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===YouTube===
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His videos are "hilariously painful tutorials" of electric experiments during which he often receives [[electric shock]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Golden|first1=Geoffrey|title=5 Hilariously Painful Tutorials By Mehdi Sadaghdar|url=http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar|agency=[[CraveOnline]]|date=7 March 2013|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114455/http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Goodman|first1=William|title=Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC)|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/painful-lesson-on-the-difference-between-major-electrical-currents-ac-and-dc/|agency=[[CBS News]]|date=7 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=9 How-To Videos Gone Horribly Wrong|url=http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/videos/9-how-videos-gone-horribly-wrong|work=[[Smosh|smosh.com]]|date=17 April 2013|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031958/http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/videos/9-how-videos-gone-horribly-wrong|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Plafke|first1=James|title=Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge|url=http://www.geek.com/news/guy-hilariously-teaches-you-to-be-careful-of-electrostatic-discharge-1534800/|work=[[Geek.com]]|date=5 January 2013}}</ref> He intentionally creates situations where a shock (or sometimes a fire) is created for comedic effect and to demonstrate the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.<ref>{{Citation|last=ElectroBOOM|title=Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation|date=2018-05-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Smlsj76nU|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> {{As of|2020|12|df=US}}, his channel has over 4 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mehdi Sadaghdar - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd|publisher=Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube|date=29 October 2016}}</ref> His most viewed video with over 15 million views, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", demonstrates the hazards of electricity.<ref>{{cite web|title=How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKE|publisher=Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube|date=22 August 2013}}</ref> He also looks at the ElectroBOOM [[subreddit]] from time to time, answering questions that people have posted.
His videos are "hilariously painful tutorials" of electric experiments during which he often receives [[electric shock]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Golden|first1=Geoffrey|title=5 Hilariously Painful Tutorials By Mehdi Sadaghdar|url=http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar|agency=[[CraveOnline]]|date=7 March 2013|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114455/http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Goodman|first1=William|title=Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC)|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/painful-lesson-on-the-difference-between-major-electrical-currents-ac-and-dc/|agency=[[CBS News]]|date=7 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=9 How-To Videos Gone Horribly Wrong|url=http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/videos/9-how-videos-gone-horribly-wrong|work=[[Smosh|smosh.com]]|date=17 April 2013|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031958/http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/videos/9-how-videos-gone-horribly-wrong|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Plafke|first1=James|title=Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge|url=http://www.geek.com/news/guy-hilariously-teaches-you-to-be-careful-of-electrostatic-discharge-1534800/|work=[[Geek.com]]|date=5 January 2013}}</ref> He intentionally creates situations where a shock (or sometimes a fire) is created for comedic effect and to demonstrate the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.<ref>{{Citation|last=ElectroBOOM|title=Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation|date=2018-05-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Smlsj76nU|access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> {{As of|2020|12|df=US}}, his channel has over 4 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mehdi Sadaghdar - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/msadaghd|publisher=Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube|date=29 October 2016}}</ref> His most viewed video with over 15 million views, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", demonstrates the hazards of electricity.<ref>{{cite web|title=How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKE|publisher=Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube|date=22 August 2013}}</ref> He also monitors the ElectroBOOM [[subreddit]] from time to time, answering questions that users have posted.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:10, 11 January 2021

Mehdi Sadaghdar
Personal information
Born (1977-01-13) January 13, 1977 (age 47)[1]
Iran
NationalityIranian Canadian[2]
Occupation(s)Scientist, performing experiments in electrical engineering and YouTube personality
Websiteelectroboom.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–present
Genre(s)Electricity, Science, Comedy, Tutorials, DIY
Subscribers4.11 million[3]
Total views347 million[3]
100,000 subscribers2013
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Last updated: December 18, 2020

Mehdi Sadaghdar (Persian: ﻣﻬﺪﻯ صَدَقدار; born January 13, 1977), also known on YouTube as ElectroBOOM, is an Iranian-Canadian scientist, electrical engineer, comedian, and YouTube personality.[4][5][6][7]

Biography

Sadaghdar was born in Iran in 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] He was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Tehran in 1999 and a Master of Applied Science from Simon Fraser University in 2006.[8][9]

YouTube

His videos are "hilariously painful tutorials" of electric experiments during which he often receives electric shocks.[10][11][12][13] He intentionally creates situations where a shock (or sometimes a fire) is created for comedic effect and to demonstrate the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.[14] As of December 2020, his channel has over 4 million subscribers.[15] His most viewed video with over 15 million views, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", demonstrates the hazards of electricity.[16] He also monitors the ElectroBOOM subreddit from time to time, answering questions that users have posted.

References

  1. ^ a b "ElectroBOOM - I finally turned 40 (yes I'm old despite my... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "YouTube science demonstration takes comic turn". The Daily Telegraph. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "About ElectroBOOM". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Göz göre göre çarpıldı!". Akşam (in Turkish). 2 September 2013. Kanada'da yaşayan İran asıllı bir mühendis Mehdi Sadaghdar....
  5. ^ Goodman, William (26 August 2013). "How NOT To Make An Electric Guitar (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post.
  6. ^ Dunn, Michael (18 August 2014). "Engineer goes BOOM". EDN.com.
  7. ^ McNamara, Paul (4 January 2013). "Video about ESD both shocking and funny". Network World.
  8. ^ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (Spring 2005). "11-Bit Floating-point Pipelined Analog to Digital Converter in CMOS 1.8 μm Technology" (PDF). sfu.ca. Simon Fraser University.
  9. ^ "Mehdi Sadaghdar M.A.Sc. Graduate 2000-2006". sfu.ca. Simon Fraser University.
  10. ^ Golden, Geoffrey (7 March 2013). "5 Hilariously Painful Tutorials By Mehdi Sadaghdar". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ^ Goodman, William (7 March 2013). "Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC)". CBS News.
  12. ^ "9 How-To Videos Gone Horribly Wrong". smosh.com. 17 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. ^ Plafke, James (5 January 2013). "Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge". Geek.com.
  14. ^ ElectroBOOM (2018-05-28), Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation, retrieved 2018-10-23
  15. ^ "Mehdi Sadaghdar - YouTube". Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube. 29 October 2016.
  16. ^ "How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)". Mehdi Sadaghdar on YouTube. 22 August 2013.
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