[video=youtube;GL9-i9tcESU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL7bCv2WuVwPRaKCNI2NTCL086fwRY90LW&v=GL9-i9tcESU[/video]
Thought this was intriguing
Why on earth would you even do that? Pretty common sense what's going to happen.
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394369]Why on earth would you even do that? Pretty common sense what's going to happen.[/QUOTE]
It's a common mistake sadly.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49394377]It's a common mistake sadly.[/QUOTE]
Aren't the diesel pumps in the UK green too?
Those sparks coming out of the diesel car with petrol in it I imagine could cause a big problem if you managed to drive it back to a petrol station.
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394381]Aren't the diesel pumps in the UK green too?[/QUOTE]
Never been, not sure. I know they are in Germany and Austria.
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394369]Why on earth would you even do that? Pretty common sense what's going to happen.[/QUOTE]
Well i mean technically it should work except for the fact that the diesel fuel is used to lubricate things like the fuel pump. If you did this on like a tractor, itd probably work. Hell, even an old diesel car thats not computerized at all would probably work.
My brother burns used oil, atf, and a lot of other shit in his dieselbird
EDIT
wow i hadnt even watched the video yet XD
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394381]Aren't the diesel pumps in the UK green too?[/QUOTE]
Unleaded petrol is green, Diesel is Black here
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;49394377]It's a common mistake sadly.[/QUOTE]
if you're a literal retard it is.
[QUOTE=MadBomber;49394476]Unleaded petrol is green, Diesel is Black here[/QUOTE]
Jesus that must cause quite a bit of problems for people visiting. I can see why it's so common now.
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394381]Aren't the diesel pumps in the UK green too?[/QUOTE]
It depends on which company runs the station, I've seen places with orange, blue, purple and even brown pumps for petrol and diesel, it makes very little sense but unleaded is commonly green and diesel black.
We had some American relatives visiting us a few years ago and they managed to do this with their rental car, it broke down in the middle of nowhere :v:
[QUOTE=Aetna;49394369]Why on earth would you even do that? Pretty common sense what's going to happen.[/QUOTE]
I had no idea what was going to happen.
After watching the video, I was pretty underwhelmed. I expected fire and explosions :v:
Guy looks like Quasimodo's long lost cousin
freaky lil goblin man
[QUOTE=Reagy;49394561]It depends on which company runs the station, I've seen places with orange, blue, purple and even brown pumps for petrol and diesel, it makes very little sense but unleaded is commonly green and diesel black.[/QUOTE]
There's absolutely no point in color coding if it's not consistent
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;49394482]if you're a literal retard it is.[/QUOTE]
Why do you have a stick up your arse.
:v:
It's a common mistake, and lo' and beyold there are millions of cars in the UK, so the mistake happens a lot.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;49395420]Why do you have a stick up your arse.
:v:
It's a common mistake, and lo' and beyold there are millions of cars in the UK, so the mistake happens a lot.[/QUOTE]
I don't know if it's different in Britain, but in America all of our pumps are clearly marked for what type of petrol is available, and diesel is always marked as a different color on the pump itself. Let's not forget when you have to take the fuel cap off there's a sticker next to your hand that clearly tells you what fuel goes into your vehicle. If people can't use common sense when filling up their car, they clearly aren't capable of operating that vehicle safely around others.
[QUOTE=MadBomber;49394476]Unleaded petrol is green, Diesel is Black here[/QUOTE]
Opposite here in Florida. Diesel nozzles are almost always green, gasoline is [I]usually[/I] black but I've seen every color (corresponds to the pump/company colors) besides green.
The diesel pump nozzles are generally either separate units, or located on the opposite side of the pump, which is about 2 feet wide.
Guys jesus christ
It's not like people don't care which nozzle to use, it usually happens when you had your petrol car for years and recently switched to a diesel one, it's a matter of having an old habit
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;49395478]I don't know if it's different in Britain, but in America all of our pumps are clearly marked for what type of petrol is available, and diesel is always marked as a different color on the pump itself. Let's not forget when you have to take the fuel cap off there's a sticker next to your hand that clearly tells you what fuel goes into your vehicle. If people can't use common sense when filling up their car, they clearly aren't capable of operating that vehicle safely around others.[/QUOTE]
Yeah you'd have to be blind to make this mistake in America
[QUOTE=Saber15;49395492]Opposite here in Florida. Diesel nozzles are almost always green, gasoline is [I]usually[/I] black but I've seen every color (corresponds to the pump/company colors) besides green..[/QUOTE]
From what I've seen, that's most of the United States.
[QUOTE=Saber15;49395492]Opposite here in Florida. Diesel nozzles are almost always green, gasoline is [I]usually[/I] black but I've seen every color (corresponds to the pump/company colors) besides green.
The diesel pump nozzles are generally either separate units, or located on the opposite side of the pump, which is about 2 feet wide.[/QUOTE]
Same here in Maryland, as well as PA where I lived for 12 years. Saw this in every other state I've been to.
The difference in colour could be a USA vs Europe thing.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4CA4U6J.jpg[/img]
Over here in the Netherlands, the standard Euro 95/98 unleaded petrol pump is always green. The colour of the diesel pumps is generally black, but orange/yellow/blue aren't too uncommon. Similarly to what Reagy said, it really depends on the company that's operating the pump.
Also, almost all diesel pumps usually have a flappy metal cover thingy over the nozzles as an additional reminder.
[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;49395420]Why do you have a stick up your arse.
:v:
It's a common mistake, and lo' and beyold there are millions of cars in the UK, so the mistake happens a lot.[/QUOTE]
Unless pumps in the UK are basically a slot machine where you pull the handle and a random fuel mixture comes out, then it shouldn't be a common mistake.
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;49396393]Unless pumps in the UK are basically a slot machine where you pull the handle and a random fuel mixture comes out, then it shouldn't be a common mistake.[/QUOTE]
They aren't slot machines, and it IS a common mistake.
So where does that leave us? It just means you're wrong. :v:
Yes everyone makes mistakes.
[editline]27th December 2015[/editline]
Here is an even sillier yet hilarious mistake
[IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcLB0xr8bUQ/hqdefault.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Cyke Lon bee;49396393]Unless pumps in the UK are basically a slot machine where you pull the handle and a random fuel mixture comes out, then it shouldn't be a common mistake.[/QUOTE]
You can at least imagine how someone might accidentally pick up the wrong colour and just stick it in there without thinking right? Yes, everything is labelled and colour coded and there are warnings, but when you've done it all a million times and you're rushing to work and half asleep, you can see how it could happen.
I've never done it because I triple check before I pull the trigger, but a person more careless/asleep than you or I might, and there are plenty of those on the road.
Also consider that lots of these mistakes happen in cases where you're using a different kind of car each day - some days it might be petrol, some days it might be diesel, easy mistake to make then
[QUOTE=jamzzster;49396492]Yes everyone makes mistakes.
[editline]27th December 2015[/editline]
Here is an even sillier yet hilarious mistake
[IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZcLB0xr8bUQ/hqdefault.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
This almost happened to me, apparently people in Oregon are too daft to fill up their own vehicles so someone has to do it for you.
So I go inside, buy some snacks and go back outside to my car, hop in and start the engine, surely in the 10 minutes I was inside the attendant would have taken the hose out of the car right?
Nope left it in, luckily I saw the hose move as I started to take off and was able to remove it before the unspeakable happened.
Fucking hate that law.
[QUOTE=Adius Shadow;49396631]This almost happened to me, apparently people in Oregon are too daft to fill up their own vehicles so someone has to do it for you.
So I go inside, buy some snacks and go back outside to my car, hop in and start the engine, surely in the 10 minutes I was inside the attendant would have taken the hose out of the car right?
Nope left it in, luckily I saw the hose move as I started to take off and was able to remove it before the unspeakable happened.
Fucking hate that law.[/QUOTE]
At the point of sounding like an asshole but
How dumb do you have to be to not notice the hose still in your car? Or even bother to look? It seems like a fairly obvious thing to notice.
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;49395478]I don't know if it's different in Britain, but in America all of our pumps are clearly marked for what type of petrol is available, and diesel is always marked as a different color on the pump itself. Let's not forget when you have to take the fuel cap off there's a sticker next to your hand that clearly tells you what fuel goes into your vehicle. If people can't use common sense when filling up their car, they clearly aren't capable of operating that vehicle safely around others.[/QUOTE]
Markings never stop people.
Down here most diesel pumps have a little lock holding the pump in that says in big bold letters WARNING THIS IS DIESEL and some people still just press it in without a second thought and fill up their petrol car with it.
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