Phone fire

Ever Wonder Why You Cant Use Your Phone At a Gas Station

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• Cellphone
• Telephone
• Fire
• Attention
• Gas

[zool201975]

many people do not know the nature of electromagnetic effects on metals. people make the mistake in thinking this is the same as a gas station fire but this is not the case. This is a current day version of of Marconi's first radio signal experiments where he had two metal pieces in a vacuum and a radio signal passed trough it in order to create sparks. people why say this is fake simply lack the the intelligence or education to understand what is happening here.

[Updehill]

Nonsence! mythbusters put a mobile phone in a room with 80% petrol vapour and rang a mobile.... NOTHING HAPPEND. Its just an urban myth... Its down to static charge on your clothing that causes the ignition.

[burblx]

if your cellphone put out enough electromagnetic radiation to make the tinfoil spark, we'd all be dead from brain tumors by now. cellhpone != microwave oven.

[sngaines9282]

Total bullshit. That pan appears to be on a ceramic type cooktop. You can see the "gasoline" if that's what it actually is, starting to evaporate and be affected by the heat in the video BEFORE it magically bursts into flame.

[joemac356]

Filling your vehicle @ any station is a lot more dangerous than you would think. There are numerous methods of igniting the fuel vapors, such as static discharge from your clothes as well as using a cell phone in proximity to the fuel vapors. It's not a myth. There have been many cases of documented cell phone use causing gas station fires.

I like New Jersey's system: no one is allowed to fill the tank except the people who work at the filling station, who must undergo specific training.

[SirtubalotTX]

I concur with Zool. Also, Mythbusters is very unscientific and NOT the final word. I will say that they are entertaining however and shine the light on a few things but that's about it.

[HomerJEDL]

dude are you doing this on carpet?

[pabhishek9]

80% petrol vapor is not combustible - because it is a saturated environment and does not catch fire. Too high or too low vapor content does not catch fire - but would you risk it. Even in this video - they have mentioned that it might take many calls.. the case is that the petrol that they have used has to start vaporizing at a higher rate for the fire to get generated which IS the case in most gas stations as the flow rate and quantity is higher.

[DaeXeaD]

@Updehill

gas station fires increased as soon as people started filling their gas tanks.

in the 70's a lot of people used CBs with out any problems, these radiated more power than a cell and yes the mike switch did create a small spark.

Our sun when over head generates about 1KW/m2, a lot more than a cell phone...

[DaeXeaD]

it had nothing to do with the phone, lol

energy to ignite gas would have burnt his hand,

[Updehill]

The best question ever asked on this subject Is........

HAVE GAS STATION FIRES AT THE PUMP, INCREASED OR DECREASED SINCE THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES???????