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Ensuring proper duct design in HVAC systems saves money.
It costs money to run a fan. The harder it has to work, the more money it costs. If air fans are controlled from a VFD, then slower speeds also mean less noise. There are lots of advantages to paying attention to ductwork. In most projects is it not even considered.
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To understand this joke, see the original joke, Santa Claus: An Engineering Analysis
If people are going to attempt to apply science to the question of Santa, the least they can do is to get it right. The so-called "Engineer" that wrote the paper suggesting that Santa Claus is dead had it all wrong.
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How Does Santa Keep Track of Who's Naughty And Nice?
"So," little Timmy says, "how in the hell does one man keep tabs on the actions of every kid, in every part of the world, all year?"
There are literally billions of kids on the planet, and we're expected to believe that Santa not only keeps track of every last one of them at all times, but smites the bad ones with 19th century train fuel while showering the good kids with free stuff?
So How Does Santa Do it?
Oh, children. Have you never heard of the NSA? You see, Santa has a surveillance system rivaling our worst Orwellian nightmares at his disposal. All of the technology needed to observe your every action with impunity very much exists, and you can bet the farm he's employing it to keep track of children like you at this very moment.