We have officially reached Peak Christmas Internet.
Social media's favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, is currently unleashing another of his patented tweetstorms. But this time, his target isn't the scientific accuracy of the new Star Wars movie or Back to the Future.
Instead, it's something a little more serious. Well... sort of.
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
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
At this point, Tyson pivoted into a discussion of his confusion about Santa Claus's place in Christmas mythology -- because sure, why not, who's even on Twitter right now anyway?
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