At 07:36 AM 3/20/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I didn't know fueling fires were common. I have heard the suggestion that
>gas cans should be filled on the ground rather than on the tailgate of a
>pick-up truck. Static electricity problem there.
>
>Urban legends? Comments?
>
>Wes
lots of articles. we know that static can be a real problem,
cell phones ? IMHO: possible. but you decide...
http://www.snopes2.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.htm
http://www.esdjournal.com/articles/cell/cell.htm
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa062399.htm
http://www.pao.gov.ab.ca/health/celphone/cell-phone-safety.htm
http://www.nsighttelservices.com/news/position/cellphone-gas.shtml
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