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Mobile phones in petrol stations
I was sitting in my car writing a text whilst my girlfriend filled the car up with fuel (she's very helpful!). She then got on to me about 'using my phone in a petrol station' even though I was inside the car. Whether I was right or wrong by doing this is not my point.
What I want to know is: has there actually ever been an explosion due to a mobile phone or is it just an urban myth to make us all worry? I've never seen a spark come off my mobile! And surely there must be other, more dangerous, things that go on day to day on forecourts?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's still a topic that's being looked at by scientists/technicians. One side say there is a risk of causing an explosion due to the flashpoint of the fuel (at the RAF bases I worked at they strictly prohibited mobile phones in aviation fuel areas for this reason).
On the other side, some say there is no risk whatsoever. However, I tend to be a bit cautious and it's no big deal switching your phone off at petrol stations.
urban myth of sorts, older phones might have posed a risk but new ones are not dangerous, they are on likely to cause an explosion if both in direct contact with fuel vapour of a great concentration (like an inch from the petrol tank entrance hole as u are pumping) and even then, u would have to bang the battery pack very very hard to cause any form of spark from the battery terminals connecting. This is very hard to do with a newer mobile.
My advice is dont hold a mobile in your hand when u are pumping!
They found the mobile phones to be a myth.