The "MythBusters" show on the Discovery Channel did a piece about this. The title of the show is about cell phones at gas stations, but IIRC they explore the issue with static-electricity as well. They also do a nice piece on the issue of CD-ROMs shattering at high speed. . Enjoy, Alan At 06:16 PM 2/16/2004, Jinx wrote: > > I just got a lecture form the guy at the gas station because I got > > back into my car while refuelling. He showed me photos of car > > fires he reckons have been caused by static. I would be > > interested in your opinion (and others on Piclist) - Paul G > >http://www.pei.org/static/ > >(statistics here http://www.pei.org/static/fire_reports.htm) > >http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/static.asp > >Comments anyone ? Safety first and all that, but it does seem >a bit of a beat-up. 154 incidents in 12 years for the US ==================================================== Alan Schnittman | Brainchild Evolution, Inc | schnitt@mindspring.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- prototype design & development | computer interface embedded control | analog & digital circuits | software development -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads