RE: [DMCForum] Re: FUEL TANK INNARDS QUESTION

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I should have clarified that my position on this is not from Myth Busters,
but rather that is a good example.  I seriously doubt you could generate
static electricity on yourself that would have enough energy potential to
ignite gasoline vapors.

I wish I had taken a picture of a sticker seen at a gas pump.  They had this
laundry list of things you had to do before fueling.  That was nothing more
than lawyer speak to cover their ass.

Greg



-----Original Message-----
From: therealdmcvegas [mailto:dmcvegas@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 6:27 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DMCForum] Re: FUEL TANK INNARDS QUESTION




Discharging yourself is before fueling is indeed a legitimate concern.
And even myth busters did address that. Seen stuff like that out here
in Vegas before, although I have a feeling it deals more with poor
grounding off the pump handle, if anything. On a related note, I've
worked on many PCs, and electronic equipment over the years, and have
never once fried any components by static discharge.

But yeah, the cellphone thing is BS. People think "celluar" means that
the phone uses microwaves like a range oven to heat things up. They
fail to realize (myself included for a long time) that "celluar"
referes to the terrestrial topology of the communications towers.

-Robert



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> Mine is steel, or something similar, as well and is not corroding.
If it
> was copper, I would assume it had been replaced.  I seriously doubt it
> matters whether the car has it in place or not.  Any static
electricity that
> could build up in there shouldn't have the potential to ignite the
fumes.
>
> This is similar to people stating you should discharge yourself before
> fueling your car, and turn your cell phone off.  Oh, and turning
your engine
> off.  It's all just CYA stuff.
>
> Myth Busters covered this, but do so at your own discretion.
>
> Greg

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