[KLUG Advocacy] Gas Station Wi-Fi

[Lunitix]

Don't you watch Mythbusters (Wednesday 9pm Discovery Channel).  These 
guys test Urban Legends.  And they did try to make a cell phone cause an 
explosion with gasoline.  You would need to see the show to know these 
guys tried to recreate the incident of legend and could not make it 
work.  They also go above and beyond what would have been plausible to 
make explosions happen, but if I recall correctly, they could not under 
any circumstance make a cell phone ignite gas.

Bruce I thought the TLC/Discovery Channels were right up you alley?

Minding of Madness
Jon


Bruce Smith wrote:
>>>>http://internetweek.com/allStories/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160901762
>>>>"FreedomNet Solutions said that it has added the Wi-Fi service to a
>>>>series of Speedway and SuperAmerica stations in its coverage area, which
>>>>includes Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Lansing. The service
>>>>is an expansion of the company's so-called drive-in hotspot 'pit stops'
>>>>that it launched in the area last September."
>>>
>>>They say you're not suppose to use a cell phone while pumping gas, 
>>>but it's OK to use a laptop?
>>
>>Sure, when was the last time your laptop threw sparks? Oh, wait....
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> I've never seen my cell phone throw sparks!  :-)
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>  - BS
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