On Feb 29, 7:12 am, "Phil Abuster" wrote:
In some areas of the country cars undergo rigorous emissions testing - good
for the environment, good for people and delaying the inevitable onslaught
of global warming. Why aren't boats tested annually? They burn much more
fuel than a car.

Because there are vastly more cars than there are boats. Boats make a
tiny percentage of harmful emissions. Even if you totally eliminate
boat emissions you will not have made any significant impact on the
environment. Any competent computer programmer or anyone who passed
algebra can tell you why it is silly to spend resources on
optimizations that only effect a small portion a problem. Also, of
course, your assertion that boats "burn much more fuel than a car" is
silly. Some boats do compared to some cars, some don't, but as a
class boats burn an insignificant amount compared to cars do as a
group. Finally, are you sure the environmental cost of testing is
less than the cost of doing nothing?

-- Tom.