IIRC the Mythbusters busted that one. They found that there was a large
voltage increase when a cell phone rings but it wasn't enough to ignite
petrol vapor at a non-service station.
http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/html/cell_phone_gas_station.html
Andrew McPhee
At 02:55 PM 21/06/2005 -0500, PhotoSphere wrote:
>You forgot "detonate gas fumes while filling up at the service-less
>station".
>
> > For you older people, a cell phone is a wireless device that can be used
>to:
> > Disturb others' experience at the movies,
> > Disrupt others at concerts,
> > Let the entire world know your intimate secrets at resturants,
> > allow you to slow down on major freeways like a cheap watch,
> > and make you look like an escaped mental patient when using a
> > microphone/earphone on a public street.
> >
> > Oh, it can also make phone calls.
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