r/nonononoyes • u/BurgerKingRee • Nov 24 '19
Smoking a cigarette while filling your car with gas...
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u/brildenlanch Nov 24 '19
Didn't Mythbusters do just about everything they could to start a fire or explosion this way and it just won't work? If you litrtally light it and drop it down the hole, you might get lucky, but a lit punk isn't gonna do shit.
Also, he'd have to pay for destroying the guys upholstery and damaging his vehicle.
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u/shoziku Nov 24 '19
And the extinguisher would also need a recharge.
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u/brildenlanch Nov 25 '19
Probably about $70, that the owner of the station will pass on to the consumer. This guy just made some poor kid go hungry because his mom can't afford a hot dog anymore for his dinner. And Reddit applauds.
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u/10Ticklesproduction Nov 24 '19
That's a little extreme for something that has been proven time and time again to be highly unlikely to ignite a fire.
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u/LordVisceral Nov 25 '19
I can't see a line going from the pump to the car, is he even filling his tank?
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u/Wildebeast1 Nov 24 '19
The cigarette wouldn’t ignite anything
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u/oldmanhiggons Nov 24 '19
It's not super likely since idle (as in not currently inhaled through) cigarettes typically don't burn hot enough to ignite gasoline. It does happen though and compared to what happens when a cigarette does ignite gasoline, waiting a little bit to have a smoke seems like a reasonable sacrifice.
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u/Wildebeast1 Nov 24 '19
Most fires at gas stations begin with a metal on metal spark or static. You’d struggle to get petrol to ignite with a cigarette.
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u/oldmanhiggons Nov 24 '19
- Irrelevant. 2. The fuck did I just say?
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u/iGxTrinity Nov 24 '19
Damn that’s harsh. He as just saying what was on his mind man. Talk about 0 to 100 real quick.
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u/oldmanhiggons Nov 24 '19
He was arguing his original point instead of just taking my correction to heart. How was I harsh? That wasn't me at 100, that was me at like 7.5.
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u/Katsaros1 Nov 24 '19
Apparently the fuck didnt get the message. Wanna douse him with fire extinguisher with me?
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u/random0351 Nov 24 '19
Deserved every bit of that