Subj : Leap Year
To   : Nightfox
From : Brian Murrey
Date : Tue Mar 01 2022 14:32:14

//Hello Nightfox,//

on *01.03.22* at *17:43:34* You wrote in area *FSX_GEN*
to *The Millionaire* about *"Leap Year"*.

 TM>> Thank god there was no Leap Year this year. I'm glad tomorrow is March
 TM>> 1, 2022. Finally spring has sprung!

 N> Thank God?  Would it have been such a big deal if this was a leap year? 
 N> And spring would come at the same time regardless of whether February had
 N> an extra day. The seasons have to do with the rotation of the earth, not
 N> our (arbitrary) calendar.  And spring doesn't start on March 1st;
 N> according to Google at least, spring this year starts on March 20 (and if
 N> this year was a leap year, spring would have started on March 19).

Actually the rotation isn't what determines the change of season, it's the tilt of the Earth.
 

Regards,
Brian 
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