When women pump gas

[MStar]

This woman makes the rest of you look bad

http://207.234.131.102/files/big-boy...ad/gasfire.wmv

[CaboWaboAddict]

Whoops!

[deeder7001]

was she smoking?

[grumpyBB]

She got back in the vehicle and dragged her ass over the seat creating a static charge. When the dumbass grabbed the nozzle she created a spark and ignited the fumes. Anybody with common sense "grounds" themselves before they touch the nozzle. Obviously not many women have common sense when it comes to mechanical things.

[deeder7001]

i never touch the nozzle on the gas pump thing. i grab that handle thing. she should know that cloth seats do the static charge thing. it's fun to shock people with that though.

[Bazman63]

Damn static charge. Happens all the time to me. (Not the fire thing, though)

[eleet-2k2]

Originally posted by grumpyBB
She got back in the vehicle and dragged her ass over the seat creating a static charge. When the dumbass grabbed the nozzle she created a spark and ignited the fumes. Anybody with common sense "grounds" themselves before they touch the nozzle. Obviously not many women have common sense when it comes to mechanical things.

Exactly, and now idiots over here say cell phones cause gas fires at the pump. Cell phone frequencies do not combust fuel, otherwise it would be happening non-stop from rogue waves from the ambient area. It's people who fill up, get back in their car builting up a static charge, and then grab for the nozzle. :/

[Germ]

I find this thread a bit sexist, or at least it's humble beginning was. It implies all women are stupid and are prone to do stupid things.

[deeder7001]

static electricity is fun to play around with when not getting gas for your car. i get shocked every time i get out of my car. it hurts my finger when i get shocked. sometimes i'll get a tingly feeling in my hand after getting shocked.

[ElChevelle]

Originally posted by Germ
I find this thread a bit sexist, or at least it's humble beginning was. It implies all women are stupid and are prone to do stupid things.

REALLY!
Only the bitches who drive SUV/tanks and yak constantly on cell phones are stupid.

Drive now, Talk later!

Static charge, my ass!
Mythbusters did everything possible to create a gas pump fire to no avail. They practically had to light a match.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Only the bitches who drive SUV/tanks and yak constantly on cell phones...

Well, that little video clip showed just that.

[whiteflip]

its ok. as long as i am fully capable of always outdriving giant suvs its cool. kinda reminds be of zoolander.

[grumpyBB]

Originally posted by ElChevelle


Static charge, my ass!
Mythbusters did everything possible to create a gas pump fire to no avail. They practically had to light a match.

then what was it that caused the fire to start, psychokenesis?

[protegechris]

psychokenisis?????

What a dumb bizznitch.

After pulling it out of the car, she just stood there hitting it on the ground. I understand she was trying to put it out, but What if she just hit it and made more sparks? lmao.

I dont know about yall, but I was waiting on the whole place to burst into flames.

[ElChevelle]

I don't fucking know.
It's a show

[mikm]

I agree. The ending was somewhat anticlimatic.

[Widdykats]

Originally posted by Germ
I find this thread a bit sexist, or at least it's humble beginning was. It implies all women are stupid and are prone to do stupid things.

Thanks!
Dumb is dumb!
Ask pixie if she'd screw up like that!
....[Quote Chev] Only the bitches who drive SUV/tanks and yak constantly on cell phones are stupid.

Drive now, Talk later!

And those men who want to look all self important!
Mr. "Big Shot"

[MidnightViper88]

I over-heard this when my grandmom was watching "Oprah" a couple of nights ago and I couldn't fall asleep...

You shouldn't go back in your car anyway...Have to watch out to make sure the pump doesn't fail to auto-lock when the gas level gets too high in the tank...I've seen more car fires because of an over-full gas tank than this dumb static electricity-charged fire...

[aFfLiCtEd]

I don't know about you guys ... but, granted the girl may be ignorant when it comes to refueling a vehicle, I STILL wouldn't kick her out of bed for eatin crackers!!

Regardless, I'd have to guess that in conjunction with the re-entry and exit of her SUV, that all the pulling & tugging she did on her sweater may have had something to do with the buildup of the static electricity factor.

I've also heard that the bedliners in pickup trucks create static electricity jostling around in the bed during transit and when filling gas cans up, they need to be removed from the back of the truck prior to filling them.

Most of the gas stations around this area have humongous new warning labels plastered all over the pumps warning you not to get back in your car or use your cell phone while refueling.

Remember folks, it's not the physical element of the gasoline itself that burns, it's the fumes/vapor that ignite and burn.

[hgnis]

Originally posted by MidnightViper88
I over-heard this when my grandmom was watching "Oprah" a couple of nights ago and I couldn't fall asleep...

Couldn't fall asleep...rrrrrrright.

[whiteflip]

when i was back in the philippines i saw several people refilling their cars while their engines were running and they were smoking. maybe we are over cautious.

[MidnightViper88]

Originally posted by hgnis
Couldn't fall asleep...rrrrrrright.

And what do you watch late at night? Take home design notes from Christopher Lowell?

Don't ask me how I know of that fruit either...

[Too-DAMN-Much]

Originally posted by whiteflip
when i was back in the philippines i saw several people refilling their cars while their engines were running and they were smoking. maybe we are over cautious.

it's not the burning embers that'll ignite it, ya need to watch for the flame when you light your smoke instead

[ElChevelle]

Originally posted by whiteflip
when i was back in the philippines i saw several people refilling their cars while their engines were running and they were smoking. maybe we are over cautious.

Until the late 60's, this was commonplace all over the U.S.

[CaboWaboAddict]

I saw a guy once, drop a lit cigarette into the storage tanks at a gas station. I had just started working there and he was showing me how to stick the tanks. I told him he should put out the cigarette and he said Ok and dropped it in. Ignorant fool!

[eleet-2k2]

Well I know this much, cell phones DONT FUCKIN IGNITE YOUR FUEL. And the idiots that claim they do are just that.

[ElChevelle]

While working the Starkist plant in Puerto Rico:
They had a Hindenburg sized propane tanks where the forklift drivers would refuel their tanks. Most of the time they wouldn't get a good seal and propane vapors would spray dozens of feet where?
Into the smoking area
We'd take our breaks at harborside and watch for flying Puerto Ricans.
Oh and watch them feed the monster Tarpon frozen tuna chunks

[hgnis]

Originally posted by MidnightViper88
And what do you watch late at night?

Whatever the ovary channel is not showing.

[MidnightViper88]

Originally posted by CaboWaboAddict
I saw a guy once, drop a lit cigarette into the storage tanks at a gas station. I had just started working there and he was showing me how to stick the tanks. I told him he should put out the cigarette and he said Ok and dropped it in. Ignorant fool!

How about people that use lighters to check gas levels in their tank after filling up?

[arjun]

That lady looked like she may have been very hot.


Anyway, you ground yourself by touching your car, am I right?

[Myxomatosis]

Originally posted by grumpyBB
She got back in the vehicle and dragged her ass over the seat creating a static charge. When the dumbass grabbed the nozzle she created a spark and ignited the fumes. Anybody with common sense "grounds" themselves before they touch the nozzle. Obviously not many women have common sense when it comes to mechanical things.

The handle is made out of rubber for this reason.

[ElChevelle]

The handle is actually metal while a rubber layer covers it

In HAZMAT classes, they taught us that you can't light diesel fuel with a match. Still have a hard time believing that one.

[Myxomatosis]

Originally posted by ElChevelle
REALLY!
Only the bitches who drive SUV/tanks and yak constantly on cell phones are stupid.

Drive now, Talk later!

Static charge, my ass!
Mythbusters did everything possible to create a gas pump fire to no avail. They practically had to light a match.

I think your talking about the time they tried to bust the guy smoking on the toilet when there was gasoline in the tank or something?

Originally posted by arjun
That lady looked like she may have been very hot.


Anyway, you ground yourself by touching your car, am I right?

Yes.

[CaboWaboAddict]

My handle is made of metal with a rubber covering. Its been known to make sparks too!

[ElChevelle]

Originally posted by Myxomatosis
I think your talking about the time they tried to bust the guy smoking on the toilet when there was gasoline in the tank or something?

No, they made a lexan enclosure with an open tank of gasoline in it, with a cellphone that they called several times and applied different types of static charges to.

Episode 2: Cell Phone Destruction, Silicone Breasts, CD-ROM Shattering
In this episode, Jamie and Adam test several explosive theories. Can chatting on a cell phone while pumping gas cause the pump to blow up? Our mythbusters put themselves at risk so you don't have to. They also put silicone breast implants to the test at high altitude. Will they burst under pressure? Finally, we'll learn once and for all if high-speed CD-ROM players can really shatter a compact disc.

[Myxomatosis]

Originally posted by ElChevelle
No, they made a lexan enclosure with an open tank of gasoline in it, with a cellphone that they called several times and applied different types of static charges to.

Oh, I remember that episode, the CD shattering was cool.

[MStar]

I liked the equiv 112x drive how the cd kinda liquified before shattering.

[ElChevelle]

Modifying the electric grinder to power the CD drive was sweet.

Producing that show has to be a kick in the ass.

[aFfLiCtEd]

Most of the gas stations around this area have humongous new warning labels plastered all over the pumps warning you not to get back in your car or use your cell phone while refueling.