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No Smoking or Talking at Indian Gas Stations
from the explosion-may-result dept
India's Oil Industry Safety Directorate has officially banned cellphone use at gas pumps. They are worried that sparks from a cell phone battery might ignite the gas fumes. A study by Shell found that the single most dangerous item near a gas pump after matches and cigarettes is the car itelf. So you really have to wonder what kind of cellphones people are using in India.
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urban legend
Is this urban legend back in the news? I remember a fuss back in the summer 1999 over this bogus risk.
1999 Urban Legends: Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station
http://www.darwinawards.com/legends/legends1999-04.html
- Alan
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hmmm
Mike, not only is this urban legend fodder, it is something that the litigation-fearing Oil Companies in these United States have swallowed hook, line and sinker. Next time you're at the pump, I'll wager you will find a sticker saying "turn off all cellular phone equipment" somewhere closeby....
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Re: gas station cell phone usage
I saw a reality show on tv today with home videos. A guy is just pumping his gas and he starts on fire. They said they figured it must have been static electricity. Seems to me that if a guy can get enough static electricity going just standing around then maybe the static from a cell phone could do the trick too. Not often, but maybe it's time for one of them studies.
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