Man on the Street: ‘Why do we have leap years?’

“Has something to do with days and years.” Ryan Kintz Dallas

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year-2.jpg.optimal.jpg“Has something to do with days and years.” Ryan Kintz Dallas

“Something we do almost every year like having your picture taken for the newspaper.” Mason Kivler Dallas

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year-3.jpg.optimal.jpg“Something we do almost every year like having your picture taken for the newspaper.” Mason Kivler Dallas

“Exercise your legs and and stretch them out more.” Lauren Clark Shavertown

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year-4.jpg.optimal.jpg“Exercise your legs and and stretch them out more.” Lauren Clark Shavertown

“Well the earth goes around the sun in 364 days and 11 minutes so somethings missing: probably has something to do with that.” Theo Barr Dallas

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year-5.jpg.optimal.jpg“Well the earth goes around the sun in 364 days and 11 minutes so somethings missing: probably has something to do with that.” Theo Barr Dallas

“It’s because February has short days and we need to catch up every four years.” Aaron Patton Dallas

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year-6.jpg.optimal.jpg“It’s because February has short days and we need to catch up every four years.” Aaron Patton Dallas

“So that we get more exercise for that one day.” Vera Moser Dallas

https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/web1_DP-02282016-leap-year1-.jpg.optimal.jpg“So that we get more exercise for that one day.” Vera Moser Dallas

“Has something to do with days and years.”

Ryan Kintz

Dallas

“Something we do almost every year like having your picture taken for the newspaper.”

Mason Kivler

Dallas

“Exercise your legs and and stretch them out more.”

Lauren Clark

Shavertown

“Well the earth goes around the sun in 364 days and 11 minutes so somethings missing: probably has something to do with that.”

Theo Barr

Dallas

“It’s because February has short days and we need to catch up every four years.”

Aaron Patton

Dallas

“So that we get more exercise for that one day.”

Vera Moser

Dallas

Photos and answers compiled by Charlotte Bartizek