Macbook gets destroyed in a way I have NEVER seen before: FATALITY

Over the years you get used to seeing all manner of different types of failures of electronics but now and then something lands on your desk that leaves you shocked and suffering from a severe case of over-gasping like drama was an extreme sport.
Because this board failure has left me with so many questions, I'll be proceeding to do some testing in the next couple of days to see if my theory holds any weight.