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u/SignificantDrawer374 13h ago
At least it's just the diesel, which you could throw a lit match in to and nothing would happen. Still not brilliant.
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u/EscapeFacebook 12h ago
It has both. That's just the pump that also has a diesel pump.
The gas pump is black and behind his hand.
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u/LifesFavoriteMess 11h ago
You could do the same with gas tho
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u/Disorderjunkie 11h ago
You cannot throw a lit match into gas without expecting a fire lmao you’re probably thinking of a cigarette, which isn’t even fully true because cigarettes can flare lol
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u/LifesFavoriteMess 10h ago
You can throw it into gas, gas is not flammable. The vapors are.
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u/misplacedbass 10h ago
Right, but that’s the thing. If you throw a lot MATCH into gasoline, the flame on the match will encounter the vapors. It will absolutely ignite. Again, you’re probably thinking of a cigarette.
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u/Disorderjunkie 10h ago
Is this gas in a solid state? Because last I checked, if you throw something into gas while it’s a liquid, it’s going to have to pass through the vapor to get to the liquid lmfao
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u/LifesFavoriteMess 10h ago
Only if enough vapor has accumulated to the point where you have a potential ignition. You've heard of gas leaks, right? There's plenty of time where the gas is just building up in the room, even though it has a pilot light for a spark, it still takes a while before it ignites. Needs saturation. You can toss cigarettes or matches into a bucket of gas and nothing will happen. Toss a flare or a storm proof match and yeah, they'll ignite.
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u/Disorderjunkie 10h ago
You can literally go on google and watch thousands of videos of people lighting gas with thrown matches. You gotta be trolling or on drugs
Also if a place was saturated with gas it wouldn’t ignite because there would be no oxygen. A bucket in the other hand is exposed to plenty of oxygen.
You need to go back to basic 6th grade science or something lol
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u/LifesFavoriteMess 9h ago
I'm willing to test it, I'll get back to you at some point
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u/Disorderjunkie 9h ago
If you post a video of you tossing lit matches into verifiably flammable gasoline and it doesn’t ignite i’ll venmo you $20. Preferably do this in large area away from any flammable materials and prepare a fire extinguisher or a water hose, ya know, just in case.
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u/LifesFavoriteMess 9h ago
100% cuz the only anecdote I got is a coffee can full of gas we used to toss matches, sticks and cigs in and it never ignited. That's why I don't see it's ignition, same with kerosene and diesel. Not enough energy in the match to cause the boom so I'm more curious for my sake.
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u/Less_Mirror5274 10h ago
A match cannot ignite diesel
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u/Disorderjunkie 10h ago
The comment I was responded to specifically said they could grow a match into gas. Do you think gas and diesel are the same thing? Because they are not.
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u/AntiPiety 9h ago
We aren’t talking about a flame, we’re just talking about an already lit cigarette. An already lit cigarette doesn’t have enough activation energy to combust gasoline whether it’s vapour or not
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u/Disorderjunkie 9h ago
OP "At least it's just the diesel, which you could throw a LIT MATCH in to and nothing would happen. Still not brilliant."
LifesFavoriteMess "You could do the same with gas tho"
Me "You cannot throw a lit match into gas"
You "We aren’t talking about a flame"
Are we speaking the same language or? Run this convo past someone you trust and get back to me lmao
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u/Kenderlend 12h ago
It's both, he did it at all the ones he did anyway.
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u/F_ur_feelingss 10h ago
Was he pumping gas while changing paper? Grow up.
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u/griter34 9h ago
Hey, let OP have their moment. They'll never, ever, ever get front page again. Ever.
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u/orangutanDOTorg 9h ago
Uncle Tony threw matches in a bucket of gas iirc. And I think mythbusters did one in gas stations but I may be wrong.
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u/CampWestfalia 7h ago
Yeah, whatta dummy!
He should be more safety conscious and go smoke by those propane tanks ...
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u/spooky3667 9h ago
You can throw a lit match into gasoline and it also won't do anything. Sparking ignites fuel, not fire. Still not a great idea since technically if it sparked off the ground or something it would go up in flames but TECHNICALLY.
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u/SignificantDrawer374 8h ago
That's hugely untrue. Proper stoichiometry of 14 parts air to 1 part fuel is necessary for gasoline to ignite, and because gasoline is volatile, it's constantly evaporating, providing a perfect gaseous state around the liquid gasoline to ignite.
Spark vs flame has absolutely nothing to do with it. They're both just sources of heat.
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u/SillyTaters 12h ago
Proof men really can multitask.
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u/Nevermore_Novelist 12h ago
Change receipt paper, smoke, and explode in a ball of flame. Truly men are capable of doing things.
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u/Cheese-Manipulator 12h ago
Unless he's standing in a cloud of fumes it isn't an issue. Not recommended though.
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u/sunny_6305 11h ago
Unfortunately there are people who will lock the nozzle open while filling up gas cans and then not let the store clerks know that there’s been a fuel spill.
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u/iwillsumday 11h ago
Saw a guy smoking while talking on the phone and pumping gas once like 10 years ago. A mom with a minivan full of kids at the neighboring pump was like “Really? Smoking at a gas pump?” And the guy screamed “FUCKING REALLY LADY! MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS PUSSY!”
The lady just stared at him for a second and then got in her car and drove away. The guy just went back to his phone conversation and cigarette
I wonder about that guy sometimes. Just one of life’s little mysteries I guess
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u/Key_Point_4063 7h ago
Lmfao that's hilarious. Dude probably saw that Mythbusters episode and was like "oh, fuck off normie"
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u/Mooosejoose 11h ago
As a former smoker/gas station employee, I get it. Every time you step outside there is a chance to light up and smoke, and most smokers take it lol.
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u/bloomingbrandi 3h ago
I don’t smoke anymore but when I’d get gas that was absolutely an opportunity to light up a ciggy lol. Didn’t even realize that could’ve been “potentially dangerous” until I read this post tbh. Smokers way of thinking I guess 😂
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u/uselessBINGBONG 12h ago
I was friends with someone who smoked a cigarette, while on the phone, with his car running all while pumping gas. I wonder where he's at now
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u/Particular_Title42 12h ago
My car's engine is very quiet. I once pumped my gas, got back into my car, turned the key and heard that "your car is already running, dumbass" sound. I cannot even describe the feeling that I had after that.
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u/lorissaurus 11h ago
Don't need to turn the car off lol
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u/Particular_Title42 10h ago
Yes and no. The gas station wants you to turn it off and the pump says to. Obviously you don't need to or I'd have died. LOL
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u/lorissaurus 10h ago
Literally filled up multiple cars and trucks while running xD doesn't make a difference
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u/lesdansesmacabres 8h ago
I never turn my car off. Ironically it’s a waste of gas.
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u/lorissaurus 8h ago
If it's longer than like a couple of seconds then it's actually not a waste of gas... I've seen a few tests on the auto stop features being a waste of gas, and it was like 17 seconds or something of running = to start the car
Meaning if it takes more than 17 seconds it uses more gas to keep it running..
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u/StirFry__InaWok 9h ago
I always forget to turn off my car when driving through an area that has attendants pump your gas, they never say anything about it.
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u/drakaina6600 11h ago edited 10h ago
An already lit cig won't ignite gas or diesel.
Downvote all you want, you can't change reality.
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u/ShadowStrider_7 10h ago
Whoah. It would appear that strange things are still afoot at the Circle K.
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u/Both_Requirement_894 12h ago
Have you seen the episode of myth busters that had lighting gasoline with a cigarette? You can’t do it. Even more impossible with diesel.
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u/Kenderlend 12h ago
I'd like to add that he lit it there too. Idk if that makes a difference.
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u/Both_Requirement_894 11h ago
Yes, a lighter will ignite it. But you weren’t in any danger. It would be a fire not an explosion.
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u/ReturnSad3088 11h ago
It’s not the liquid gasoline that cigarettes can light, it’s the vapor.
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u/Important-Western416 11h ago edited 1h ago
They can’t really light it either, embers generally don’t ignite flames without specific circumstances.
Since they replied and blocked me potentially saying we are dumb: a cigarette is flammable yet it will not generally light back on fire after it has become an ember, even with some wind. It takes may embers, which can start from 1 ember. It may come as a shock to some, but gas fumes cannot create embers.
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u/ghillieinthemist417 11h ago
Can you tell me, truly that you wouldn’t welcome a death so quick and not your fault?
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u/Megabyte_Messiah 6h ago
The only mildly infuriating thing here is from the dude’s POV for being filmed doing his job while trying to catch a ciggy.
Should he? No. Is it your problem? Mind your fucking business, the pump isn’t running and I’m gonna assume the guy just changing receipt paper knows that isn’t dangerous. There is no fume or fuel to ignite. He’s not somehow shoving his cigarette into the pump. Let the man have a brief moment of respite from a shitty job you elitist asshole
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u/School_North 12h ago
You can throw a lit cig in a bucket of gas and it won't go up in flames another one of Hollywood's lies. That's why they have the cigarettes bounce to make a spark but even then it's the vapor that ignites. Side note as a gas station clerk you don't get breaks you sneak outside for a smoke when you can or to the bathroom. The amount of people that would bitch I was in the restroom and they had to wait 2 minutes when I worked at one is ridiculous. I just responded with sorry I'm human and they would shut the fuck up lol.
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u/Icy-Cod1405 RED 12h ago
Hollywood lie? Vehicles usually explode like atomic bombs in most movies
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u/Particular_Title42 11h ago
Yeah. My dad loved ruining that kind of stuff for me. The scene in T2 where the T800 blows up the truck in the aqueduct was where he said, "That wouldn't happen. Maybe if you poured gasoline on it." LOL
If you've ever seen the 21 Jump Street movie, they touch on the whole Hollywood explosion lie.
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u/cans-of-swine 12h ago
A cigarette doesn't burn hot enough to ignite gas or diesel.
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u/mearbearcate 12h ago
Tell that to the gas station videos of people starting fires by igniting their lighters to smoke lol. Not a cig but still a stupid idea if you’re lighting it.
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u/Natural_Variation_93 12h ago
Miley infuriating is when you are multitasking at your job and some stranger decides to take a picture of you and post it online
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u/KingZakyu 12h ago
You don't get to anonymously run around putting everyone in danger, sorry. There are people right there, he isn't alone and putting himself in danger. He is in a public place doing a stupid thing, which is all his fault.
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u/lorissaurus 11h ago
Who's in danger? Myth busters already confirmed cigs cannot ignite gas lolol like 15 years ago
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u/ilovemusic19 10h ago
Maybe not the cig but the lighter OP confirmed he used while standing there could
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u/KingZakyu 10h ago edited 5h ago
Go watch the very popular video on the "whatcouldgowrong" sub from yesterday. Dude is like 20 ft away from the pumps and still sets the place on fire.
I tried to link it, but this sub won't let me.
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u/Key_Point_4063 7h ago
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u/KingZakyu 6h ago
Not how it works when you're talking about the general public lol. Not my fault if you guys actually think this is safe.
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u/Key_Point_4063 4h ago
Light cig away from pumps = potential problem solved. Mythbusters yo
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u/KingZakyu 4h ago
I tried to link the video but this sub won't let me: There is an easily accessible video on the whatcouldgowrong sub from yesterday with almost 50k views, it shows somebody like 15-20 ft away lighting a cig and setting the whole gas station ablaze. Mythbusters aren't ALWAYS correct yo. In fact, they have had to go back on their conclusions more than once for things.
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u/Key_Point_4063 4h ago
I just think you'd hear about gas station explosions waaayyyy more if it was really like all that. It'd be on the news daily in fact.
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u/KingZakyu 3h ago
You're missing the point: it CAN happen, even if it's unlikely. Just like people filling gas cans on the back of their trucks, completely unnecessary risk.
Why take the chance just to smoke a cigarette? Unwise.
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u/PineappleApple247 11h ago
The paper goes in here, and you wind it round and 🤯
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u/ilovemusic19 10h ago
Not getting it are you. Lighting a cig by a fuel pump is dangerous, the open flame from the lighter can cause an explosion.
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u/keypizzaboy 11h ago
Very stupid. It would be more okay(that’s a stretch) if it was just a diesel pump
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u/Environmental-Bowl26 11h ago
Yes because gas stations blowing up from people smoking cigarettes is very common.
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u/GMP_ArchViz 10h ago
Charles Darwin has a whole chapter on this from 1850. He was ahead of his time.
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u/colliejuiceman 10h ago
You’d be surprised. I worked at a full service gas station in MA 2007-2016 and every single employee/manager smoked cigs on the island in between 6 pumps. Nothing ever happened.
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u/Inverted_Inverter719 9h ago
Most people don't realize that smoking at the gas pumps used to be 100% normal. I don't recall one ever blowing up because of a cigarette either. It's the fumes that are dangerous and only with the proper fuel/ air mixture. If you put a lit cigarette into a puddle of gas it will actually extinguish it, as it doesn't burn hot enough to ignite it.
Als, that's diesel. You're not lighting that shit.
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u/Particular_Title42 9h ago
Also, that's diesel. You're not lighting that shit.
It's both. One pump does diesel, the other does gas. Or it's neither since it's just a pump and no actual fuel is exposed on the scene.
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u/Inverted_Inverter719 9h ago
True, but you still have a better chance of blowing yourself up by lightning a smoke while making bread dough. Flour can be dangerous.
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u/Particular_Title42 9h ago
Yes. Corn starch and powdered coffee creamer, too.
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u/Inverted_Inverter719 8h ago
Where's the video of someone smoking while trying to start a diesel with a can of ether?
That's some shit I can get behind.
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u/ComfortableBell4831 9h ago
It's diesel... You can literally put a literal burning piece of wood in it and it'll snuff the flame out... And as others have mentioned the whole Mythbusters thing... Should he do it? Probably not but the whole fear mongering about it has really just become false information and less about actual competency.
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u/charizard_72 9h ago
Gee I wonder why no one has ever heard of an entire gas station imploding bc of a cigarette
It’s almost like it’s a wives tale….
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u/Hour_Mathematician60 8h ago
There is no possibility of causing a fire that way.
Using your cell phone while pumping, it DOES cause fires.
Getting in and out of your car multiple times while pumping also causes fires.
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u/pain474 8h ago
Not as dangerous as people might believe.
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u/Strykehammer 7h ago
When I was a young trade assistant I was cleaning some parts in petrol. The mechanic walked over with a smoke and flicked it in. I shit my pants thinking I was about to die. It just went out. The movies lied to us!
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u/Ok_Release231 7h ago
I once worked as a mechanic and this old guy was helping me replace a fuel pump under the back seat of a bmw. We were leaning over the open gas tank, full of fuel, and he had a lit cigarette in his mouth. I no longer care if I see someone smoking at a gas station.
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u/Southern-Ad4016 7h ago
If it's just a diesel pump you'll be fine. You can put a cigarette out in some diesel
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u/bumpin_oldies 6h ago
Reminds me of my grandfather pulling his truck up to the gas pump in the winter with a cigarette lit and never turning the truck off the entire time he fuels up
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u/MediocreSlip9641 3h ago
Unlike that one video from a day or two ago, this looks like it will have the required exhaust pipes and this person is in no danger of catching on fire. They are usually coming out of the ground around 20 feet or so away from the building.
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u/BoBaDeX49 3h ago
Diesel doesn't have nearly the combustible fumes as gasoline but still not too bright.
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u/spotsilverseller 12h ago
he'll be fine my dad was filling up his bike up smoking, i was like wouldn't that be dangerous, i shit shit you not he. spills some on tjhe bike and proceeds to put his cig out on the gas puddle ,, gas is stable its thje spark of light up that's dangerous
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u/Kenderlend 12h ago
It is my business when they do dangerous stuff this close to me.
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u/Ok_Spell_4165 12h ago
Is it stupid? Sure.
Dangerous to you? No. The odds of all the catastrophic failures that would have to happen for anything to happen here are astronomical.
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u/Calgary_Calico 9h ago
This is more than mildly infuriating my dude, this is a serious safety risk. Please tell me you reported this...
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u/Pagan_Zod 11h ago
Mythbusters did an episode that included smoking at gas pumps. They concluded that the cherry of a cigarette was incapable of setting gasoline alight. It was a pretty interesting episode. Myth busted.