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The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by Nobody: 12:08pm On Jun 23, 2017
We’ve all seen the warning signs at filling stations. But how many of us actually pay attention to them? If you’ve ever wondered about the urban legend that has us believing you can literally start a fire by using your cell phone at a gas station, keep reading for some interesting revelations.


Truth be told, there have been no documented cases of fires that have started at a filling station as a result of cell phone usage (source: Petroleum Equipment Institute). Even more shocking are the results from a past Mythbusters experiment that tried and failed to start a gas fire while using a cellphone.

So where did this idea of cellphones being responsible for petrol station fire explosions come from? A possible explanation could be the notion that static electricity can ignite fires. With this logic, when you fill your tank with petrol, there’s a tendency not to spill a single drop on the body of your car. Yes petrol is expensive in this part of the world but beyond that, gas vapors linger around the pump nozzle, when inserted in your gas tank and can be ignited by static electricity. Once this occurs, the fire will travel in the direction of anywhere the petrol is. This could be inside the pumps, inside the car’s fuel tank or anywhere on the body of the car. And boom! You have your explosion.

The act of shuffling between the fuel pump and back to your car and back to the nozzle of the fuel pump again, is enough to create static electricty that can ignite said gasoline fumes.

Ok, so your cell phone may not exactly set off a fire at a petrol station but it’s still advisable to hold off from answering calls while at the fuel pump. Yes, filling up your tank is so mundane and between making sure the attendant isn’t cheating you and being aware of your surrounding, there really isn’t any need to be on your phone while you fill up at the petrol station.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/the-truth-behind-no-cell-phones-at-filing-stations/

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Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by menxer: 12:19pm On Jun 23, 2017
I watched that episode of myth buster that debunked the myth of cell phone causing fires at petrol stations. The myth busters proofed rather that more fires are started by static electricity resulting from contact between our clothes and the car seat.

Thankfully, in Nigeria we don't have serve-yourself petrol stations needing the driver to work the fuel pump, thereby carrying the static electricity close to the fuel fumes.

If only our people could be sensitized more about this than use of cell phones at petrol stations.

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Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by froz(m): 12:31pm On Jun 23, 2017
menxer:
i watched that episode of myth buster that debunked the myth of cell phone causing fires at petrol stations. the myth busters proofed rather that more fires are started by static electricity resulting from contact between our clothes and the car seat.

Thankfully, in Nigeria we don't have serve-yourself petrol stations needing the driver to work the fuel pump, thereby carrying the static electricity close to the fuel fumes.

if only our people could be sensitized more about this than use of cell phones at petrol stations.

Hmmmm! Insightful...


OP nice one..
Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by FTP1: 12:45pm On Jun 23, 2017
froz:


Hmmmm! Insightful...


OP nice one..
Many thanks!
Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by rodeo0070(m): 12:58pm On Jun 23, 2017
Me right now...

Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by rodeo0070(m): 1:24pm On Jun 23, 2017
This is good...
Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by froz(m): 10:09am On Jun 24, 2017
OP correct that little mispelt word on your subject to get this moved to FP.

abi lalasticlala?
Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by Nobody: 10:17am On Jun 24, 2017
froz:
OP correct that little mispelt word on your subject to get this moved to FP.


abi lalasticlala?

Thanks bro, Took a while to locate it, Corrected.
Thanks.
Re: The Truth Behind No Cell Phones At Filling Stations by missioner(m): 1:31pm On Jun 24, 2017
In a nutshell ..nothing wrong in using mobile phones in service stations right?

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