[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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