2006-12-03 22:36:06 · 8 answers · asked by Charles 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The origin of this belief is that metal in a microwave oven produces sparks, and mobile phones emit microwave radiation, therefore they could also cause metal objects to emit sparks and ignite petrol vapour. However the microwave radiation used by mobile phones is far too low-powered for this to happen. Have you ever seen sparks from a metal object when you're making a call nearby? Thought not.
The only way it can happen is if a spark comes from somewhere inside the phone, like the battery. Which is very unlikely.
2006-12-04 01:06:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is not gasoline but a lighter in someones pocket, i was sitting in a waiting room one day opposite a man when a mobile started to ring in his pocket a few seconds later there was a bang and smoke coming out of this mans pocket,the lighter had exploded in his pocket where his mobile phone was.
A different occasion was a petrol driven pickup backed down a ramp into a LPG Gas bottling deport many years ago and ignited the leaking Gas sending Gas bottles exploding into the air, and a major fire of Gas.
2006-12-03 23:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by restfullone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think a lot of the cases have been due to static electricity causing the fires not the phones, and as somebody already said myth busters have pr oven it do sent happen.
2006-12-04 19:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by chrisso_w2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. several studies have been done about that and the conclusions were all the same. the spark that caused the fires came from static electricity from a person's clothes.
2006-12-04 05:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a spark inside one of the cell phones ignites the gasoline vapors, it sure can.
2006-12-03 22:38:45 · answer #5 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it was proven to be a myth on the Mythbusters TV programme on the Discovery channel. Great show.
2006-12-04 07:19:01 · answer #6 · answered by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use cell phones whilst im pouring petrol over my head, im still alive.
2006-12-04 00:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't think so, myth-busters proved it cant happen
2006-12-03 22:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by treetown2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋