A video is circulating online that imagines what modifications the infamous California Air Resources Board (CARB) would make to Santa and his traditional reindeer-drawn sleigh if they had the ability to regulate Christmas, with hilarious results:
CARB and the far-fetched ideas they frequently propose are a frequent target of scorn, but they really make it easy. When it comes to unintentional humor, CARB is the gift that keeps on giving.
Included in CARB’s re-fit of Santa’s sleigh:
• Changing the sleigh into a bobsled – much more aerodynamic.
• Ditching the gifts in the back; they’re really cutting into the sleigh’s “miles per hoofbeat.”
• Red might be Santa’s traditional color, but according to CARB darker colors attract too much heat. Pale pink is just like red…almost.
• To reduce horse- (or in this case reindeer-) power, at least four of the Dasher and Prancer crowd would find themselves unemployed come Christmas.
• Rudolph is allowed to stay on the team, but only if he swaps his glowing red nose for an energy efficient light blub.
• Santa should really skip the cookies and milk so he can shed a few pounds.
As funny as this video may be, the truth behind it is much less amusing. Some of the “Santa” regulations are already in effect, such as the mandate that cars be light-colored. What’s more, the bureaucrats at CARB have recently gone into the automobile design business, designing model cars for year 2017 and mandating a target of 60 miles per gallon. No vehicle that is widely available today even comes close. While this may be a case of good intentions gone awry, when are the folks at CARB going to figure out that they are their own worst enemy?
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