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redwildebeast
06-12-2007, 10:16 AM
Maybe you shouldn't do that any more.
and please dont try this at home.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/572992/gas_stations_and_phones/
greenblood
06-12-2007, 10:57 AM
I heard a similar news a while ago (phone became a fireball)
and gas stations (at least in military bases) have a warning that the static generates from the phone can cause fire
Nwahs
06-12-2007, 11:25 AM
Ahhh amazing post. I had no idea...and I didn't even know you weren't supposed to use your phone filling up. Now I do
That is really interesting though...If I remember correctly, MythBusters did something similar to this a while ago. I can't remember the outcome though.
redwildebeast
06-12-2007, 11:58 AM
they said it was busted but they are wrong about stuff all the time. for example the one they did on blowing up a shotgun barrel. they said it couldnt be done but i have seen it happen .
Ellen
06-13-2007, 07:24 AM
WOW!!! I don't know about anyone else on here, but after seeing that short clip, I will be turning my phone off from now on while I'm at the pumps.
anfrey
06-13-2007, 12:10 PM
imho, video proves nothing.
Telekom
06-14-2007, 11:56 PM
Maybe you shouldn't do that any more.
and please dont try this at home.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/572992/gas_stations_and_phones/

Maybe you should check out snopes.com since they seem to think that there's no absolute truth to this.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp
Ellen
06-16-2007, 06:18 PM
Maybe you should check out snopes.com since they seem to think that there's no absolute truth to this.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp

There must be at least some ounce of truth to this. Otherwise I don't think that there would be warning signs on every pump at the gas stations reminding motorists to turn their phones off.
brad15
06-18-2007, 09:21 PM
i could see this being a problem with the 3watt phones that people used a long time ago, but 1/2 or 1/4 watt handheld phones are not going to do anything.
cesarrri12
06-19-2007, 04:53 AM
just done make over 20 calls while your filling up
anfrey
06-20-2007, 12:58 PM
just done make over 20 calls while your filling up
sounds like an arbitrary number to me. i've made well over 20 calls at the pump. it's a non-issue