Cornholio 0 #1 March 24, 2004 Wow, check out this video - definitely work safe and makes you think twice about static electricity. http://216.144.230.195/Videos/Medium_WMP8/Pumping_Gas.wmv Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #2 March 24, 2004 Damn!!!! ok that was pretty freaky...and people wonder why they say dont get in and out of your car....She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #3 March 24, 2004 DAMN good thing i don't wear sweaters Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #4 March 24, 2004 QuoteDamn!!!! ok that was pretty freaky...and people wonder why they say dont get in and out of your car.... It can be done safely if you stay grounded, BUT-- It looks like the motorist, after entering and exiting the car again (boo-boo #1), did not discharge her static buildup by coming into contact with anything before touching the gas pump handle -- Boo-Boo #2 Then she went and touched the gas pump handle, resulting in a static discharge spark which ignited the fuel vapors coming from the fuel port vent. Boo-boo#3 Then, instead of getting the hell out of there, and finding and slamming the pump emergency off-switch, she pulled the pump handle out of the refueling port, thus almost enabling the ignited fumes to get down the fuel pipe (boo-boo#4). Fortunately, modern cars have a metal flap that closes the fuel pipe when the pump head is removed... If it hadn't been for that little piece of round metal and a spring, she would have been incinerated. She should thank her lucky stars and the engineer who designed that closing flap... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #5 March 24, 2004 QuoteFortunately, modern cars have a metal flap that closes the fuel pipe when the pump head is removed... I'd always wondered what that was for<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyesspot 0 #6 March 24, 2004 Hey now... I know men that wear sweaters too!!! Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #7 March 24, 2004 OMG!!! I seriously thought that was just an urban legend thing! I always get back in my truck (Well crimany it's almost a 30 gallon tank and takes a while..) but I DO always touch metal before going back to the pump...eesh!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #8 March 24, 2004 She was kinda cute."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #9 March 24, 2004 QuoteQuoteFortunately, modern cars have a metal flap that closes the fuel pipe when the pump head is removed... I'd always wondered what that was for Actually, it's for emission control, but it does double-duty. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #10 March 24, 2004 QuoteI seriously thought that was just an urban legend thing! Nope - it's no legend. Cars really should have grounding straps, and gas stations should have grounding clips for cars (like the airplane pumps and fuel trucks do, and AFAIK their use is mandatory), but that's not the way it is... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #12 March 24, 2004 YIKES!~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #13 March 24, 2004 WHOA! okay, thanks a lot... now i'm going to have nightmares about pumping gas! ha ha! freaky! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #14 March 24, 2004 thee is a video they show us here in the airforce of a guy refueling his gas cans in the back of his pick up truck with a plastic bed liner.... he got 3rd degree burns over 40% of his body when it lighted off.... they say it can happen and it can.......... saw a whole punp island burn when i was in high school... i was working next dooor at the wafel hose and the lady at the pump didn't shut her suv off and started to refuel.... got back in her car and bumped it ino reverse... hit the pump , it sparked and next thing ya know 3 alarm fire at the pump....... they shut the pump off but the amount of gass stil in her gas tank and spilled on the ground from the malfunctining/crunched up pump made ofr one hell of a fire...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #15 March 24, 2004 QuoteShe was kinda cute. No kidding! She was a "hottie" My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
