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We can't even pump fuel anymore without holding a digital billboard (Netherlands) (i.redd.it)

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 4 points 2 days 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.