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Talk About Gross Polluters!
Scott en Aztlán wrote: > Forget about cars - the most polluted exhaust is the foul gases that > come out of a smoker's mouth! And that's not even taking into account > all the solid waste these jerks flick out of their open windows onto > the street. > > http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1233657.php > > Smog technician not just blowing smoke > A smoker, he compares his breath to a car's emissions. Guess which is > dirtier? > By COURTNEY PERKES > The Orange County Register > > COSTA MESA - Smog technician Christopher Delo pulls a long, coiled > probe out of the exhaust pipe of a late-model Volvo. The car passed > smog certification, so it's time for his smoke break. > > Delo lights a Marlboro, still holding the pollution-measuring nozzle. > He takes a drag and puffs directly into the end of the probe to "smog" > himself. > > Flashing across the computer screen at Newport Smog are readings for > air-polluting molecules from partially burned fuel, including > hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The 1997 Volvo measured 50 parts per > million of hydrocarbon emissions. Delo's breath reads 351. > > In car terms, he's a spewing, gross polluter. > -- > I'm a wreckless driver and damn proud of it! All that and cigarettes do not even contain gasoline! It does sound a lot like the DUI fools who throw their beer cans along the road. |
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