MythBusters
Cell Phone+Gas Station=Explosion??, Exploding Implants, Exploding CDs
Season 2, Episode 2 · Aired 2003-10-03
Synopsis
Episode #5 – "Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station" Myths tested: Will using a cell phone near a gas pump cause an explosion? Will silicone breast implants explode or expand in low pressure? Can a standard CD-ROM drive shatter a CD? Cell phones are tested to see if they can destroy a gas station. Then, breast implants are tested to see if high altitudes will make them explode. Finally, CD's are tested to see if computer drives can make them break.
In the series
This episode is part of MythBusters (2003–2016) on Discovery.
Science with explosions — hypothesis, test, blow something up.
Key cast
- Jamie Hyneman as Host
- Adam Savage as Host
- Kari Byron as Build Team
- Tory Belleci as Build Team
- Grant Imahara as Build Team
Also in season 2
- S02E01 Exploding Toilet, Is It Worth Running in the Rain?, Ice Bullet
- S02E03 Barrel of Bricks, Peeing on the Third Rail, EEL Skin Wallet
- S02E04 Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings
- S02E05 Buried Alive!!!, 101 Uses for Cola, Hammer Jump
- S02E06 Tongue Stud Lightning Rod, Tree Cannon, You Can't Beat the Breath Test!
- S02E07 Stinky Car, Raccoon Rocket