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moab mark
03-05-2010, 11:19 AM
This is a clip of a fire at one of my conv. stores. SCAAARRRYYY.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Qfmr1wQb0


Mark
Cirrus2000
03-05-2010, 11:30 AM
Wow, scary is right! Though apparently not scary enough to get off the cell phone... I love the woman on the right running away, after the fire is pretty much out.
Iceaxe
03-05-2010, 11:31 AM
FYI: 1:40 mark, left hand bay

What in the heck is the woman thinking after the fire starts.... I'll just stand here and see what happens?

:annie: :kboom:
Jaxx
03-05-2010, 12:22 PM
I love the woman on the right running away, after the fire is pretty much out.

There is usually an emergency shut-off on the front of the store. Right Mark?

That is scary. Do you bill her insurance company for the damage?
moab mark
03-05-2010, 12:25 PM
Zero damage lucky.
Don
03-05-2010, 02:31 PM
What in the heck is the woman thinking after the fire starts.... I'll just stand here and see what happens?

:annie: :kboom:

I kept wondering; when is she going to run?
denaliguide
03-06-2010, 11:11 PM
wtf? didn't even get in the call and pull it out of the way? that's one cold biotch under pressure.
James_B_Wads2000
03-07-2010, 07:36 AM
Hey women! Don't get back in the car while your gas is pumping! Really? You can't just stand there for 80 seconds? Too cold? Too lazy? Too scared someone might attack you? Really!?

Woman Driver = No Survivor

:haha:



James
DiscGo
03-07-2010, 08:12 AM
What in the heck is the woman thinking after the fire starts.... I'll just stand here and see what happens?


No kidding
accadacca
03-08-2010, 12:59 PM
Hey women! Don't get back in the car while your gas is pumping! Really? You can't just stand there for 80 seconds? Too cold? Too lazy? Too scared someone might attack you? Really!?

Woman Driver = No Survivor

:haha:



James
No supposed to get back in the car? :ne_nau:
James_B_Wads2000
03-09-2010, 10:18 AM
Rubbing your ass on the seat getting in and out of your car will build up static electricity. Then when you get out and ground yourself by touching the pump handle the static arc will ignite the fumes from the gasoline. All the conditioning have to be near perfect for it to happen, but women are statistically way more likely to have it happen to them because they are way more likely to get back in the car while pumping and they have no clue about electricity. :haha:

Myth Busters did a great episode about static car fires a couple years back..




James