Mehdi Sadaghdar ( ; ; born 13 January 1977), also known on

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as ElectroBOOM, is an

Iranian-Canadian Iranian Canadians or Persian Canadians are citizens of Canada whose national background is traced from Iran or are people possessing Iranian and Canadian dual citizenship. From the 2016 Canadian census, the main communities can be found in Southe ...

YouTuber A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006. Influence Influent ...

electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, and comedian.

Early life

Sadaghdar was born in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

on 13 January 1977 and resides in

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, Canada. He was conferred a

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from the

University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro ...

in 1999 and, after moving to Vancouver, a

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from

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...

in 2006.

Career

Sadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education. He intentionally creates situations where a shock (or sometimes a fire) occurs for comedic effect, demonstrating the dangers of electricity when not properly handled. His most viewed video has over 19 million views, "How NOT to make an electric guitar", which demonstrates the hazards of electricity.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Electroboom Iranian emigrants to Canada Canadian YouTubers Canadian electrical engineers University of Tehran alumni Simon Fraser University alumni 1977 births Living people English-language YouTube channels Science-related YouTube channels