Warning, Safety Issue.

[Leadfoot]

In 2013, because of the new health care law, you will be required to wear one of these:

While fueling your car, lawn mower, jet ski, snowmobile or motorcycle.

Thanks Barry, for looking out for us!

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

You should also avoid cranking your car/having it on (even accessory-mode), because the tail-lights and their connectors near the gas-pump get current enough to ignite gas. You need to push your car to the pump.

Also avoid doing this too soon, as the catalytic converters are very hot after driving. You need to let the car sit for a while first.

I used to do that until I got a Diesel...

 

[Yrdawg]

In 2013, because of the new health care law, you will be required to wear one of these:

While fueling your car, lawn mower, jet ski, snowmobile or motorcycle.

Thanks Barry, for looking out for us!

Now theres a cool avatar. And it's not porn ( unless for firefighters )

I think John Wayne wore that in a movie

 

[themcfarland]

this is not true, as most have pointed out, it never happened.. any type of wind over metal regardless of if the metal is moving or just wind is blowing will cause static ..

The power lines that or denergized still have wind blowing and can kill..

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

Yabbutt he got it in an e-mail! It's gotta be true!

 

[themcfarland]

doesnt microsoft also publish a software that tells you when an email is not true??

 

[Scott.Thornton]

Do you have the flash points for the two?

Aircraft can pick up a lot of static electricity during flight. I'm told the little aluminum thingees trailing from the wing help discharge it in flight. Also, a/c are grounded to the fueling vehicle.

Yep static dischargers, wings, ailerons, rudder, tail cone, winglets, horizontal and elevator all have em. They are grounded to the truck while fueling, and usually during maintenance with the larger carriers due to safety concerns.

 

[goodburbon]

Its a mini lightning show when we fuel our fire trucks at night. The fuel movng through the hose generates static electricity, and the sparking and crackling is constant along the outside of the hose. We ground the trucks of course, and diesel isn't going to flash off like gasoline would but it's still a bit disconcerting.
that's what 10 % humidity will get you.

 

[Hitman]

Alright guys, Give JB a little break here. Nothing wrong with being cautious.

 

[TomTerrific]

Its a mini lightning show when we fuel our fire trucks at night. The fuel movng through the hose generates static electricity, and the sparking and crackling is constant along the outside of the hose. We ground the trucks of course, and diesel isn't going to flash off like gasoline would but it's still a bit disconcerting.
that's what 10 % humidity will get you.

What material are these hoses made of?

Just curious.

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

What material are these hoses made of?

Just curious.

Okay....
I dunno, but when I shear the Poodle-nose the vacuum hose builds up a charge that will fling you across the garage if you don't dissipate it before you touch it.

 

[Ironman26]

I never really thought that a cell phone wasn't intrinsically safe....Never thought that they produced enough RF to cause sparking, figured also that all the circuitry was sealed with epoxy in cell phones...

 

[TomTerrific]

Okay....
I dunno, but when I shear the Poodle-nose the vacuum hose builds up a charge that will fling you across the garage if you don't dissipate it before you touch it.

Just curious. We had long, stainless shafts over six feet long at our plant. They would get warped. The mechanics would straighten them out by alternately heating and cooling them. They used CO2 to cool and it would build up a wicked charge. They liked to use Freon in the good old days as it didn't. I can imagine how expensive that would be today!

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

Just curious. We had long, stainless shafts over six feet long at our plant. They would get warped. The mechanics would straighten them out by alternately heating and cooling them. They used CO2 to cool and it would build up a wicked charge. They liked to use Freon in the good old days as it didn't. I can imagine how expensive that would be today!

Didja ever touch one??

 

[TomTerrific]

Didja ever touch one??

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[deafdave3]

If cell phones give off static electricity or sparks or whatever they talking about, how come it never burnt my hair or my pants pocket?

 

[Jack]

If cell phones give off static electricity or sparks or whatever they talking about, how come it never burnt my hair or my pants pocket?

Aren't you balding? The threat will be over soon

 

[deafdave3]

Aren't you balding? The threat will be over soon