Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIf the Olympics and presidential elections only happen once every 4 years, why the hell are we not doing them on February 29th????message-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down126
arrow-up1367arrow-down1message-squareIf the Olympics and presidential elections only happen once every 4 years, why the hell are we not doing them on February 29th????Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 months agoleap years don’t happen every four years. there are exceptions.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 months agowe would skip an election every 100 years or so
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoyeah. would not want trump in office on that one.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoHe would have argued 2020 is divisible by 100 according to the best mathematicians.
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI know its kinda a joke but I could so see it. Honestly I could see him declaring no leap year whatever the year is and claim the president can do that. It would definitely be a bad idea.
leap years don’t happen every four years. there are exceptions.
we would skip an election every 100 years or so
yeah. would not want trump in office on that one.
He would have argued 2020 is divisible by 100 according to the best mathematicians.
I know its kinda a joke but I could so see it. Honestly I could see him declaring no leap year whatever the year is and claim the president can do that. It would definitely be a bad idea.