I was walking into the shop that was attached to a petrol station here, I hadn't driven, and I was on the phone to a friend. Of course I got shouted at furiously by a security guard for being on the phone, and told to switch it off.
So ok I did that, I've heard that rule before.
But it got me thinking - how many ppl have blown up a petrol (gas) station by being on a mobile (cell) phone that sparked? I've never seen any petrol explosions ever ever ever from phones (on the news). Come to think of it, I've never heard of a cellphone sparking either.
Anyone have more info on this? It seems like they made up some junk science to make sure ppl's full attention was on using a pump to refill a vehicle. The reason I am suspicious is because of the similar scary stories about phones and electrical interference. I have doctor friends who say the radiologists in hospitals are happy to leave their mobile phones on permanently, even when taking x-rays and standing near the machines. Closer to home, a phone only interferes with a stereo if it is perhaps 40-50cm away.
So ok I did that, I've heard that rule before.
But it got me thinking - how many ppl have blown up a petrol (gas) station by being on a mobile (cell) phone that sparked? I've never seen any petrol explosions ever ever ever from phones (on the news). Come to think of it, I've never heard of a cellphone sparking either.
Anyone have more info on this? It seems like they made up some junk science to make sure ppl's full attention was on using a pump to refill a vehicle. The reason I am suspicious is because of the similar scary stories about phones and electrical interference. I have doctor friends who say the radiologists in hospitals are happy to leave their mobile phones on permanently, even when taking x-rays and standing near the machines. Closer to home, a phone only interferes with a stereo if it is perhaps 40-50cm away.
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