Hi Ronald
Please read my post carefully.
Thank you
Henri

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On 2012-03-19, at 4:58 AM, Ronald Hongsermeier <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dear Henri,
> 
> Please carefully read the articles at snopes.com
> 
> What you are talking about is an urban legend. If someone cannot under 
> experimental conditions where they are actually trying to ignite gasoline 
> with a cell phone succeed in this attempt, why does the error persist that 
> you can do it by mistake?
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp
> 
> Also, excuse me, but what motivation does a fuel multi have by supposedly 
> covering something like this up? If it was simply true, it wouldn't harm 
> either their business nor their profit margin. (The person using the phone is 
> the responsible one) Same thing with the mobile phone companies. And with 
> most service providers providing flat-rates, they aren't even motivated to 
> get more people to call by having everybody talking on their phone whilst 
> filling 'er up. Oh, I get it, phone users don't want to be inhibited in their 
> use of the cell phone while tanking. So they're covering up the danger. Now I 
> get it. Not.
> 
> Let's talk about producers and related issues here, this myth has been 
> floating around, unsupported by facts, since 1999.
> 
> 
> regards,
> 
> Ronald von Almostninedollardieselland
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 19.03.2012 06:19, Henri Naths wrote:
>> Hi Mark , Tom and all
>> Your right Mark 150 deaths that may or may not be caused cell phones is not 
>> a problem for the oil companies. If you look at the billions of gallons of 
>> gasoline sold in that time period and take a wild guess at the stats it 
>> could be in the neighborhood of .0000001% . Not a problem. But if it's you 
>> or your wife and kids in that small insignificant % than its a huge problem. 
>> Just saying.
>> Henri
>> Any statisticians want weigh in ?
>> 

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