Why is it dangerous to use mobile phones at fuel stations?

[vinayasurya]

Why is it dangerous? Is it same for GSM or CDMA.

[Pathik]

i dont think its really dangerous.... jus rumours..

[thecyclone2k]

Refer -
http://www.hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q33.html
http://politicalphysics.com/node/1067

[Brave_Hunt]

Well while incoming calls sometimes mobile's circuits spark inside. That might cause of blast because the fuel station is srounded by petrolium gas.

[ashnik]

I saw a program, on Discovery channel, called THe MYTHBUSTURES. in that they did everything to make that mobile burst into flames, but failed. SO i use my cell everywhere.

[casanova]

Is the reason of overheating and explosion of batteries. It happens rarely but still "Prevention is better than cure".

[Third Eye]

my friend cell phone exploded in his pant's a year ago.think about his condition.

[rohan]

@tech_mastermind: His condition depends whether the phone was in his front pocket or back pocket

[__Virus__]

Originally Posted by rohan

@tech_mastermind: His condition depends whether the phone was in his front pocket or back pocket

u mean to say the BACK cant b hurt even if a bomb explodes

[the_moon]

I think mobiles bursting into fire is a very very rare possibility!
ANyways, now really no one cares to switch off thier phones at fueling stations, rather ppl sometimes use the break to make brief calls, and thankfully nothing unfortunate has happened till now!

[knight17]

I saw a program, on Discovery channel, called THe MYTHBUSTURES. in that they did everything to make that mobile burst into flames, but failed. SO i use my cell everywhere.

I too watched it in Myth Busters.
It is a myth..no problem if you use the cellphone in a fuel station

[iMav]

well it all depends on what u use ur fone for .... there is nothing that cannot be made destructive .... i dont know if ne 1 had seen but there were pics where a dell laotop just exploded in an exhibition .... in front of the media .... the guy using it was lucky he wasnt using the laptop on his lap else .... he would have missed out on the good things of life

[Vishal Gupta]

Indian ppl hv a habit to do the things which r told not to do!

[Official Techie]

time time ki baat hai
recently i heard that a person was assembling a pc after connecting everything he switched on the power and
wham! wham! wham!

The Hard disk exploded the person ws a professional assembler so he couldnot have made mistake even the hdd company refused to give money back since they only warrant againgst any non physical damage not on burning

[JGuru]

Yes, Indians don't follow the rules!! Very very few do. People are so ignorant!!

[Pathik]

Originally Posted by tech_mastermind

my friend cell phone exploded in his pant's a year ago.think about his condition.

how... n wich cell...

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

s just rumours , it was proved on discovery that it doesn't have any effect in petrol pumps

[aditya.shevade]

Hi

I do not use my phone in fuel stations. But the thing about the sparks is not true. It arouses a question..... Why the hell (I don't know the correct spelling so edit it) veicles are allowed?

There is a spark plug and a posiibility of that spark making contact with surroundings. There are posibillities of spark due to heat generated by the engine. But this never happens that a fuel station bursts because of veicles.

So the reason is not the sparks that can occur in cellphones. It must be something else.

Aditya

[casanova]

There is no need to switch off the mobiles but being on calls is not accepted.