Twitter’s Dad, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Corrects Us on Leap Day

I love Neil deGrasse Tyson. I love his sweet style, his passion for science, and yes, even his good-natured pedantry. I actually laughed out loud when I saw today’s example:

The Leap Day is misnamed. We’re not leaping anywhere. The calendar is simply, and abruptly, catching up with Earth’s orbit

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) February 29, 2016

Obviously he’s stretching it at this point, which has only opened the door for a whole host of hilarious responses. Here are just a few that I’ve spotted thus far:

I would be extremely surprised to learn that anyone in the world ever thought that on "leap day" the Earth makes a scheduled hyperspace jump

— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) February 29, 2016

"See you later, alligator."
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: "Just so we're clear, you're aware I'm not an American alligator and such an assumption wou

— Brandon ? (@bnowalk) February 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/tesseraconteur/status/704343262308409344

[P] Also, Easter is no farther to the east than any other holiday. https://t.co/URCLnKLu6A

— Paul and Storm (@paulandstorm) February 29, 2016

@paulandstorm Christmass is abut 70 kilos.

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) February 29, 2016

Flag Day isn't a time to lose energy, i.e. the verb, to flag #holidaymisconceptions https://t.co/6QT6L1rVQt

— Rebecca “I Demand 280-Character Usernames” Watson (@rebeccawatson) February 29, 2016

On Groundhog Day, groundhogs take up no more space on the surface of the Earth than a comparably-sized animal. https://t.co/S6nQ8MtzuJ

— Adam Rogers (@jetjocko) February 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/leyawn/status/704344300797218816

Did you know the sun appears every day, not just Sunday. Hi, I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson and

— YES…HA HA HA…Y?E?S?! (@NotFaulty) February 29, 2016

https://twitter.com/runofplay/status/704347374022332416

It's me, Neil deGrasse Tyson. Your childhood dog didn't go live on a farm, and your parents, partner, and children don't love you at all.

— Gabriella Paiella (@GMPaiella) February 29, 2016