Okay, so yesterday, my parents and I were in the same car doing errands (in the first time in forever, since I can drive myself now). We dropped my brother off at this school event, and then my parents went to Costco for some cheap gas (because everyone just absolutely hates buying gas, right?) When I was talking to my dad about the age when one can finally pump gas into a car, I noticed something I had never noticed before (because I was never looking for it before). There appeared to be a WARNING sign on the gas pump that I recall talking about in Physics just that week (or the week before, I cannot remember. All I can remember is that I could recall talking about it).I was shocked (lol) by the dangers of static electricity when near a gas pump. Apparently, just accumulating static electricity from getting back into the car and gaining electrons from friction with the seat is dangerous! It could cause an explosion of sorts. And then there's the entire thing about only filling a container if its placed on the ground so that the container is "grounded" and therefore any extra electrons added to the system would harmlessly flow into the ground and stay relatively neutral. There are many dangers at a gas station, so beware for now on, yes?
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