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ElectroBOOM
Iranian-Canadian YouTuber and electrical engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mehdi Sadaghdar (/ˈmɛdiː səˈdæɡˌdɑːr/ MEH-dee sə-DAG-dar;[2] Persian: مهدی صدقدار, romanized: Mehdī Ṣadaqdār, IPA: [meɦd̪iː sæd̪æʁd̪ɒːɾ]; born 13 January 1977),[3] also known as ElectroBOOM, is an Iranian-Canadian[4] electrical engineer and YouTube personality known for making comedy videos centered around electricity.[5][6][7][8]
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Early life
Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] 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.[9][10] 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.[11]
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Career
Sadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education.[12][13][14][15] He often intentionally creates situations where a shock, fire or explosion (often caused by overloading electrolytic capacitors) occurs for comedic effect, demonstrating the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.[16][17][18][19] His most viewed video, "How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)", has over 21 million views and demonstrates the hazards of mains electricity.[20][6] While the situations he creates are usually intentional, in 2017, in celebration of 1 million subscribers, Sadaghdar built a Jacob's ladder, which fell on him while turned on, almost killing him and leaving third-degree burns on his hands.[citation needed]
He has currently amassed over eight million subscribers and over one billion views on his YouTube channel.
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