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When you open the car door while pumping gas will the car blow up?
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∙ 14y ago
the act of opening the door is not the issue, the problem is static. Car interiors tend to be full of static electricity. So when you get out of the car you could have one strong charge on your body. So you start filling the car, get back in and do some stuff, get back out and grab the handle - KABOOM is theoretically possible.
When you get out and grab the handle while it is still in it's holder you get grounded so it is safe, but once it is in the car filling you should not get into your car and back out and grab the handle - without grounding yourself first.
How strong is static electricity, like when you walk in socks on the rug - and you see the spark jump from your finger .... 1000 volts per centimeter of spark-jump through air. That's what it takes. So if you see a spark jump 3cm, it is at least 3000 volts. Just low amperage so you don't get killed. But it's way high enough amperage to ignite fuel vapors.
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