[Vinalero]

Originally Posted by teflone

What your talking about is actually stats I heard once.. and yes it can happen.. but apparently only to women. Let me explain..

There have been MANY time where a women was burned and the gas pumps were ignited due to static, rarely to men.

Now the theory is that women and their shoes (say high heels) can carry a charge while they walk and start pumping, the minute they touch the gas flap.. whammo.. fire..

Now another theory is, after a women starts pumping they routinely forget their purse inside, and get back into the vehicle, (creating static from upolstry or just from the car) then get back out and touch the pump and once again, fire..

The stats are out there.. look it up.. but aprently.. this happens almost always to women.. very very very few men have had this happen..

Interesting eh ?

could it be related from static coming out of a cell phone? (Women are always on the phone )