A cell phone, too close to a stove, may turn it on:

When Andrei Melnikov’s Sony Erickson PDA is within about two feet of the stove, an incoming call will make the Maytag Magic Chef stove beep, and the digital display will light up, indicating that the broiler is on high. Open it up and you’ll see the gas flames streaming out of the broiler’s burners as it begins cooking anything inside it in 500-plus degree heat.

I’m pretty sure this is one of the early attempts of Skynet taking over.

Melnikov says he has spoken with the Maytag company which has promised to send out a repair team and identify the problem.

Hey, they finally found a use for Ol’ Lonely.