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We can't even pump fuel anymore without holding a digital billboard (Netherlands) (i.redd.it)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world
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[–] 27 points 9 months ago (6 children)

"Smarternozzle", but still no cell phones near a gasstation ...

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Every car at a gas station has an exhaust system with temperatures well over the ignition point of gasoline. If there was a problem we would have to let our cars tool for half an hour a quarter mile away from the pumps before we pushed them there by hand.

    fortunately gasoline only burns in a narrow range of mixtures which are impossible to get in open air.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    The concentration of vapours matters. It is still best to not be smoking above the nozzle (even if it's unlikely to be a problem), and any embers or flames touching a small stream of it are still a problem. The safety precautions are over the top because the consequences if it goes kaboom are pretty terrible.

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