In North America, millions of fresh water lakes percolate the rocky terrain and provide a watery world for trillions of lifeforms. The top tiers of predators are members of the fish clan and include a group of around 20 species that are known as Sunfish. From Bluegill to Pumpkinseed to Warmouth, these panfish are the delight of fishing children and are exciting to catch, as they also make for tasty meals. However, there is another Sunfish that lurks in all motor vehicles that were built after 1996. This artist’s impression icon that resembles an orange, perimeter lit Sunfish with a lure in front of its mouth is the dreaded: check engine light. Coupled into the diagnostic electronics is this dashboard Pices that becomes illuminated when something goes amiss in today’s complex automobiles. Read out as a code by diagnostic computers, this orange fish will tell the auto mechanic where to look for a problem when the Sunfish illuminates. It also means you are going to be out some real money to correct the problem. Looking back to 2015, when 3 researchers discovered malware intentionally installed on Volkswagen products that falsely told the auditors that the vehicle was compliant with current emission guidelines; however, it was Not! The scheme was jokingly called Dieselgate. If car manufacturers secretly go out of their way to encode false information to increase sales, then how absurd would it be to have a diagnostic system installed on every motor vehicle to promote replacing perfectly good parts? Installing preprogrammed codes to signal a replacement alarm at a specified mileage range would increase business. Dealerships would then have a steady supply of unsuspecting, trusting customers that drive up and pay their way through the service departments, influenced by a glowing, grinning Sunfish that generates steady revenue. There just might be something fishy going on.
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