I wonder if the static is coming from peoples clothing rather than mobile phones, anytime I have got a "zap" it has always come from clothing carpet or some other man made product but never a mobile
Quote:
Between 1993 and 2004, there were 243 reported
incidents of fires breaking out at petrol stations
around the world. None of these incidents occurred
as a result of mobile phones igniting.
According to industry reports, the notion of mobile
phones exploding or igniting at petrol stations was
triggered by a hoax email. Perpetuated by the rise of
the Internet, warnings about the dangers of mobile
phones were in global circulation by the late 1990's.
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/...c_fire.pdf
Quote:
Between 1993 and 2004, there were 243 reported
incidents of fires breaking out at petrol stations
around the world. None of these incidents occurred
as a result of mobile phones igniting.
According to industry reports, the notion of mobile
phones exploding or igniting at petrol stations was
triggered by a hoax email. Perpetuated by the rise of
the Internet, warnings about the dangers of mobile
phones were in global circulation by the late 1990's.
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/...c_fire.pdf