MythBusters S1E5 — Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

7.4

MythBusters•Season 1•Episode 5

Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

7.4/10 · 283 votesOct 3, 2003

Ranked #6 of 11 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Can chatting on a cell phone while pumping gas cause the pump to blow up? Will silicone breast implants burst under pressure? Can high-speed CD-ROM players really shatter a CD?

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Seasons16

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Season 1 Episodes11

Jet-Assisted Chevy

Biscuit Bazooka

Poppy-Seed Drug Test

Exploding Toilet

Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station

Barrel of Bricks

Penny Drop

Buried Alive

Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercing

E10 7.4

Stinky Car

E11 8.0

Alcatraz Escape

Cast6

Adam Savage

Self - Host

Jamie Hyneman

Self - Host

Kari Byron

Self - Host

Tory Belleci

Self - Host

Grant Imahara

Self - Host

Robert Lee

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Cell Phone Destroys Gas Station" is episode 5 of MythBusters season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 283 votes, ranking #6 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on October 3, 2003.

Next: E6 · Barrel of Bricks Best of Season 1