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Fritz The Cat
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« on: December 26, 2011, 09:56:15 AM »
Just a little useless knowledge that's interesting none-the-less.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/230/how-does-a-gas-pump-know-to-shut-itself-off
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2011, 10:55:57 AM »
... and every now and again they don't.   Wink 
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alph
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« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 11:16:45 AM »
a couple of years ago they'd shut them selves off when they got to $75.  usually the truck was full by then!!   Grin
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FryeVRCCDS0067
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« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2011, 11:43:56 AM »
You can learn a lot of interesting info from Cecil Adams and the Straight Dope.
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« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2011, 05:04:25 PM »
trivia, trivia, trivia!    cooldude

one more piece of info in, one less childhood memory to retain  uglystupid2
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