Nope. The part of the "splintering, exploding arrow on release" story they don't tell you is that of the .....oh......3 or 4 known times it's happened, it's because the arrow somehow got jammed on the rest or riser.

I've certainly had them break from hitting ......oh..........if I HAD to make something up........let's say a rock......that could happen.....[&:]

They can, and do break though. But exploding on release and impaling your bowhand is just....well......not very likely at all.