The myth i am trying to bust is '' do cell phones cause explosions at gas stations''? This myth has occurred in many countries and yet has never become a thing of national importance. The most famous incident though is of a man in India who was severely injured when his cell phone began ringing. This particular ''happening'' was followed shortly after by a motorcyclist being injured when his pants caught fire from his ringing phone setting off a miniature explosion. Similar accidents have occurred as it seems in several different countries.


''A cell phone will cause an explosion at a gas station'' is based on the theory that ''cell phones let of an amount of static that can spark or ignite a fire or explosion.'' Many people speculate on the effect of cell phones at gas stations because it is a widely disputed argument that neither side has proof to back up what they say.


It is hard to say whether this myth is true or not. The sources i used stated that this myth is false and is also true. It is true in the way that static electricity has caused many explosions and accidents at gas stations. It is false because they don't know if it is caused by cell phones. The source i used was snopes.com and the lii.org. Both sites differed in there assessments of the question '' do cell phones cause explosions at gas stations?'' Although the assessments were slightly different they did not contradict each other too much.