Episode 329 • • 56:09 - 1:00:41
329: Two Batteries One Cup
PBS NewsHour, Syrian Cell Phone Charging Hoax
A PBS NewsHour segment featuring a Syrian activist is mocked for presenting a scientifically impossible method for charging cell phones using a glass of water and two Duracell batteries. The hosts use this as an example of media gullibility. A brief tangent follows regarding a "gag" advice to shave with butter for a smoother finish.