than it really was, or at least appeared to be. Two large
formfitting seats molded to the shape of their bodies as the two sat down in
front of the controls. A large display of colorful lights lit up the dashboard
consul in front of them. The controls were operated by a touchscreen of
directions showing graphics indicating how to control the craft. Each picture
or set of directions was monitored by a voice control system explaining how
each step should be engaged. The system seemed almost foolproof, and it only
took a few seconds to grasp the sequence of steps to make the craft respond to
the touchscreen. After a few touchscreens were logged in, the craft was in
automatic mode and could fly itself. Add a simple voice command such as “take
off,” “go left or right,” “up or down” or whatever you wanted the craft to do.
After a quick-start video demonstrating most of the things that were needed to
control the aircraft, the aircraft could almost interpret the operator's
thoughts before the signal was given.
The
tall stranger reached up and touched the invisible antigravity mode which
allowed the aircraft to fly through a vortex of space through the antimatter of
tunnels similar to a subway system of a wormhole in space. This spacecraft now
flew in thought mode. “All you have to do, Santa, is think what you want this
aircraft to do! For example, if I want to go from point A to point B, simply
think of the destination. Let’s make a trial run to all the houses you have to
visit on Christmas night. This craft is equipped with two other devices that
can be interfaced together to give you the names, addresses of each individual
request from everyone all over the world. All of these requests are digitally
compressed in a beam of light that can travel faster than the speed of light,
or in layman’s terms, at the speed of thought. Once the craft is programmed to
the on-site module, it will interface with the beam of light delivering each
package to each individual home throughout the world in less than a nanosecond.
So in essence, all you have to do is program your flight plan with a wish, or
think about the trip you have made in the past, and it will follow that route."
Santa
was awestruck. The young man added, "One other thing that I failed to
mention, this craft is capable of approaching the speed of light which is about
186,000 ft. per second. The craft is also insulated against hot and cold
exterior temperatures. The inside of this vehicle will remain a constant
temperature according to your body’s comfort level, so there’s no need for a
raincoat, heavy winter gear, gloves, or black boots. Because of the speed of
this craft and the utilization of the light-beam delivery system, we estimate
your timetable schedule in-flight to be, depending on your speed, less than one
hour earth time. Another device you may be interested in is our satellite
surveying system. This system is a state-of-the-art satellite mapping system
which utilizes heat-seeking devices. This new tracking device system can
calculate the development of new houses, buildings, and other important
structures before they are built. Once the system is activated, it will
calculate the number of new people in any given area in the future. It will
also act as an inventory record that allows for new space to be programmed into
the light-beam delivery system.
..."
(Story by George F. Kohn, author
of Holiday Favorites series.
To
be continued.)
Part of the annual Christmas light display in the town park
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