Annotated Diagram of the Claimed Battery Path
What This Image Shows
An annotated diagram, one of three published together in a July 17, 2026 thread by @ZREIKMIESTER on X. The graphic sets out, step by step, a claimed sequence in which a lithium-polymer battery from the body-worn transmitter is driven into the neck. In the poster own words, the diagrams show how a molten hot LiPO battery pierced into Charlie Kirk neck, and how the PCB followed into his neck sleeve.
The claim is a mechanism claim. Rather than arguing only that something exploded, it proposes a specific projectile — the battery cell itself, followed by the circuit board — travelling a specific path, which would in principle be testable against wound geometry and against any material recovered. In a companion post the same author writes that melted into the polyester shirt are battery fragments and Rode microphone clip parts.
This is an attributed, unverified proponent-side illustration and is presented as one interpretation among several. The official finding remains a rifle gunshot, and researchers who dispute the physical premise are documented on Demo of Shape Charge and Mic vs Pendant. The same author further assertion about the handling of the body is his own statement, names no individual, and is not verified here. The full thread and its caveats are on Microphone — The Exploding Mic Theory.
Where This Image Appears
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Related Areas
- Cluster: The Microphone
- Section: Microphone — The Exploding Mic Theory
- All photo evidence: Photos