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Mehdi Sadaghdar (/ˈmɛdiː səˈdæɡˌdɑːr/ MEH-dee sə-DAG-dar;[1] Persian: مهدی صدقدار, romanized: Mehdī Ṣadaqdār, fa; born 13 January 1977),[2] also known as ElectroBOOM, is an Iranian-Canadian[3] electrical engineer and YouTube personality known for making educational comedy videos centered around electricity.[4][5][6][7]

Early life

Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3] He was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electronics/Telecommunications from the University of Tehran in 1999 and, after moving to Vancouver, a Master of Applied Science (Micro-Electronics) 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 uploaded his first video in April 2012.[11] His 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][5]

References

  1. ↑ Makers Monday - 61 - Mehdi Sadaghdar AKA Electroboom (video). Laser Livestream - Laser projects & tutorials. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. https://www.facebook.com/ElectroBOOM/posts/1582970691744067. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "YouTube science demonstration takes comic turn". The Telegraph. 4 January 2013. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9781864/YouTube-science-demonstration-takes-comic-turn.html. 
  4. ↑ "Göz göre göre çarpıldı!" (in tr). Akşam. 2 September 2013. http://www.aksam.com.tr/yasam/goz-gore-gore-carpildi/haber-241251. "Kanada'da yaşayan İran asıllı bir mühendis Mehdi Sadaghdar...." 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Goodman, William (26 August 2013). "How NOT To Make An Electric Guitar (VIDEO)". HuffPost. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/how-not-to-make-an-electric-guitar-_n_3818104.html. 
  6. ↑ Dunn, Michael (18 August 2014). "Engineer goes BOOM". EDN. http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/benchtalk/4433531/Engineer-goes-BOOM. 
  7. ↑ McNamara, Paul (4 January 2013). "Video about ESD both shocking and funny". Network World. https://www.networkworld.com/article/743700/data-center-video-about-esd-both-shocking-and-funny.html. 
  8. ↑ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (Spring 2005). "11-Bit Floating-point Pipelined Analog to Digital Converter in CMOS 0.18 μm Technology". Simon Fraser University. https://summit.sfu.ca/item/4362. 
  9. ↑ "Mehdi Sadaghdar M.A.Sc. Graduate". Simon Fraser University. http://www2.ensc.sfu.ca/people/grad/msadaghd/. 
  10. ↑ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (14 June 2016). Cranking a Car with Super Capacitors (Supercap) (video). ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 17 Mar 2024 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ ElectroBOOM (2012-04-06). Don't worry, it's just ESD! (Electrostatic Discharge). Retrieved 2025-08-26 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Golden, Geoffrey (7 March 2013). "5 Hilariously Painful Tutorials By Mehdi Sadaghdar". CraveOnline. http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/456113-5-hilariously-painful-tutorials-by-mehdi-sadaghdar. 
  13. ↑ Goodman, William (7 March 2013). "Painful lesson on the difference between major electrical currents (AC and DC)". CBS News. CBS. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/painful-lesson-on-the-difference-between-major-electrical-currents-ac-and-dc/. 
  14. ↑ Plafke, James (5 January 2013). "Guy hilariously teaches you to be careful of electrostatic discharge". Geek.com. http://www.geek.com/news/guy-hilariously-teaches-you-to-be-careful-of-electrostatic-discharge-1534800/. 
  15. ↑ Gallagher, Danny (31 August 2015). "Guy shocks his own tongue to learn more about electricity". CNET. https://www.cnet.com/science/guy-shock-his-own-tongue-to-teach-you-about-electricity/. 
  16. ↑ Sadaghdar, Mehdi (28 May 2018). Internet Fakery, The Bay Area Maker Faire and Presentation (video). ElectroBOOM. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Phillips, Ryan (1 March 2021). "This Video of a Man Repeatedly Giving Himself Electric Shocks is Hilarious". The Big Lead. https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/electroboom-mehdi-sadaghdar-video-shock-fail-youtube-01ezr4cwmrbn. 
  18. ↑ Степин, Дмитрий (12 October 2018). "Блогер-экспериментатор постоянно нарушает технику безопасности и страдает. За это его и любят" (in ru). Medialeaks. https://medialeaks.ru/1210sda-electroboom/. 
  19. ↑ Spiegel, Rob (22 November 2019). "Friday Funny: Mehdi Sadaghdar Attacks His Laptop". designnews.com. https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/friday-funny-mehdi-sadaghdar-attacks-his-laptop. 
  20. ↑ 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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