Re: Off topic: Urban Legend or not?

[Susan Benson <bensons@SUFFOLK.LIB.NY.US>]

In my own opinion, I would think that any electronics could pose a danger
when exposed to fumes, however, accoring to this website, it hasn't been
proven.  Anyone find anything else?

http://www.wow-com.com/consumer/issues/health/articles.cfm?ID=1040


David Lininger <tss003@MAIL.CONNECT.MORE.NET> said:

> At 08:32 PM 2/26/03, Carole Bierwiler wrote:
> >I was sent a forwarded e-mail today which warned that using a cell phone
> >while filling your car up with gas can cause explosions and that Shell had
> >warned customers not to even place a cell phone on the trunk of the car
while
> >fueling as this had happened to someone recently. I actually did not read
the
> >entire message as I thought it sounded ludicrous. I did check an urban
legend
> >website and found nothing there, so now I am wondering whether or not what
I
> >read could have been true. Does anyone know?
>
>
> This was on an airplane list recently. The version that was on there was
> determined to be an urban legend. Since it is fairly new, it may not be
> showing up on all of the urban legend sites yet.
>
>
>
> David Lininger, kb0zke
> LMS, Hickory County R-1 Schools
> Urbana, MO 65767
> mailto: tss003@mail.connect.more.net
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