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Iranian-Canadian YouTuber and electrical engineer
ElectroBOOM
Sadaghdar in 2021
Born Mehdi Sadaghdar
(1977-01-13 ) 13 January 1977 (age 47) Nationality Education Occupations Website
electroboom .com Channel Years active 2007–present Genres
Electricity
Science
Comedy
Tutorials
DIY
Vlogging
Subscribers 7.17 million
[1] Total views 865 million
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100,000 subscribers 2013 1,000,000 subscribers 2017
Last updated: 28 April 2024
Mehdi Sadaghdar (
MEH -dee sə-DAG -dar ;
[2]
Persian : مهدی صدقدار ,
romanized : Mehdī Ṣadaqdār ; born 13 January 1977)
[3] is an
Iranian-Canadian
[4]
electrical engineer who hosts the comedic educational
YouTube channel ElectroBOOM .
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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, Sara 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.
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Career
Sadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education.
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[15] 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.
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[19] His most viewed video, "How NOT to make an
electric guitar ", has over 20 million views and demonstrates the hazards of
mains electricity .
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References
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a
b
"About ElectroBOOM" .
YouTube .
^
Makers Monday - 61 - Mehdi Sadaghdar AKA Electroboom (video). Laser Livestream - Laser projects & tutorials. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via
YouTube .
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a
b 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" . ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via
Facebook .
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a
b
"YouTube science demonstration takes comic turn" .
The Telegraph . 4 January 2013. Archived from
the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
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"Göz göre göre çarpıldı!" .
Akşam (in Turkish). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022 . Kanada'da yaşayan İran asıllı bir mühendis Mehdi Sadaghdar....
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a
b Goodman, William (26 August 2013).
"How NOT To Make An Electric Guitar (VIDEO)" .
HuffPost . Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ Dunn, Michael (18 August 2014).
"Engineer goes BOOM" .
EDN . Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ McNamara, Paul (4 January 2013).
"Video about ESD both shocking and funny" .
Network World . Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (Spring 2005).
"11-Bit Floating-point Pipelined Analog to Digital Converter in CMOS 0.18 μm Technology" . sfu.ca . Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
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"Mehdi Sadaghdar M.A.Sc. Graduate" . sfu.ca . Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (14 June 2016).
Cranking a Car with Super Capacitors (Supercap) (video). ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via
YouTube .
^ 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 .
^ Goodman, William (7 March 2013).
"Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC)" .
CBS News .
CBS . Retrieved 26 May 2022 .
^ Plafke, James (5 January 2013).
"Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge" .
Geek.com . Archived from
the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2014 .
^ Gallagher, Danny (31 August 2015).
"Guy shocks his own tongue to learn more about electricity" .
CNET . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (28 May 2018).
Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation (video). ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via
YouTube .
^ Phillips, Ryan (1 March 2021).
"This Video of a Man Repeatedly Giving Himself Electric Shocks is Hilarious" .
The Big Lead . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ Степин, Дмитрий (12 October 2018).
"Блогер-экспериментатор постоянно нарушает технику безопасности и страдает. За это его и любят" . Medialeaks (in Russian). Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ Spiegel, Rob (22 November 2019).
"Friday Funny: Mehdi Sadaghdar Attacks His Laptop" .
designnews.com . Archived from
the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (22 August 2013).
How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity) (video). ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via
YouTube .
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