Neil deGrasse Tyson strikes again, hot on the heels of some not-so-well-received criticism of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This time, America’s favorite astrophysicist has some choice (yet tongue firmly in cheek) words on Twitter for climate change deniers: do something, or Santa will pay the price.
All this talk about Polar Bears suffering with Global Warming — nobody thinks about Santa, the Arctic’s most famous resident
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
Since the Northern Arctic is just ocean, Santa’s North Pole workshop has only ever existed on a floating sheet of ice.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
As Earth warms, and Arctic ice melts, Santa will lose his habitat too. Soon we’ll see photos of him clutched to an ice floe.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
Still, it wasn’t all doomsday for Santa on deGrasse Tyson’s feed; he took some time out of his Christmas to ruminate on some of the weirder holiday traditions and hallmarks, and sent a few aspirational words to the man in red about his rotund waistline. However, something tells me that parents everywhere would have a much worse Christmas Eve if the cookies and milk for “Santa” tradition got abandoned for a healthier option (although hot tea sounds pretty wonderful).
Santa is pale because he’s in the middle of six months of darkness on Earth’s North Pole. And he delivers gifts only at night
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
Never understood why an overweight Arctic toymaker delivers Christmas gifts rather than representations of the Three Wise Men
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
If people left carrots, celery, & hot tea for Santa on the table rather than milk & cookies, I bet he’d be much, much thinner
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
Male & female Reindeer grow antlers, but males lose them in winter. All Santa’s reindeer, Rudolph too, are therefore female.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
I've always preferred the Two-Horse Open Sleighs, myself.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
FYI: By the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, your home is crammed with 23 flying Birds and 50 hyperactive Humans.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 25, 2015
Seriously, can you even imagine the horrific cleanup after all twelve days of Christmas?