{"id":626,"date":"2024-12-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/?p=626"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:06:49","slug":"23-the-last-present-an-alpine-christmas-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"23 – The Last Present: An Alpine Christmas Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Author of this question:<\/strong> Paolo Massenio, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell’Informazione<\/em>, Politecnico di Bari, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sudden snowstorm has caused Santa Claus\u2019s turbo-sled to run out of reindeer power just as he\u2019s about to deliver the last present to a remote house in the Italian Alps. With only a little time left before the child wakes up, Santa\u2019s GPS goes down due to the storm, and his only guide is an old, hand-drawn map made by an elf years ago! What should Santa do to avoid getting lost in the snow, mistaken for a snow yeti by mountain goats, and ensure the gift is delivered on time?<\/p>\n\n\n

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a. \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f\u2728\ud83e\udddd Trust the elf\u2019s map, since it\u2019s the only thing he has. After all, Santa used maps long before the GPS was invented by Santa\u2019s Tech Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. \ud83d\udce1\ud83d\udcfb\ud83e\udddd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Stop and wait for the elf in the control tower to send updates, maybe using the old radio system instead of GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c. \ud83c\udfe0\u2615\ud83c\udf24\ufe0f Take shelter and wait for the storm to pass. It is safer to finish deliveries once the weather clears!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d. \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f\ud83c\udfd4\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0c Use the map as a starting point but adjust his route by watching for visible landmarks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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