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ElectroBOOM
Birth Name:Mehdi Sadaghdar
Birth Place:Iran
Birth Date:1977 1, df=yes
Education:
Channel Display Name:ElectroBOOM
Channel Url:UCJ0-OtVpF0wOKEqT2Z1HEtA
Years Active:2007–present
Subscribers:7.55 million
Views:1 billion
Silver Button:yes
Silver Year:2013
Gold Button:yes
Gold Year:2017
Stats Update:9 August 2024

Mehdi Sadaghdar (;[1] ; born 13 January 1977) is an Iranian-Canadian electrical engineer who hosts the comedic educational YouTube channel ElectroBOOM.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life

Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[6] [7] He was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Tehran in 1999 and, after moving to Vancouver, a Master of Applied Science from Simon Fraser University in 2006.[8] [9] He married his wife, Safiya Nafisi, on 16 September 1999. They have a daughter together, who is featured in some of his videos as a pianist or assistant, whom he refers to as ElectroCUTE.[10]

Career

Sadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education.[11] [12] [13] [14] He intentionally creates situations where a shock, fire or explosion (often caused by capacitors) occurs for comedic effect, demonstrating the dangers of electricity when not properly handled, resulting in him swearing which are beep-censored.[15] [16] [17] [18] His most viewed video, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", has over 21 million views and demonstrates the hazards of mains electricity.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Makers Monday - 61 - Mehdi Sadaghdar AKA Electroboom . 24 June 2018 . video . Laser Livestream - Laser projects & tutorials . 26 May 2022 . YouTube.
  2. News: 2 September 2013 . Göz göre göre çarpıldı! . tr . . 26 May 2022 . Kanada'da yaşayan İran asıllı bir mühendis Mehdi Sadaghdar.....
  3. News: Goodman . William . 26 August 2013 . How NOT To Make An Electric Guitar (VIDEO) . . 26 May 2022.
  4. News: Dunn . Michael . 18 August 2014 . Engineer goes BOOM . . 26 May 2022.
  5. News: McNamara . Paul . 4 January 2013 . Video about ESD both shocking and funny . . 26 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Sadaghdar . Mehdi . 14 January 2017 . I finally turned 40 (yes I'm old despite my appearance!), and my wife made an awesome cake for me: Yummy Yonie cakes . 15 January 2017 . ElectroBOOM . Facebook.
  7. News: 4 January 2013 . YouTube science demonstration takes comic turn . . dead . 26 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020183330/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9781864/YouTube-science-demonstration-takes-comic-turn.html . 20 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Sadaghdar . Mehdi . Spring 2005 . 11-Bit Floating-point Pipelined Analog to Digital Converter in CMOS 0.18 μm Technology . 26 May 2022 . sfu.ca . Simon Fraser University.
  9. Web site: Mehdi Sadaghdar M.A.Sc. Graduate . 26 May 2022 . sfu.ca . Simon Fraser University.
  10. Cranking a Car with Super Capacitors (Supercap) . 14 June 2016 . Sadaghdar . Mehdi . video . ElectroBOOM . 17 Mar 2024 . YouTube.
  11. News: Golden . Geoffrey . 7 March 2013 . 5 Hilariously Painful Tutorials By Mehdi Sadaghdar . . dead . 3 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114455/http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar . 2 April 2015.
  12. News: Goodman . William . 7 March 2013 . Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC) . . . 26 May 2022.
  13. News: Plafke. James. Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge. Geek.com. 5 January 2013. 3 December 2014. 3 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703013412/https://www.geek.com/news/guy-hilariously-teaches-you-to-be-careful-of-electrostatic-discharge-1534800/. dead.
  14. News: Gallagher . Danny . 31 August 2015 . Guy shocks his own tongue to learn more about electricity . . 27 May 2022.
  15. Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation . 28 May 2018 . Sadaghdar . Mehdi . video . ElectroBOOM . 23 October 2018 . YouTube.
  16. News: Phillips . Ryan . 1 March 2021 . This Video of a Man Repeatedly Giving Himself Electric Shocks is Hilarious . . 27 May 2022.
  17. News: Степин . Дмитрий . 12 October 2018 . Блогер-экспериментатор постоянно нарушает технику безопасности и страдает. За это его и любят . ru . Medialeaks . 27 May 2022.
  18. News: Spiegel . Rob . 22 November 2019 . Friday Funny: Mehdi Sadaghdar Attacks His Laptop . . 27 May 2022 . 11 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230211004650/https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/friday-funny-mehdi-sadaghdar-attacks-his-laptop . dead .
  19. How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity) . 22 August 2013 . Sadaghdar . Mehdi . video . ElectroBOOM . 26 May 2022 . YouTube.

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