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Is it hazardous to use your cellphone in a gas station? |
GRIFTER
Joined: Feb 23, 2002
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They say that using a cellphone while pumping gas to your car is hazardous, It might start something. Is that true? Here in the Philippines they are talking about that and thinking of passing a law on the use of Cellular phones on gas stations.
What do you think? silly or true?
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dondori
Joined: Feb 12, 2002
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yes it is true, here in canada, there are signs up by the gas pumps that cell phone use is not allowed, they say it creats som kind of radiation that may cause friction with the gas and explode........dont know anymore about that.
just thought u might wanna know.
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GOwin
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Would you rather find it out for yourself by being an explosion victim? 
Anyway, all mobile phone manuals includes the warning that the unit should not be used in an explosive atmosphere (like gas stations). The phone is said to be capable of generating sparks, which in turn may cause explosions, though this is said to be rare.
I'd rather be safe than sorry. |
Phrak
Joined: Feb 27, 2002
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Apparently the real reason (or so i heard from the gas station owner who shut off the pump on me while i was filling my car and talking on my phone) is that there is a chance that a tiny air gap between the battery contacts and the pins on the phone may cause a spark, and that spark could potentially ignite the Petrol fumes (BTW, FYI it is actually the fumes that ignite, not the liqid...)
The other reason (altho somewhat similar in cause) is if you drop the phone, again, the air gap between the battery and pins could ignite the gas.
If the reason was the RF emitted caused problems, they would ask you to shut them off before you entered, like in a hospital.
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ferrarista44
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The earpiece produces sparks when sounding off. At least that's what my ECE teachers told us.
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ferrarista44
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and yes i do turn off my phone during refilling gas.
rather be safe than really scorched! 
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frost
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If a tiny spark from the battery in my cellular is enough to ignite the fule, how can they let me start my car-engine on the gas station? Or let me turn on the light in my car (wich happens every time I open the cardoor)? Anyone heard of an exploding gasstation because of someone calling his wife? I think there is nothing to worry about.
/Magnus
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Fingers
Joined: Jan 29, 2002
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Crap! It's got nothing to do with sparks, think about how many switches and open sparks there are on your car, lets see the starter engaging on the fly wheel, more sparks there than a phone could generate, or the commutator on the alternator. The real reason is because of the radiation generated by a cell phone when it's transmitting receiving, it could heat the fuel vapours to a combustable temperature. I work on and around a lot of large commercial aircraft and when they're in the hangar with the fuel tanks open we're not allowed cell phones within about three metres, there's even a picture in the Boeing manual showing how close you can get with a phone or other device. And the fuel that is used in aircraft is a lot less volatile than ordinary car fuel, you can actually put a match out in a glass full of aircraft grade fuel, the only reason it burns in the aircraft engine is that it is atomised like when you light hairspray out of the can. |
putra123
Joined: Feb 04, 2002
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YES, ITS DANGEROUS IF YOU USE YOUR CELL IN THE GAS STATION ...WHILE SMOKING! |
tomw
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
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Someone correct me if im wrong, but i think that there is already a law against it in the UK?
Extinguish a match in aircraft fuel... Nice idea...  |
Bazboy
Joined: Feb 25, 2002
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Yes its illegal to use a mobile phone in petrol filling station over here in UK... well thats what ive been told anyway.
If they say its bad and have passed a law against it, why the fcuk do it?? OK, I understand that a cars engine can generate more sparks but thats in a confined area. When you are filling the car, you are close to the fumes that are strong and easy to ignite....
I certainly wouldnt wanna be BBQd on the forecourt... or risk the lives of others, especially children that are normally in cars nearby...
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Fingers
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If you're phone's generating sparks there's something wrong with it. And what about the heat from your exhaust pipe, that's hot enough to ignite fumes. Aircraft fuel is a lot thicker than the fuel for your car, it doesn't evaporate as soon as it touches something, it's actually quite oily. |
EyeSee
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I used to work in a petrol station in the UK and i would not authorize anyone who was using a mobile phone, even if they were inside the car.
The law (UK) states that all mobile phones should be switched off before entering a petrol station forecourt. The risk is there for an explosion and i didn't appreciate people putting my life and everyone elses life within a 100 yard radius at risk because of their stupidity.
It states in every manual to switch phones off and their are signs on every pump to warn you. In some cases if someone was using there mobile and refused to switch it off i would stop every single pump and announce on the pa system that no one can fill up until the guy talking on the mobile switches off! They'd usually switch off or walk away after that!
Seriously though, is it worth risking yours and everyone elses life in the area for the sake of waiting a few minutes to make/answer a phone call? |
arroyootje
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In Azerbaijan it's illegal to use your phone in the petrolstation, but then they have stupid idiots coming to your card asking to refill your call credit 
What about the radio? that's got waves in it and many other things in the car.... Have you ever actually HEARD of a gasstation exploding cos of a mobile???? I haven't...
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dan_t
Joined: Feb 27, 2002
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Familiar wid those anti-radiation stickers u put at the back and lights-up when you use d phone i think its d same principle y its prohibited 2 use it while at d has station
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