B.O.B. nemesis/noted science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson had a charming tweet about the horrors of climate change today. No really, check out the quip above and see if it’s to your liking. If you had a light chuckle of “iPad? oh you rascal!” this tweet was made for you. If you immediately picked up an American flag and started screaming “LIBERTY” in a rage thinking he doesn’t know Lady Liberty, well, it’s not so funny to you.
When the Greenland & Antarctic ice sheets melt, sea levels will rise to the Statue of Liberty’s iPad. pic.twitter.com/KnqKFWRPz2
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 16, 2016
(Sarah Palin’s camp would also likely find the tweet funny because she doesn’t believe that human-driven climate change is real and is willing to piledrive Bill Nye through a table if she has to.)
This sly swirl of funny and frightening sparked a lot of reactions after it made its way into the world. Maybe not as many reactions as when he suggests something might not be right in Gravity or pokes holes in the fabric of The Terminator, but it’s been a delight to see the range of reactions to an A+ tweet. Let’s hop in the replymobile, shall we? Look out for trolls.
@neiltyson that's a stone tablet not an iPad.
— Nick Fenton (@NickFent) April 16, 2016
@neiltyson It's not an iPad, Dr. Tyson. It's merely an image of a stone tablet with 4 July, 1776 in Roman numerals on it.
— Angela Roquemore (@AngelaRoquemore) April 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/_andrewgregg/status/721351959916232704
https://twitter.com/RAMBO_TLG/status/721337850852040704
https://twitter.com/http_erin/status/721337117327171585
https://twitter.com/_BeckyBaby_/status/721337105167855616
@neiltyson This made me laugh and cry simultaneously.
— Lorraine Hickman (@shortyblueyes5) April 16, 2016
@neiltyson The statue of liberty owns an ipad?
— Colton (@colton_68) April 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/getriehlman/status/721368090030710784
@neiltyson water damage will void the warranty on her iPad! We must act now!
— Steven Garstone (@StevenGarstone) April 16, 2016
If only Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang could weigh in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i_AqoCkULM