Thursday was the 54th anniversary of the famous Apollo 11 launch. To celebrate, Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, posted the hardest photo possible on Twitter.
#Apollo11 launch day, 54th anniversary.
— Dr. Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) July 16, 2023
Steak and eggs today celebrating in style at home with my Anca. pic.twitter.com/x9uqCZa6SO
In it, the 93-year-old spaceman has a stacked plate of steak and eggs and an even more stacked set of jewelry.
This is exactly how a human being who walked on the moon should look imo https://t.co/YlENU2t6hs
— Hormeze ❤️ (@hormeze) July 20, 2023
Somebody double-check if he got a Cuban link under his collar.
Bro on a bean at brekky wit 3 rollies on https://t.co/98ULGJVaPR
— Celery Man (@ETHEEEREAL) July 17, 2023
drip or drown https://t.co/S64OyjkyEY
— dash • they/them (@thedigitaldash_) July 17, 2023
Other than to obviously flex on everyone, many were confused as to why Aldrin needed three watches.
He got three watches on because he went to the moon. If y'all don't understand moonman drip just say that https://t.co/fumoARmUDF
— Dr. Raven the Science Maven (@ravenscimaven) July 17, 2023
“He got three watches on because he went to the moon. If y’all don’t understand moonman drip just say that,” wrote @ravenscimaven.
I don’t care if you’ve been to the moon. This is too many watches. https://t.co/8njDRqpquW
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) July 17, 2023
Still, as @bendreyfussm reasoned, “I don’t care if you’ve been to the moon. This is too many watches.”
The real answer? Aldrin likes to wear multiple watches for accuracy’s sake. “You need an odd number (of watches) in case there’s a discrepancy so you can sort out which one is what,” Aldrin explained in an archival interview on his website.
Moreover, regarding the two watches on his left hand, one keeps Mars time, where a day is 24 hours and 39 minutes long; the other is a commemorative Omega Speedmaster from the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. (Omega is the preferred watch brand for NASA.)
Of course, Aldrin popping back up on the timeline also inspired another round of posts about him punching a “Moon Landing” conspiracy theorist back in 2002.
wonder if he had 3 watches on & them rings when he decked homie for accusing him of faking the moon landing https://t.co/5biJtMQnd7 pic.twitter.com/AUiNdEmY4c
— COSMIC SLOP (@afrocosmist) July 17, 2023
“Wonder if he had 3 watches on & them rings when he decked homie for accusing him of faking the moon landing,” asked @afrocosmist.
the watches remind him it’s always time to punch a conspiracy theorist https://t.co/AWDMYACm0i
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) July 17, 2023
“The watches remind him it’s always time to punch a conspiracy theorist,” added @brianMFloyd
This mfkr knows what time it Is, what time it aint and what time its going to be https://t.co/5YR89bapi2
— Quailman (@Jan_TheGREAT) July 18, 2023
Buzz Aldrin has lived many lives, but he clearly still has nothing but time on his hands.
2 Comments