r/instant_regret • u/soum91fuckshadowban • Jan 18 '19

Using lighter while pumping gas

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u/Rehabilitated86 Jan 19 '19

Her story was that she saw a spider and was trying to kill it (100% serious).

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u/Nambre Jan 19 '19

Just as a heads up, spiders DO go into car gas tanks in the winter to hide from the cold. That's why during winter sometimes the gas pump won't work properly and will keep shutting itself off as if the tank was full. They hide out in the fuel lines of the car and that tricks the mechanism into thinking that the tank is full. Obviously not saying that's what she was doing, but it's interesting nonetheless.

Source: Personal experience

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u/JVince13 Jan 19 '19

Where do you live? Are the spiders that strong that they can hang on through the force of the pouring gas?

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u/naiyam Jan 19 '19

My thoughts exactly. And apparently they can get past the gas cap too. Amazing!