<![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Sat, 03 May 2008 11:20:14 EDT Sat, 03 May 2008 11:20:14 EDT http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c5509188 These Systems Discharge BC, Sodiumbicarbonate, Dry Chemical. The same stuff in Baking Soda!

FireSystemGuy

]]> 4:369873:c5509188 Sat, 03 May 2008 11:20:14 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4852291 @DestroyerMTL: Japanese or not, how many intercom buttons look like that? This guy is an idiot, plus if he doesn't speak English, wtf was he using the intercom for? To ask where the restroom is in Japanese?
My first comment dedicated to smart ass DestroyerMTL who inspired me for my username.

NuThkUrDsht-Mbsl

]]> 4:369873:c4852291 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:45:25 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4800385 BUBBLE BATH !!!

fudged71

]]> 4:369873:c4800385 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:50:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4799855 @savedR: Wow, that's ironic. you're criticizing others for overreacting to people's posts. hmmmm.

and please everyone, the word "fag" is not only offensive to lots of people, it also makes you sound like a 12-year-old commenting on youtube.

Alfonzo

]]> 4:369873:c4799855 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:13:26 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4797278 What happens if you were filling up your car and that stuff got slammed into your gas tank?

kryllen

]]> 4:369873:c4797278 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:52:06 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4797222 Cigarettes do not get hot enough to ignite gasoline. The reason for the "no smoking" signs isn't the cigarette, it's the lighter.

Dreamwriter

]]> 4:369873:c4797222 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:49:42 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4791953 "We had to asphyxiate the village to save the village."

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4791953 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:09:07 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4791839 @VishusBurn: Thanks! Good to know!

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4791839 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:05:03 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4791768 It's just a common fire fighting chemical. It's called Potassium Bicarbonate. Very safe.

[en.wikipedia.org]

dufus

]]> 4:369873:c4791768 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:02:32 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4791022 I was driving down the road one day and across the high way I saw a man filling his 1980's windowless work van up with gas while smoking. I watched the fumes ignite and go into the tank and watched as half the van just blew off. the man was blown away and suffered minor injuries. I did not see anything fall to put out the flames not even water. Good ole South Carolina.

Hyruu

]]> 4:369873:c4791022 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:39:14 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4790698 @Git Em SteveDave: Actually the stuff used in restaurants might be the same as this because they are both susceptible to grease fires. However the easy clean up comment is completely wrong. Apparently you've never actually seen the aftermath of these systems at a restaurant, wow...what a mess. It happened when I worked at a Perkins and we were closed for 2 weeks for clean up alone, and it was EXPENSIVE to clean, not to mention re-charge the system.

If someone set that fire alarm off on purpose in a few days they'll get a monster bill and cry. (especially since, being a gas station they have your license plate on record when you pull up to the pump).

phimuskapsi

]]> 4:369873:c4790698 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:28:15 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4789812 They should have waited until a convertible pulled in... it would have redefined the expression: "Fill'er up!!!"

Diplomate

]]> 4:369873:c4789812 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:53:36 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4789699 As a matter of fact,

DAD?!

savedR

]]> 4:369873:c4789699 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:48:46 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4789684 Are you fags serious? I've seen like five seperate people jumping all over Applerain for what is really a very mild, very unobnoxious "first post" attempt. Are you kidding? Is that such an offense as to warrant five seperate people's responding to it as the only topic of their comment?

@SomeoneUKno: EPIC FAIL? Really? Really. Because it seems to be much greater FAIL to get that worked up over "first post". Hell, there weren't even any misspellings in it. What about Kaegan, who posted "Boom"? A single word? (No offense, Kaegan, at least it was on-topic.)

You're making my stomach turn, what with your overreaction to this. You don't know what EPIC FAIL really is, apparently. Have you ever seen a post consisting of nothing but 200 repetitions of "THE BEST"? I have, boy, and it ain't pretty.

Wait till the Dadfags show up, and get back to me.

savedR

]]> 4:369873:c4789684 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:48:30 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4789318 Somebody got sued, assaulted, or both on this one. I expected to see them unconscious on the ground or something when the smoke cleared.

deusdiabolus

]]> 4:369873:c4789318 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:33:58 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4788286 The video is compliments of the security staff at the Honda service center in Marysville, OH where they produce the Civics. My wife sent this to me months ago when it was leaked within the company. There was no prank involved. The Japanese staffer was confused and thought he was calling the attendant when he pushed the alarm.

allaboutbenjamins

]]> 4:369873:c4788286 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:45:18 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4787747 @Applerain:
Comment on Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea null

SaritGalunga

]]> 4:369873:c4787747 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:01:04 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4787420 OMG!! I can't believe this made it to Gizmodo!! I actually know all about this - It was not a prank. This happened at the employee gas station of an automobile plant in Ohio. The person who set it off (by mistake) was Japanese, and could not read the English sign - he thought he was hitting an intercom button. The video made the email rounds among the employees a while back. The lesson learned here was that if you have a gas station at a plant with a lot of non-English speakers, all safety signs should be bi-lingual. A BIG root cause analysis followed, and no one could believe there was no Japanese sign... the truth.

thesmatt

]]> 4:369873:c4787420 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:17:16 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4787284 College Humor.

CODIFEROUS

]]> 4:369873:c4787284 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:48:17 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4787178 wow ! All it needs is some lasers, a strobe and some banging techno and I'm there !

timtempest

]]> 4:369873:c4787178 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:14:59 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4787008 Not entirely sure why they have the nozzles on the ceiling part, I would have thought that in a real fire bomb situation the roof would be 100m up in the air thus severing the foam/asphyxiating gas thing and making it spray straight into the air from the ground, rendering it useless.

Churrito

]]> 4:369873:c4787008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:59:46 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786962 yes, if you had MASSIVE amounts of halon, it could potentially work outdoors, and halon is the best fire extinguiser, with foam and co2 following behind, dry chemical is really terrible, if you ever have to use one you might as well let the fire burn whatever is around since you wont be using it after dumping that can of mono ammonium phosphate, it corrodes anything and everything, and is terrible on your lungs.

flyboy3520w

]]> 4:369873:c4786962 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:33:14 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786959 @Applerain: EPIC FAIL.

SomeoneUKno

]]> 4:369873:c4786959 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:31:18 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786840 dont you think 3/4 of that video was useless? people we are paying the evilgoogle by wasting space!

Arelar

]]> 4:369873:c4786840 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:41:28 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786839 @Gary_7vn:
Saying things like "first post" or "first comment" are against gawker media rules for forum etiquette.
Not only is it unnecessary and irrelevant; it usually doesn't end up being "first" and thus makes oneself look like more of an ass for saying it.

VishusBurn

]]> 4:369873:c4786839 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:41:17 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786580 I've only been on the internets since 93, so I am not sure what applerain did? Not defending him or attacking him, just curious. I know it was a lame pointless comment, but, ahem, we see lots of those that don't get a reaction.
Anyone?

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4786580 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:49:25 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786386 @Applerain: Actually, it was a nice first comment, too bad it wasn't yours douche!

dambo29

]]> 4:369873:c4786386 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:01:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786355 Oy vey! Maybe a cell phone can cause fires! This is a bad one. There is no sound either but it's not hard to imagine the soundtrack for this one.

[www.liveleak.com]

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4786355 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:54:11 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786332 Here's a link that answers a few questions, and maybe raises a few more. A CBS report from 04 that claims a cell phone ignited "vapors". The fire was put out by a "fire suppressing powder".

It's an odd story since I thought the cell phone fire starting thing had been debunked.

[www.cbsnews.com]

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4786332 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:48:11 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786313 Oh, gizmodo always wanting to pull pranks from afar, like at CES 08'.

--Tito--

]]> 4:369873:c4786313 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:45:53 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4786093 That my friends, THAT is what can ruin your day. On a side note, it is true as the above commenter said that the cause of most gas station fires are dumbasses making static sparks off of their pants or seats and then yanking out the nozzle to save their 95 Jeep Cherokee, thus spraying a flaming trail of gas across everyone else. The solution? Deport all dumbasses to a small island and let them die out.

Oracle989

]]> 4:369873:c4786093 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:03:46 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4785680 i remember when i was a kid i realized that's what those nozzles on the ceiling of the gas station were for, but this is nowhere as cool as it had played out in my mind.

fezir

]]> 4:369873:c4785680 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:12:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4784969 Holy crap, the guy in the jacket got vaporized! No sign of him anywhere!!!

waylo

]]> 4:369873:c4784969 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:04:23 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4784913 Foam-covered dumbass for the win.

mikeness

]]> 4:369873:c4784913 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:57:43 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4784781 #9 in my 10 Part Series: Why You'd Be Better Off Never Going to the Gas Station Ever Again.

For those curious, #10 was "Because AM/PM Coffee Really Sucks".

michaelportent

]]> 4:369873:c4784781 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:47:10 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783785 @bbfreak: So much depends on reputation - Guard it with your life. Law #5.

ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT

]]> 4:369873:c4783785 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:48:23 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783634 @Applerain: second and I foresee a possible ban coming your way. In other news, That is pretty sweet seeing how it works first hand, make me want to pull that on April 1st coming up, maybe on one of those smokers there after I ask nicely for them to put out their ciggy.

ThatsMrOffDutyNinja

]]> 4:369873:c4783634 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:38:25 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783600 Does this Gas station have a Car wash? Shower? I would be a tad unhappy.

Free Gas maybe?

Ryanraven

]]> 4:369873:c4783600 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:36:17 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783427 @Gary_7vn: What usually causes big fire at stations, if anything is idiots pulling the nozzel out of their tank when they see fire. This starts spraying gas everywhere.

As for "blowing stations", it's nearly impossible. There are at most four pumps at any given station. Actually, there is one pump per underground tank so, some may have more or less. When a fire happens, it would take A LOT of failures for the fire to make it's way back into the UST's. Once you hit the kill switch, or the fire alarm is activated, the pumps lock down, and only about one gallon remains in the dispensers. Like I said, it's people who whip the nozzle out while it's still pumping who spray gas everywhere and catch other things on fire.

And no, this is not halon. This is the same stuff restaurants use, which I think go by the names Ansul or PyroChem. They allow the fires to be put out, but clean up amazingly well.

Git Em SteveDave

]]> 4:369873:c4783427 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:23:46 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783422 @IphtashuFitz: THANK YOU. for being the voice of reason here. and you didn't even use the word 'banhammer' which gives you extra points.

cmarsh

]]> 4:369873:c4783422 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:23:18 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783382 @gotenki: its only illegal if they catch you! Who wants to help me not get caught?

CCM333

]]> 4:369873:c4783382 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:20:29 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783169 @mach1andy: I highly doubt that's water.

gadgetfanatic

]]> 4:369873:c4783169 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:03:10 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783151 @newgalactic:

I understand your concern as well.. I actually kind of wonder what the risk is of children asphyxiating from these chemical gas powders, as opposed to adults.

But of course, the risks themselves are far outweighed by the whole burning alive thing.. That being said, its easier to save a child from choking and asphyxiation than from severe burn wounds.

If you do feel the need, you can always take some courses in CPR and Life support, I myself have just finished advanced life support and advanced CPR now!

Yes I am in medical school, but even if I wasnt it would be the best decision I ever made..

Mith

]]> 4:369873:c4783151 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:01:45 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4783125 Does halon work in an open, outside environment?

akgw

]]> 4:369873:c4783125 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:59:44 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782932 @videoCWK; gimmie a snorkel and mask and im right behindja

sirIvan3

]]> 4:369873:c4782932 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:43:27 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782906 @DestroyerMTL: Easy does it.

Douche was fine.

strider_mt2k

]]> 4:369873:c4782906 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:41:40 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782709 I wonder how many times they uttered the "shit!" and "FUks!" words.

Amiash is not allowed

]]> 4:369873:c4782709 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:26:06 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782663 Wow, could have been way worse. Imagine, windows open with infant in child seat. Now my two-year-old is coated in fire suppressive powder. Most likely up his nose, in his mouth, in his lungs. I'd be f-ing furious.

newgalactic

]]> 4:369873:c4782663 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:22:25 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782600 at the very end... was that guy trying to push the button again?

willyolio

]]> 4:369873:c4782600 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:17:20 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782535 that...was...AWESOME!....sorry bout your car man

natormac

]]> 4:369873:c4782535 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:12:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782489 Looks like fun, I should do that sometime. I'd of course stand in the middle and go "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

videoCWK

]]> 4:369873:c4782489 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:08:43 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782296 @ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT: Sounds like you buy way too much into sterotypes, and care way too much what people think or don't think.

bbfreak

]]> 4:369873:c4782296 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:54:50 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782276 @DestroyerMTL: The same can also probably said for you. Didn't your mother every tell you that if you have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all?

That being said, whoo-hoo, that was neat.

bbfreak

]]> 4:369873:c4782276 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:53:24 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782274 I just wonder how damaging that stuff was too inhale. I'd hope my local gas stations have systems like that, I just don't want to be anywhere near it when it goes off.
As for using it in a prank, that sounds like a really bad idea, and highly illegal as well.

gotenki

]]> 4:369873:c4782274 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:53:13 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782248 Here's a little trick for you all. Take some gas, pour it on asphalt. Then throw a lit cigarette into the gas. Nothing will happen. Guaranteed.

It's usually vapors that blow stations, and even then only when it has the correct ratio.

Gary_7vn

]]> 4:369873:c4782248 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:51:37 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782245 @TVGenius: I thought there might be some kind of narration with the video, done post-recording and pre-posting.

EBone

]]> 4:369873:c4782245 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:51:17 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782128 @Applerain: I'm embarrassed that you're a Mac person. Applerain::Mac people = Hippies::Democratic Party ......makes the rest of the bunch look terrible. Banhammer boom.

ILikeMacsWhatAboutIT

]]> 4:369873:c4782128 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:43:40 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782072 @EBone: Most security cams don't record sound. Especially ones in outdoor housings...

TVGenius

]]> 4:369873:c4782072 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:39:31 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782071 @EBone: Are you sure they use halon? Halon is a colorless/oderless gas that is used to displace oxygen. That's why it's used in places like computer datacenters. It doesn't leave a residue on the computer equipment and can quickly displace all the oxygen in an enclosed environment. This looks to me like a the extinguishers were using a dry chemical powder that's meant to act as a barrier between a fire and its fuel source. It's the same stuff in most common dry chemical extinguishers. I doubt they'd use halon to pressurize the system since it's much more expensive than carbon dioxide and would likely provide the same result as co2. Of course breathing in the dry chemical powder isn't going to be very good for you either...

IphtashuFitz

]]> 4:369873:c4782071 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:39:29 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782047 weeeeeeeeeeee!

BigViper

]]> 4:369873:c4782047 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:37:20 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782026 This would definitely make for an amusing spectacle if you could manage to trigger it from afar...

残心

]]> 4:369873:c4782026 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:35:58 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4782000 It's certianly not water and probably not halon. Halon = gas and would disperse too quickly outdoors. It's likely a dry-chemical system. But hey, what the hell do I know.

incipient

]]> 4:369873:c4782000 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:33:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781993 @Applerain: You're on the wrong site, buddy. Perez is that way --->

BANHAMMER

djtooshay

]]> 4:369873:c4781993 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:33:28 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781989 My first thought watching the haze clear and the absence of people was "cool, acid bath". Unfortunately stripey then waltzed back into the frame to ruin my mental imagery.

Eliamias

]]> 4:369873:c4781989 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:33:12 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781954 @EBone: It looks like it was done by the dullard in the stripped shirt. He was curious about what the big red button does that's marked "In case of fire: PUSH"

se7a7n7

]]> 4:369873:c4781954 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:31:09 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781951 A couple comments, I don't know "fancy" gas station this was at but you can bet money they don't have anything like that here in good ole' Indiana. Which is ironic since I don't know how many rednecks I see SMOKING at the gas station.

They don't use Halon anymore, specifically because it CAN asphyxiate you. At the secure data center I use to work at you could trigger the fire suppression system and it would actually put out the fire without killing anyone. In fact the sales guy who sold us the system showed us a video of people having a conversation while the room filled with fire suppressing gas. You could watch their cigarettes go out, but they just kept on talking with each other. Admittedly, he didn't recommend staying in the room too long. It likely has other "side-effects."

warmonger

]]> 4:369873:c4781951 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:31:05 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781898 @pizzlepaps:
Not everyone is an expert on extinguishing of fires and there isn't anything saying otherwise on this page.
Lay off.

jackdawslove.com

ethanlechcharles

]]> 4:369873:c4781898 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:27:54 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781852 The only things that fire alarm is missing are a Christmas tree, some lights and a Mistletoe.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

]]> 4:369873:c4781852 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:24:55 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781850 Couldn't get the audio at work - do we know it was a prank, or was it just a malfunction caught on the security camera?

EBone

]]> 4:369873:c4781850 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:24:51 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781840 lets see how many posters make a comment about how they think its water

pizzlepaps

]]> 4:369873:c4781840 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:23:44 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781810 I can has some water?

mach1andy

]]> 4:369873:c4781810 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:21:37 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781780 ^ halon is not good for humans. That little prank probably cost the gas station $10,000 if not more.

89macrunner

]]> 4:369873:c4781780 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:19:57 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781765 It can't have been good to inhale that from those Halon dischargers.

EBone

]]> 4:369873:c4781765 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:18:52 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781714 @Applerain: Why comment at all Douche-Fag.

DestroyerMTL

]]> 4:369873:c4781714 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:15:31 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781688 The only thing that would make this better would be sound.

Balance_In_Life (PSN)

]]> 4:369873:c4781688 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:14:21 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781671 This is absolutely hilarious!

DestroyerMTL

]]> 4:369873:c4781671 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:13:36 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781670 Boom.

Kaegan

]]> 4:369873:c4781670 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:13:32 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781631 nice. first Comment!

Applerain

]]> 4:369873:c4781631 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:11:20 EDT <![CDATA[Why Pulling the Fire Alarm at the Gas Station is a Bad Idea]]> http://gizmodo.com/369873/why-pulling-the-fire-alarm-at-the-gas-station-is-a-bad-idea#c4781629 Car wash for free?!?

HotShotNN

]]> 4:369873:c4781629 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:11:15 EDT