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.
This episode birthed s classic MythBusters moment when Adam burned off his own eyebrow. Static electricity plus a potent fuel-air mixture results in a pretty big boom, as Adam hilariously found out when he singed off his own eyebrow and arm hair. It proved that these experiments really were quite dangerous, and it gave MythBusters one of its most classic quotes - "Am I missing an eyebrow?"