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Post #155,766 by Meerkat 5/18/04 5:01:51 PM Reply	This story always does the rounds Does this hapless victim exist, or is it just a re-telling of a [link\|http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp\|bogus warning]? The story did the rounds in Australia last year, and was debunked by the truly wonderful [link\|http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s911863.htm\|Media Watch] TV program. Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
Post #155,768 by drewk 5/18/04 5:10:53 PM Reply	ABC tried it [link\|http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/Business/Gas_station_fires_hunter_040517-1.html\|Only story] I saw on the first two pages of [link\|http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Matthew+Erhorn%22\|Google results] that said it was unlikely. One other link said that some experts say it's theoretically possible but unlikely, then concluded with the fire chief saying he didn't believe it until he say this case himself. So good on Good Morning America. Bad on everyone else. === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #155,829 by folkert 5/18/04 9:10:45 PM Reply	More than likely it was a static spark. As he had just put the thing in... and prolly touch the first metal... causing the static shock. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Give a man a match, he'll be warm for a minute. Set him on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life!

Phone Ignites Gas Station Fire - (jbrabeck) - (5) - May 18, 2004, 09:47:18 AM EDT

Wonder what the Mythbusters guys would have to say - (drewk) - (4) - May 18, 2004, 10:11:08 AM EDT

Phone could have been broken - (JayMehaffey) - (3) - May 18, 2004, 11:39:09 AM EDT

This story always does the rounds - (Meerkat) - (2) - May 18, 2004, 05:01:51 PM EDT

ABC tried it - (drewk) - (1) - May 18, 2004, 05:10:53 PM EDT

More than likely it was a static spark. - (folkert) - May 18, 2004, 09:10:45 PM EDT

Me are missing the hint.
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