[KLUG Advocacy] Gas Station Wi-Fi

[Bruce Smith]

> 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.

I'm not surprised.  Maybe next time they can try to make a laptop ignite
gasoline.  Or make a gas can explode by not setting it on the ground
while filling.

BTW, have they tried to crash an airliner using a cell phone yet?  ;-)

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

Yeah, they have some good stuff, but I haven't run across that show yet.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll try and remember to give it a look-see.

BTW, Penn & Teller had a similar type show on a premium channel
(HBO/Showtime/... forget?) which was really good.  They even made it
better by occasionally mixing in some senseless crude language and
nudity!  ;-)    I probably shouldn't say the name of the show here,
since kids may be reading ...  (two words, "Bull S___" :)

 - BS  (not a reference to name of the show :)