Actually most pumps don't have that anymore. It is a myth that it does anything.

so it's safe to mix electricity and flammable gasses? good to know.

Ahh you see though there has never been a related incident to phones causing something to blow up. NOW with that part said there have been hundreds of reported cases that say the static electricity buildup when you get out of your seat can spark and cause a fire to start. Ever noticed when you get out of your car sometimes you get a little shock, that's there to make sure you don't spark and start a fire. Far far more dangerous than any phone is.

the pumps in my town still have the tacky "turn off cellular phones" signs with the picture of a nokia on them

yes but using electrical devices can help cause that build up of static.

Only like one in a million they tested it on myth busters

Cuz ever test on a tv show is the gods truth? Talk to any actual physicist and they'll tell you just how bad their experiments are. They equate for maybe half of the variables on any given experiment and that's all. There may be more behind the scenes but please keep in mind it's a show for entertainment, not science class.

even if its only one in a million, if some one walked up to you and said "eat this plant, but don't worry only about one in a million people who eat this die a slow painful death." would you still eat it?

Problem would be when she launched it, it took out the three cars infront of her and the person crossing the street.

Not all states have people pumping gas for the lazies. And not all gas stations in new jersey pump gas for you either.

So having people here whose job it is to pump our gas makes us lazy..? No one here has a problem pumping their own gas, but it is how it is. It's just a way to create more jobs for people.

There aren't any self-serve gas stations, actually. It is a jobs thing, and it came with a reduction of the gas tax. Cheap gas and more jobs - seems pretty decent to me.

it's actually very unlikely to explode. Scientists debate whether or not it's actually possible for the phone signals to cause explosion (I say signals because if it was some electrical fault, then an explosion is obviously possible). buy yeah, it's illegal for a reason so YDI OP.

No, scientists have never debated whether a cellphones signal can start a fire or explosion. The low power mircowaves have no chance. The cause, if there is one, is sparking cases by the battery. It is almost more of an urban myth that hasn't really ever been proven. Most cases that that have been blamed on cellphones could have just as easily been static charge. Also explosions don't happen. In an outdoor, vetalated area the odds of gasoline fumes building up to explosive levels are near impossible. 1% or so that would be needed for an explosion would probably make a human pass out. The bigger danger is fires; flamethrower pumps is not good.

Bitch please. Mythbusters busted that one.

using electrical devices around flammable gasses can potentially "help" the build up of static that can shock and end up being a source of ignition for the fumes. also using electrical devises around flammable gasses is just a bad idea plain and simple, it's like using electrical's in a full bathtub.

Bitch please myth busters is a tv show not science class

Added benefit of being very fashionable too ha

No, it's absolutely not normal if it happens 'way' more than once.

darn it, my mom told me I was perfectly normal! mommy why you lie to me? why???

I think it's normal

I don't know about you but I don't stare At the hoods of people's cars. And I don't think I'd even notice that?