[KLUG Advocacy] Gas Station Wi-Fi
Greg Mason
gmason at fast-mail.org
Mon Apr 18 19:14:23 EDT 2005
> Actually, that one's probably a lot more legit. They mentioned in the
> cell phone episode that most reported gas station fires were caused by
> static spark between a grounded person and a non-grounded car (it's
> sitting on rubber tires, which insulate). If the planets align just
> right, you could probably start a fire that way.
I can see that. In the winter I hate getting out of my car because once
I become grounded, I get a huge zap when I close the car door.
> Nope, haven't seen that one yet. They did do several explosive
> decompressions on one show though. Pressurized an old airplane (on
> the ground, they're not completely insane) and fired a gun through the
> fuselage and the window.
IIRC, they only were able to make the place actually explosively
decompress with quite a few explosives, blowing a wall out of the
plane.
-Greg
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