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.
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!
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.
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.
Okay....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.
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!
Aren't you balding? The threat will be over soonIf 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