Umm, no. Woman PROVES what Mythbusters found. The Mythbusters found that a static electricity charge from sliding in and out of the car is what causes the explosion--it has nothing to do with the phone. This woman wasn't even using a phone! What the linked article says is that the woman got in and out of her car and built up a static charge. Boom. Exactly what Mythbusters found.
mbellyJul 13, 2006
Inaccurate.. it was static electricity from getting back in the car.
horrortaxiJul 13, 2006
Umm, no. Woman PROVES what Mythbusters found. The Mythbusters found that a static electricity charge from sliding in and out of the car is what causes the explosion--it has nothing to do with the phone. This woman wasn't even using a phone! What the linked article says is that the woman got in and out of her car and built up a static charge. Boom. Exactly what Mythbusters found.
billdoeJul 13, 2006
Static. Watch as she rubs her sweater,jeans,and sliding in and out of the car, generating a static charge. - Lame story.