Why Does Rudolph Have a Shiny Nose

The previous paper, published in DEINSEA in 2012, identified the cause of Rudolph’s nose glow as “nasal mucosa induced by the exertion of pulling a heavy load: excessive stresses endured whilst flying with Santa and the sleigh in tow resulted in cerebral and bodily hyperthermia, overworking the nasal cooling system, …

What is special about Rudolph's nose?

What the scientist found was that Rudolph has a dense network of blood vessels in his nose. … When Rudolph is in the extreme cold temperatures at the North Pole or flying through the sky high up in the atmosphere, the blood flow to his nose helps keep him warm and his brain active.

What did Rudolph not do because of his shiny nose?

Late one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say, “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” Rudolph declined, noting that when flying around in foggy conditions, a bright red light for a nose wouldn’t do a thing. … Rudolph didn’t have a radio beam transmitter in his nose, as far as we know.

Chloe Bennett

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