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[deleted] t1_ixtz60h wrote

Reply to comment by nesquikchocolate in ELI5: Why do you have to turn your car off when you fill up your tank? by logan0921

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nesquikchocolate t1_ixtzedh wrote

Like I said, can't prove a negative that way..

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[deleted] t1_ixtzi76 wrote

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nesquikchocolate t1_ixu056o wrote

Except that your entire position depends on using Google to not find some obscure hand-written news article about a 93 year old ford that caught fire at a refuelling station.

Your assumption is that all incidents are listed on the Internet and easily searchable using common terms - which is absolutely false in any event. Not every town has a news reporter that documents every occurance in a public facing repository.

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[deleted] t1_ixu0h9l wrote

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KrustyBoomer t1_ixu93gc wrote

For 100-years, NO ONE ever turned their cars off typically to fuel, for sure after self-pay became the norm. I think part of today's worry is how hot catalytics get and could ignite vapors. Probably still hot though.

This one is the classic static spark though, getting back in the car error I pointed out. Forward to end, lot of filler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6VKxmUPb3g

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nesquikchocolate t1_ixu27r4 wrote

Let me help you quickly with this postulation.

I postulate that the sign stating your engine must be off during refueling exists. I also postulate that because this sign exists, an incident with refuelling was prevented. Prove I'm wrong?

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[deleted] t1_ixvbxi6 wrote

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nesquikchocolate t1_ixvh8s1 wrote

But obviously you do need help with it, because it's been bothering you enough to come back and continue talking nonsense.

My argument was not whether the hazard is present or not, just that your statement doesn't hold water logically. But you seem to have missed that, again.

You cannot reason that "lack of proof" is "proof to the contrary".

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[deleted] t1_ixvhp6j wrote

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Sea-Preparation-5528 t1_iy2hbyn wrote

What is this presumptive statement of “knowing ‘plenty of people,’” referring to? I’ve never seen anyone leave their car running while refueling. It’s seen as common sense out here to turn off your engine for safety reasons, whether that be the whole truth or not, for the reason to turn the engine off. How many people are “plenty?”

What are the statistics for how many people refuel with their engines running vs. how many refuel with their engines off? I’m guessing the latter would be the vast majority, and the former would likely be so minute, that it’s not surprising that there haven’t been any National stories of any incidents.

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