Fact: There was more sea ice, measured in total area, in December 2008 than December 1979.  Aha! Sea ice has actually increased from December 2008 to December 1979. Therefore, that means that global warming science is wrong, and it was bullshit all along. 

That is the argument made in this Daily Tech article, titled Sea Ice Ends Year At Same Level As 1979.

But you, dear reader, having a healthy skepticism, suspect there might be some monkey business in these numbers.  And you, dear reader, would be right.

What monkey business exactly? This monkey business. I'm not going to even try to summarize that article, because it lays out the embarrassing facts more succinctly than I could ever hope to summarize.  Instead, I will say: this is why you should be paying attention in math and science class, boys and girls.  Otherwise, you grow up to be a fool.