Mehdi Sadaghdar (/ˈmɛdiː səˈdæɡˌdɑːr/ MEH-dee sə-DAG-dar;[2] Persian: مهدی صدقدار, romanized: Mehdī Ṣadaqdār, IPA: [meɦd̪iː sæd̪æʁd̪ɒːɾ]; born 13 January 1977)[3] is an Iranian-Canadian[4] electrical engineer who hosts the comedic educational YouTube channel ElectroBOOM.[5][6][7][8]
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| Website | electroboom | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2007–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 7.76 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.09 billion[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 21 October 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editSadaghdar 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]
Career
editSadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education.[12][13][14][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, resulting in him swearing, which he beep-censors.[16][17][18][19] His most viewed video, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", has over 21 million views and demonstrates the hazards of mains electricity.[20][6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Göz göre göre çarpıldı!". Akşam (in Turkish). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
Kanada'da yaşayan İran asıllı bir mühendis Mehdi Sadaghdar....
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.