Can ENGINE Run on WATER?! They Copied my Toy (LATITY-011)

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    By: Mehdi Sadaghdar
    0:00 Intro
    0:37 Welding/Soldering with Graphite
    2:19 Light Switch Puzzle
    5:56 They Copied my Shocking Toy
    6:56 KiwiCo.com/ElectroBOOM
    8:01 Old and New Promises
    8:49 Rectifying Myself and My Friend
    10:26 Allan Pan Got Burnt
    11:50 The Motor that Runs on Water
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  • @allenpan
    @allenpan Před rokem +2999

    Thank you for saving my heart Mehdi 😘

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  Před rokem +958

      No problem! Sorry I couldn't save the rest of you!

    • @muhammadjalal2335
      @muhammadjalal2335 Před rokem +27

      @@ElectroBOOM love it bro ❤️♥️🌹

    • @larspeterlarsen5505
      @larspeterlarsen5505 Před rokem

      @@ElectroBOOM hereby have a challenge for you, know that you can only short-circuit things and build a little for hobby use. but here it is. czcams.com/video/FDpFBOKUwYw/video.html

    • @otakisenpai8377
      @otakisenpai8377 Před rokem +16

      Lmaoo

    • @larspeterlarsen5505
      @larspeterlarsen5505 Před rokem

      @@ElectroBOOM hereby have a challenge for you, know that you can only short-circuit things and build a little for hobby use. but here it is. czcams.com/video/FDpFBOKUwYw/video.html

  • @Goabnb94
    @Goabnb94 Před rokem +3022

    I bet the capacitors in your FM radio kit as a kid were already sweating nervously

    • @HassanSelim0
      @HassanSelim0 Před rokem +63

      They must've been Flux Capacitors to know what's coming for them 😂

    • @trippmoore
      @trippmoore Před rokem +17

      And that's saying a lot because I don't think it's even possible for an air gap capacitor to leak!

    • @Quickened1
      @Quickened1 Před rokem +21

      Do you think Mehdi's early days of capacitance experimentation were somehow responsible for the fullness of the world's greatest eyebrow?

    • @Akotski-ys9rr
      @Akotski-ys9rr Před rokem +5

      I sweat nervously at the capacitors because I don’t want one to blow up on me when I accidentally put it in reverse polarity

    • @beanapprentice1687
      @beanapprentice1687 Před rokem +1

      lol

  • @Anomaly24k
    @Anomaly24k Před rokem +133

    3:41 My man made a logic gate inside his walls with switches, lamps and hairdryer. IBM would be proud.

  • @pezboy715
    @pezboy715 Před rokem +4

    11:36 voicing over the “ow” is EXACTLY my type of humor, I love this channel

  • @TheDimanoid999
    @TheDimanoid999 Před rokem +2893

    "My rod perfectly fits its hole" ElectroBOOM, 2022

  • @igxniisan6996
    @igxniisan6996 Před rokem +63

    1:25, “and lucky for it, my rod perfectly fits it's hole” -Mehdi 2022

    • @danek_hren
      @danek_hren Před 9 měsíci +2

      *[DIRTY MIND ACTIVATED]*

  • @AgentWest
    @AgentWest Před rokem +16

    Re: bathroom outlet puzzle.
    Older houses were wired with switched outlets on the same circuit as the light. That made it less likely for a person to leave things like hair dryers on and walk away, creating a fire hazard. This looks to be one of those houses, but the guy accidentally wired in the outlet parallel to the switch. It is possible that the former fan switch was sort of like a main switch for the whole bathroom, turning everything on/off with the former mirror light switch also controlling the outlet.

  • @zombie-process7025
    @zombie-process7025 Před rokem +7

    6:52 Mrs. Mehdi electrically shocked by one of his creations and commences immediately to thumping him. XD

  • @authenticnaabi8974
    @authenticnaabi8974 Před rokem +603

    That electric fault puzzle seems like an open neutral in a shared neutral system.

    • @everythinghomerepair1747
      @everythinghomerepair1747 Před rokem +28

      I agree. Bathroom was probably wired with an MWBC for the bathroom outlet and lights and the neutral has become open.

    • @JeskidoYT
      @JeskidoYT Před rokem +13

      @@everythinghomerepair1747 what's mwbc? Is there an ELI5 for Americans and Translation for Europeans?

    • @everythinghomerepair1747
      @everythinghomerepair1747 Před rokem +27

      @@JeskidoYT MWBC is a “ multi-wire branch circuit”. It’s when two circuits share the same neutral wire back to the panel. The two hot conductors are 180 or 160 degrees out of phase so the neutral can’t be overloaded. Look it up and you will find plenty of diagrams. In this situation the two circuits that share the neutral will appear to act bizarre if the neutral connection is lost hence why I think that’s what happened in the bathroom. In the U.S. and Canada it’s unusual to have the bathroom lights on the same circuit with the outlet. But they could absolutely be two separate circuits sharing a neutral aka MWBC. Hope this helps.

    • @noobkiller9478
      @noobkiller9478 Před rokem +13

      Yeah similar issue was in my home also. later found out most of the common was cut by the electrician because he could not turn off the doorbell. 😐

    • @Thats_Mr_Random_Person_to_you
      @Thats_Mr_Random_Person_to_you Před rokem +7

      Also the perfect example of why people shouldn't mess with their house wiring unless they are actually competent..... no one would dare touch the gas (ie natural gas for the North American viewers, not petrol) pipes without knowing what they are doing yet messing with electrics is seen as ok even though the risk of injury or death are just as high..... or worse higher when it 'looks' like everything is working but a crappy joint you made and hid in the wall slowly gets worse and causes a random fire 2yrs down the line when you least expect it, or potentially no longer even live there anymore........

  • @bellermVA
    @bellermVA Před rokem +222

    This could not have been timed more perfectly, the exact moment you get shock at 11:05, the power of the entire neighborhood went off. Took me a good 2 sec to realise it wasn't the video's fault.

  • @GeorgeStyles
    @GeorgeStyles Před rokem +5

    I for one really enjoy these videos - please do more (and of course your regular stuff)... cheers

  • @Alby_Torino
    @Alby_Torino Před rokem +14

    2:16 makes me happy I'm bald now... priceless

  • @RenneVangr
    @RenneVangr Před rokem +31

    7:24 That mix of pride and sadness when realising your kids grow up.

  • @ObadiahtheSlim
    @ObadiahtheSlim Před rokem +1801

    If a hand is able to block the radiation, it's probably just a little alpha emitter. Probably not dangerous in short term exposures. Really only dangerous to the eyes. I'd be more concerned about the toxicity of the stuff inside.
    Assuming of course they didn't just fake the footage by adding some static in post production.

    • @GabrieleR95
      @GabrieleR95 Před rokem +420

      The OP actually said in the comments that indeed, it was faked. No radiation there.

    • @Mya-Scene
      @Mya-Scene Před rokem +86

      I was really worried for them. Thanks for the follow up.

    • @Smidge204
      @Smidge204 Před rokem +191

      If it was an alpha source, the camera lens would have been sufficient to block the radiation from the sensor. It was admitted to be fake, but it's also obviously fake.

    • @Avien169
      @Avien169 Před rokem +8

      What is really nice, (not in this case) that image sensor are actually used as radiation monitors

    • @Invizive
      @Invizive Před rokem +1

      @@GabrieleR95 could have said that to avoid getting his account banned

  • @ChronicGamer420
    @ChronicGamer420 Před rokem +8

    4:30 your head floating on the still background is freaking me out lol

  • @ericwilner1403
    @ericwilner1403 Před rokem +3

    Light switch puzzle: reminds me of a Don Martin cartoon about a plumber. "I turn on the hot water, and the toilet flushes!"
    Shocking toy: I seem to remember a full-sized one, maybe with lethal power, in some old TV show - perhaps an episode of The Avengers?

  • @MoritzvonSchweinitz
    @MoritzvonSchweinitz Před rokem +585

    I've had a similar issue like the "Light Switch Puzzle", and it wrecked my brain. Turned out to be a open/floating main neutral. Very confusing and very dangerous!

    • @TheMightyZwom
      @TheMightyZwom Před rokem +12

      A floating neutral shouldn't be dangerous since all the touchable metal parts should be connected to ground. So this fault should not be a danger to anyone - unless you don't have a proper electric installation.

    • @danieljensen2626
      @danieljensen2626 Před rokem +94

      @@TheMightyZwom *Laughs in pre-1970s housing with no grounding*

    • @AsmodeusMictian
      @AsmodeusMictian Před rokem +11

      @@danieljensen2626 *laughs in 100 year old house*
      Yeah....there have been updates made, I mean it's not like we have paper wiring or anything. That being said, I'm pretty sure the 'updates' were made sometime in....the 70's >_>

    • @juliettedemaso7588
      @juliettedemaso7588 Před rokem +21

      @@AsmodeusMictianlaughs in a $450,000 house without grounded outlets, built in 1983, in a massive single family subdivision twenty minutes outside of a massive city.
      Also, the built the kitchen bay window completely over the top of the only basement window in the entire furnace area.
      Codes may have changed; but bribes and payoffs haven’t.

    • @AsmodeusMictian
      @AsmodeusMictian Před rokem +7

      @@juliettedemaso7588 ho-ly sheeit.
      That's absolutely insane.

  • @foogod4237
    @foogod4237 Před rokem +35

    8:29 I believe the image right below that is showing how much current was involved.. it says 3120 W @ 240V, which would be about 13 amps.
    The important point is that the cord is all coiled up, though. Many (especially cheaper) extension cords are rated for a certain amount of current, but that rating is assuming they are operating out in open air, so the heat can be dissipated by the air around them. However, if you coil them all up tightly like this, they can accumulate a lot more heat inside that tight package (!). Always be wary of coiling up extension cords like this, as bad things can happen like this if you're not careful.

    • @giaining
      @giaining Před rokem +2

      I believe that the coiled up cord behaved as an inductor here and the wire got hotter as it normally would thanks to the inductance . Normally an outlet of 240V is run thorough a 16 amp fuse. The fuse breaks long before the wire heats up like that. Besides those extension cords are rated to 3.6kW

    • @beanapprentice1687
      @beanapprentice1687 Před rokem +1

      @@giaining no, the extension cord did not behave like an inductor. This is because the cord contains two wires, each with current of the same magnitude flowing in the opposite direction. So the magnetic fields created by each wire cancel are close enough that they cancel each other and the inductance is removed.
      Also, even if it did act like an inductor, that would not increase the amount of heat the cord produced. On the contrary: an inductor in an AC circuit reduces the flow of current due to its impedance, meaning that if the coil of extension cord acted like an inductor it would actually heat up _less_ .

  • @tomo9224
    @tomo9224 Před rokem +8

    "Never become a part of high voltage circuit". Words to live by

  • @romxxii
    @romxxii Před rokem +1

    Explaining how Allen Pan didn't die from a heart attack was entertaining as hell. YOu should do more of those kinda things

  • @KristophM
    @KristophM Před rokem +42

    Your floating head is absolutely hilarious 🤣 You're a legend, Mehdi.

  • @lsupreme
    @lsupreme Před rokem +18

    12:51
    that was my exact same reaction, like why he did that? 🤣

  • @colossalteslamodelx
    @colossalteslamodelx Před rokem +6

    5:42 pretend that the electroboom on the left is me when I get a barefoot only ride-on train

    • @onebadcar
      @onebadcar Před rokem

      He is talking about the guy that is looking at the reddit submission.

  • @briggsfamily1303
    @briggsfamily1303 Před rokem

    Your method of diagnosing the light switching problem.....I’m impressed you clever man👍🏻

  • @crispx19
    @crispx19 Před rokem +12

    12:45 MY MAN DIDNT DESERVE THAT BURN AHAHAHAHAHAHHA,
    It came so unexpected, i didnt see him that pissed at the video, but that was hilarious

  • @AliFareedMC
    @AliFareedMC Před rokem +31

    11:38
    And Now Pan's heart is protected
    * Paper Pan is burning *
    LOL

  • @dimitar4y
    @dimitar4y Před rokem +2

    3:49 i already know. Cowboy borrowed lamp live/neutral from socket. didn't sleeve the neutral/live to be marked switched. The guy wired all neutrals and lives together, so the result is luckily no short across them (since he kept same colors together) but the switch wire is giving an alternative path through the socket and in series with the mirror lamp acting as a balast giving the "low power".

  • @crowblunt536
    @crowblunt536 Před rokem +107

    time goes by so fast. what just happened to Mehdi's daughter is like a little toddler back ago 💀

  • @dahuaba9558
    @dahuaba9558 Před rokem +11

    "Slap like!"?
    What was wrong with "Bezan liko!"?

  • @happykilllmore
    @happykilllmore Před rokem +3

    Medhi, you need to revisit the bathroom. When he replaced the fan he opened the neutral on a multi wire branch circuit. It's dangerous and we might have to rectify a house fire later.

  • @ekramalahmad9857
    @ekramalahmad9857 Před rokem +6

    Okay u killed me here 11:10 🤣🤣🤣🤣
    And the short circuit i am studying it this year in the school and dud i really enjoy watching u explaining what is happening !!!

  • @WilburJaywright
    @WilburJaywright Před rokem +54

    “See? His heart is protected! Err, ignore that the paper piece keeps burning. That’s just a visual aid.”
    School experiments be like

  • @lymb3914
    @lymb3914 Před rokem +139

    Gotta say, at least 60% of the science flies right over my head, but you're such an amazing personality with so much insight and such a great sense of humor, I can't stop tuning in! Happy Holidays to you and all of yours! ^_^

  • @itsmisale
    @itsmisale Před rokem

    i haven’t watched electro boom in like a yearor2, nice to see your editing skillsimproved🙏🏽💯

  • @outaspaceman
    @outaspaceman Před rokem +1

    Thanks for this thinking..
    In an attempt to make the electrical circuit in house safe…
    I disconnected some lights and got the reconnect wrong..
    now the kitchen light doesn’t work..
    I think I know how to sort it out now…😃👍

  • @Kelam_
    @Kelam_ Před rokem +717

    So I'll try to keep it short. I've been watching you for a long time because I always liked electronics since I was little. But watching your videos, made me more and more interested. And, this year, I started university, studying Electronics Engineering. So, a very big Thank You for making all this stuff. I will always continue watching. Keep making such content. Someone else might also get inspired.

    • @daviddavidson2357
      @daviddavidson2357 Před rokem +14

      Same, though I'm on my final undergraduate year.
      AvE and BigClive also played a significant role.
      I need to get an oscilloscope though. Been looking for a cheap second hand one.

    • @balint2559
      @balint2559 Před rokem +2

      I thought you were imprisoned for trying to be the soul king

    • @Kelam_
      @Kelam_ Před rokem +1

      @@daviddavidson2357 yeah. I don't have much tools either. I hope you find one tho.

    • @Kelam_
      @Kelam_ Před rokem +1

      @@balint2559 nah

    • @suicidalbanananana
      @suicidalbanananana Před rokem +2

      Good luck (and great choice!) on your studies! :)

  • @CCW1911
    @CCW1911 Před rokem +183

    Carbon arc torches used to be a thing, basically an attachment to a stick welder that used the arc from two carbon sticks to provide the heat for welding.

    • @Basement-Science
      @Basement-Science Před rokem +26

      yeah you're not doing much with just 12V though. A stick welder puts out much more than that.

    • @ildart8738
      @ildart8738 Před rokem +8

      Yablochkov Candle used to be an alternative to incandescent lamp, before it was invented. It also worked on carbon arc.

    • @AndyLundell
      @AndyLundell Před rokem +9

      Sure, but the weld in the video had extra material from a steel electrode. (It didn't just melt together the two existing bits of metal)
      Looks like it had flux on it too.

    • @mickeyfilmer5551
      @mickeyfilmer5551 Před rokem +9

      @@AndyLundell It was flux from an electrode (i.e. An electric arc welding electrode) there is no way that he could have welded that without adding material. Total (pathetic attempt) fake -btw I used to be a welder before retiring.

    • @jimsmith7212
      @jimsmith7212 Před rokem +8

      @@Basement-Science
      Arc welders don't work on high voltages, only about 20 volts. They need high amperage.
      Two twelve volt batteries in series are more than enough voltage to weld.
      Some off roaders carry a few welding rod and a welding cable set up to work off auto batteries jumped in series. I've seen a tie rod, broken on the Rubicon, that was repaired with a craftsman end wrench, welded with borrowed batteries and an emergency welding kit, trailside.
      This graphite stinger video is not real though, for sure, he chipped off slag from a coated rod.

  • @andythedishwasher1117
    @andythedishwasher1117 Před 8 měsíci

    Radiation video was an elaborate prank.

  • @yeasir_arafat
    @yeasir_arafat Před rokem +9

    08:12 i was Waiting for that

  • @itsdakota6442
    @itsdakota6442 Před rokem +12

    gotta love when you weld with graphite and somehow it not only adds metal but also adds slag

  • @SteelJM1
    @SteelJM1 Před rokem +3

    Just watched the Chernobyl series last night. Watching that dude put his hand over the radioactive container gave me the heebies

  • @devengoble8011
    @devengoble8011 Před rokem

    First time ever seeing your YT videos. Love it

  • @stacyroe619
    @stacyroe619 Před rokem

    To my knowledge this is the first of your videos that I have seen if it is an accurate representation of your videos they are entertaining but a bit light on science I think I will check out more of your videos later today after I'm more awake

  • @mandarbamane4268
    @mandarbamane4268 Před rokem +16

    5:23 old memories 😂

  • @TimeRift609
    @TimeRift609 Před rokem +30

    That riddle with the bathroom lights and the hair dryer was really interesting! I wish we could see some more stuff like that.

    • @wcvp
      @wcvp Před rokem +7

      Just work on some electrical stuff in an old house and you will!

  • @BioCybergoth
    @BioCybergoth Před rokem

    that girl laughing was extremely infectious! I was laughing with her on sync! yet what showed us made 0 sense, easily the funniest part of that video is her beautiful yet natural hysterical laughter...
    we need to laugh when someone screws up this badly that it gets funnily enough for anyone to understand how easy it is to create something so stupidly idiotic that you need to laugh at it in celebration of an unintentional comedic moment when doing something serious.
    I just love the way she cannot contain herself at her fiancee for screwing up this badly for something rather easy.

  • @DanBurgaud
    @DanBurgaud Před rokem +1

    3:45 I had this also on my stairs light... its a case of dual switch and someone hooked a socked into one of them.

  • @shaneskaalerud3371
    @shaneskaalerud3371 Před rokem +20

    1:30 Yeah that does not sound sexual at all. 😂 Oh CZcams

    • @Nsodnoajdjksl
      @Nsodnoajdjksl Před rokem +1

      Why the rod turned into a bullet for a rifle? If that's how they designed, fine.

    • @shaneskaalerud3371
      @shaneskaalerud3371 Před rokem

      @@Nsodnoajdjksl Sorry I don’t get that one.

    • @Nsodnoajdjksl
      @Nsodnoajdjksl Před rokem +1

      @@shaneskaalerud3371 Continue where you stopped at 1:32

  • @somal5827
    @somal5827 Před rokem +7

    I want to take this opportunity to express how impressed I am at your choice of advertising. No bullshit sellout ads, only relevant wholesome sponsors! Love that, big respect.

  • @edikblank3759
    @edikblank3759 Před rokem +4

    4:46 'forbidden electric guitar' shirt has me dying

    • @nocontext211
      @nocontext211 Před 5 měsíci

      Or as he Said the ...---... Guitare

  • @_jocker_games_
    @_jocker_games_ Před rokem +2

    you can weld with graphite, in fact it was used before metal rods.
    its still used to weld wires together if its necessary

  • @c567591
    @c567591 Před rokem +41

    Can you do long sparks in a smoke field and if we could see the turbulence causing the sparks to shift when jumping longer distances? It would be interesting to see if this would allow us to see this.

  • @KurthTobias
    @KurthTobias Před rokem +80

    At 8:31 they show only the rating for the fully extended cable. What they dont show is the rating for the coiled up one, which is much lower because the cable drum creates a coil. And we all know what fun you could have with a wire coil

    • @kjur18
      @kjur18 Před rokem +25

      It's not really a coil, because all magnetic field generated by one of the wires get negated by other one. It's just heat. Long rolls of copper have some resistance, with high current flow there is heat generated and trapped inside.

    • @ABaumstumpf
      @ABaumstumpf Před rokem +12

      To add to this:
      Those reels are mostly rated at around 3300W when unrolled, but only 1000-1500 when rolled up. And i have seen people using a mitersaw, anglegrinder, drill and weedwacker when fully rolled up.... way overloaded even if it was unrolled.

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp Před rokem

      @@kjur18 it depends if the wire is twisted or not.

    • @flavioernst902
      @flavioernst902 Před rokem +3

      @@monad_tcp Nope, twisting is only effective on close range. It is just a simple way to keep the wires close together. For field cancellation it is not strictly necessary.

    • @Owen_loves_Butters
      @Owen_loves_Butters Před rokem +6

      It has little to do with being a coil, it has to do with less airflow than normal.

  • @WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs

    That super slowmo footage of Medhi getting shocked with a Tesla coil 😂

  • @totalcomedyisland1355

    MANNN i used to watch you as a little ass kid and die laughing I forgot about this entirely!! it makes me so happy to see your channel still thriving and with a ton more subscribers. HECK YEA!

  • @arthurwiebusch9292
    @arthurwiebusch9292 Před rokem

    Hi Mehdi! Would u like make a video about your workshop/house tour?
    Also, more handymen videos!

  • @justinthomas7222
    @justinthomas7222 Před rokem +18

    Don't forget, Mr. Boom, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence.

    • @kziad1
      @kziad1 Před rokem +3

      i wonder how many forms of flatulence there are

    • @justinthomas7222
      @justinthomas7222 Před rokem +2

      @@kziad1 at least 2 that we know of. The other known one is the insincere kind. There may be others.

    • @eaterdrinker000
      @eaterdrinker000 Před rokem +1

      Sharting is liquid flatulence.

  • @voidseeker4394
    @voidseeker4394 Před rokem +8

    8:35 this is why it is strictly required by safety instructions to fully unwind extension cord before loading. It has poor heat dissipation while winded, which can lead to overheating and melting.

  • @evelyndeleon7234
    @evelyndeleon7234 Před rokem +2

    5:38 I remember putting my hand directly in it(I was dissecting the inside out of curiosity) and I was shocked. 😂 My heart skipped a beat because of that. lol

  • @endilaguel
    @endilaguel Před 11 dny +1

    Hi Mehdi, actually graphite welding does exist in industrial applications. It is called graphite electrode welding. The graphite is used only as electrode, where external material (filler) is added during welding. It is highly uncomfortable method, because the arc ignition is extremely loud and bright. Never the less, graphite welding is actually real (usually 270+ Amps).

  • @disjustice
    @disjustice Před rokem +38

    There was a Japan-only PS1 game called "Irritating Stick" that was based on the concept of getting shocked if you let a stick touch the sides of a metal maze you guided it through. I've heard it was based on an actual Japanese game show, but was never able to confirm.

    • @davidmcgill1000
      @davidmcgill1000 Před rokem

      They blew up gunpowder instead of the contestant though.

    • @magicrat74
      @magicrat74 Před rokem

      There is a Norwegian show that's used the same kind of setup as that Jimmy Carr show as well (71 grader nord)

    • @Quickened1
      @Quickened1 Před rokem

      They used to have countertop ones sitting in bars. It didn't shock you, but it let out a blood curdling buzzing sound that would make you jump...

    • @TheZotmeister
      @TheZotmeister Před rokem +1

      Can confirm, I've seen footage of the show.

    • @andlabs
      @andlabs Před rokem

      That PS1 game was a port of an arcade game (The Irritating Maze) that used a trackball connected to some air jets. The trackball added difficulty and the air jets simulated the electric shock in a safer way. But yes, I'm fairly certain the idea is much older than even that.

  • @ucantSQ
    @ucantSQ Před rokem +204

    Pro tip: if you don't want to rip apart a battery, you can get graphite from a common pencil. Sharpen both ends, and connect both sharpened ends to a voltage source. 20 to 30 volts should do. It'll get hot and start to burn the pencil. No need to burn the whole pencil. The graphite should burn itself free in less than a minute.

    • @professorfukyu744
      @professorfukyu744 Před rokem +40

      Yeah but pencils are graphite/clay mixtures where batteries are pure carbon.

    • @dustinbrueggemann1875
      @dustinbrueggemann1875 Před rokem +12

      you can also get large diameter graphite for artistic use or mechanical pencil refills. Artist's graphite will be much larger though. They will have some clay included for hardness though, so don't expect them to be chemistry grade or anything.

    • @themenacingpenguin.7152
      @themenacingpenguin.7152 Před rokem

      @@professorfukyu744 i thought only the erasers had clay in them, but i guess there's enough graphite in pencil lead for that to work.

    • @bromisovalum8417
      @bromisovalum8417 Před rokem +4

      you can also use brazing rods from the welder store. They are graphite rods, often with a thin metal coating that is easily removed (dilute acid for one)

    • @SomeRandomMusician
      @SomeRandomMusician Před rokem +1

      Or just lead for a mechanical pencil

  • @darrenwhitfield9044
    @darrenwhitfield9044 Před rokem

    That subtle voiceover made my week better.

  • @jameswalker6442
    @jameswalker6442 Před 7 měsíci

    I have watched some of your vids and you make me smile ,

  • @DatBoiOrly
    @DatBoiOrly Před rokem +3

    3:57 my guess is the way it was wired was they tee'd off the original hallway wiring for the light under the stairs (hence being chased out above the switch) then put a new live was put in for a plug to the dryer plug and ended up mixing up some of the wires (since the two power cables are coming through the same trunking) making everything turn on with one switch and double the power for the hallway light, which can be easily fixed by isolating the plug socket and keeping the stair lights and the hallway lights on one circuit

  • @YeahBoy1019
    @YeahBoy1019 Před rokem +169

    Mr.Boom, The hairdryer/light phenomenon that you showed is probably because they lost a phase at their service. When you lose a phase sometimes plugging things in will backfeed the Dead phase through the neutral wire. It happens a lot and it’s usually the water heater that backseat a bunch of circuit throughout the house when you lose a phase

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  Před rokem +143

      draw me a circuit!

    • @advikbhushan7652
      @advikbhushan7652 Před rokem +4

      But usually in bathrooms they use the black phase only and in the kitchens and laundry rooms they use both the black and red phase right?

    • @foogod4237
      @foogod4237 Před rokem +12

      This sort of thing can also happen if you have split-phase power (such as is common in the US) and a floating neutral somewhere (such as if the light switch is switching the neutral instead of the hot line). Then you can get a situation where Lamp1 + Lamp2, or Lamp1 + hair dryer end up in series across the 240V between the one hot line and the other.

    • @allenlutins
      @allenlutins Před rokem +33

      @@ElectroBOOM Don't know how to include a drawing in a CZcams comment, but this exact thing happened to me - lost one 120V phase, but the other phase supplied power to the house lighting/appliances through the 240V water heater. Here's a diagram that won't work unless you copy it and paste it into a document, then convert to a proportional font (like Courier):
      |-------HI
      |
      |
      water NEU -----|
      heater |
      | light
      | |
      |--------HI------|
      |-------HI
      |
      |
      water NEU -----|
      heater |
      | light
      | |
      |--------XX------|

    • @whyshouldipickaname
      @whyshouldipickaname Před rokem +2

      I have had this happen at work where we had a three phase breaker for the lighting and the neutral was disconnected. but we had fluorescent lighting which made quite a nice discoshow.

  • @progamer3000-uz7pj
    @progamer3000-uz7pj Před 8 měsíci +3

    5:32 remember: if the circuit is alife dont touch it with a knife

  • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
    @Vicus_of_Utrecht Před rokem +4

    3:51 I was tripping for a minute when you head was floating

  • @flyback_driver
    @flyback_driver Před rokem +43

    The graphite as an electrode I can confirm. Not the video itself there was obviously slag from an actual welding rod but I've used graphite electrodes with an old 240v Ac transformer welder to melt mostly copper. The arc it creates can melt steel but really only enough for welding unless you get some insane insulation.
    Edit: forgot to add you need to grab those 6v zinc carbon batteries you see at home Depot, Menards, Lowe's, ect. They have carbon rods maybe 25cm in length and 5cm diameter. I always keep them on hand and when the 6v batteries are gone the carbon rods are still useful.

    • @phizc
      @phizc Před rokem +1

      I think you're off on your conversions, at least the diameter (5cm is 2 inches), and I assume you meant the total length of all 4 rods.
      From videos I've seen I would guess each rod is maybe 8cm long, 8mm diameter, but I've never taken one apart myself.

    • @as-tm7np
      @as-tm7np Před rokem

      I've seen people stick weld with proper electrodes connected car batteries too, so there's some reality to that clip

  • @MagnumTechnicalAcademy
    @MagnumTechnicalAcademy Před rokem +39

    Amazing and insightful videos, just like always!

  • @timsawyer9231
    @timsawyer9231 Před rokem

    5:00 I assumed that's what was up, It made me think of the light bulb current limiter I made a few years ago to work on old tube amps.

  • @DawgzDen
    @DawgzDen Před 5 měsíci

    If you watch the full episode, 8of10cats used a shocking device attached to the victim. The game itself worked as normal, but when the buzzer goes off someone else presses a button to activate the shocking device. They use this device in several episodes.

  • @EpicWolverine
    @EpicWolverine Před rokem +4

    Continuing to burn new pieces off your little paper man was hilarious thank you 😂

  • @nikoveliki4132
    @nikoveliki4132 Před rokem +8

    12:34 why do i taste metal when i open this box

  • @NiqScott
    @NiqScott Před rokem +3

    The reason why the camera is always zoomed in on Mehdi is because he's entirely surrounded by fire extinguishers and defibrillators.

  • @ulisesferreira4862
    @ulisesferreira4862 Před rokem

    Other CZcamsrs, clickbait you with a title like this and don’t tell you the answer till the end of the video.
    That’s why I love electroboom

  • @NoName-ef3jq
    @NoName-ef3jq Před rokem +57

    8:31 that happens for welders... You're not meant to weld with the entire wire still rolled on the spool.
    You're meant to pull it out and spread it evenly on the floor so it cools down. Otherwise, the heat will never dissipate in time, and the insulation will start to overheat.
    Saying this because it happened to me the first time I used a stick welder.

    • @owenkegg5608
      @owenkegg5608 Před rokem

      Is this satire?
      Welding wire isn't insulated, and the electrode is in the gun so the wire that isn't being immediately used doesn't get hot. And stick welders don't use wire, they use a... stick.
      Or am I having a terrible misunderstanding and you mean the welder power cable?
      Have never needed to pull out cable when welding, I guess I'm lucky.

    • @phizc
      @phizc Před rokem +4

      @@owenkegg5608by "wire" he could mean that the welder had a long cable that's spooled up for storage, or a spooled extension cord. Or the cable to the handle or ground clamp.
      I can see one way you could have a problem with the wire in a MIG welder melting. That would be if the wire is grounded somewhere between the handle and the spool. Then current would flow back through the wire inside the guide in the cable back to the machine. I bet that would get quite hot.
      Telling a noob MIG welder to unspool the wire _would_ be a nasty prank, though 🙂

    • @owenkegg5608
      @owenkegg5608 Před rokem +1

      @@phizc Hehehe, yeah. That would be quite a brutal hazing, especially since they would need to wind it back up after :]

    • @Mister_Brown
      @Mister_Brown Před rokem

      @@owenkegg5608 flip the spool and run the machine at max wire speed to rewind

    • @JamesScholesUK
      @JamesScholesUK Před rokem +2

      In the UK at least most cable extension reels will actually have two max current ratings printed on them. One for wound, one for unwound. The decent ones have a thermal cutout too, because users are idiots

  • @junk5501
    @junk5501 Před rokem +26

    6:35 They maybe could have copied you, but I’ve also seen this kind of electric shock thing on other game shows from a while ago. I’m not sure if it’s the first, but a Japanese game show had a segment called Irritating Stick (or something of that nature), with a pretty similar device and premise, and that was from the 90s.

    • @SuperGenericUser
      @SuperGenericUser Před rokem +8

      Also in like every science museum ever

    • @cathal7537
      @cathal7537 Před rokem +9

      It's a tv show called 8 out of 10 cats. The episode is a lot older it's just that it was uploaded to CZcams a year ago

    • @deving9799
      @deving9799 Před rokem +4

      also, the device was featured in a Mr. Bean episode back in the 90s, the one with the school open house which ended with his Mini being run over by a tank

    • @_BangDroid_
      @_BangDroid_ Před rokem +1

      And the board game Operation from like the 70's is a twist on the concept

  • @Gazzxy
    @Gazzxy Před rokem

    that video of the guy getting shocked one the game show is from "8 out of 10 cats " I believe that episode aired a fair few years go (long before that youtube account ripped it) verry funy show though even the "8 out of 10 cats does countdown" is hilarious for a show based on countdown

  • @Xerouu
    @Xerouu Před rokem +2

    The government seeing the title: 👀

  • @venialgaming4295
    @venialgaming4295 Před rokem +6

    The whole thing with the carbon rod is definitely possible as it isn't a new concept, before acetylene torches were commonly available they used to sell arc welders with a "carbon arc torch" attachment witch was just a holder for two carbon rods just like what you see in the video, anyway the purpose was pretty much the same as an acetylene torch so you could braise or heat up rusty hardware to get it to move, I've attempted to braise with one and it doesn't work the greatest but I also had nobody to teach me how to use it and couldn't find any tutorials on the internet.

    • @abyssmanur3965
      @abyssmanur3965 Před rokem

      I've still got mine, I did some amazing (brazed) rust repairs with it

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify Před rokem +3

    3:20 that's like when Bill's house turned on the microwave through the fan

  • @mentalasylum3969
    @mentalasylum3969 Před rokem

    Its good that your rod perfectly fits the whole

  • @themr_wilson
    @themr_wilson Před rokem +6

    11:00 slayed me

  • @nebula0024
    @nebula0024 Před rokem +4

    11:58 - "And so his heart is saved" (half of his head is missing). *But his heart is saved!* 😂😂😂

  • @pabloareas
    @pabloareas Před rokem +7

    13:01 it could also be a depleted uranium container... not so depleted.

    • @DJ_Level_3
      @DJ_Level_3 Před rokem

      DU is very much radioactive, it's still uranium. It's just been depleted of the fissile U-235 and only has U-238, which can't make bombs explode or reactors react.

  • @ReefMimic
    @ReefMimic Před rokem +1

    4:15 I think the original wiring was back fed . The hot went to the light then to the switches. He messed something up for sure in the light and or switch

  • @steelgamertv7840
    @steelgamertv7840 Před 4 měsíci +3

    12:35 the demon core lol

  • @PhattyMo
    @PhattyMo Před rokem +5

    1:50 They make,or used to make,a soldering iron using a carbon/graphite tip. "Cold Heat",I think it was called. I got one as a stocking stuffer one year,and it was....basically garbage. Plus the brittle tips break off easily.

  • @igxniisan6996
    @igxniisan6996 Před rokem +7

    11:20, And this is why he should never visit Mehdi without a chain suit.

  • @moad5771
    @moad5771 Před rokem

    *engine runs on water*
    CIA: oh i dont think so

  • @davidshatusky8755
    @davidshatusky8755 Před rokem

    Please do a video on Variac variable Transformers and Isolation Transformers. I was a lineman for 30 years, I understand the air core of isolation and what the argument is about 3 wire plugs but at the substation or even the house panel the ground and neutral are on the same buss. What could make either of these lab tools safer because I see both as deadly. Anyways I love your content, obviously so does 5.4mil others.

  • @jimbobur
    @jimbobur Před rokem +4

    6:24 That show was uploaded a year ago but first broadcast on television way earlier than that.

    • @Thaereos12
      @Thaereos12 Před měsícem

      maybe by a few months. not entire years.

    • @jimbobur
      @jimbobur Před měsícem +1

      ​​@@Thaereos12it was by years, I saw it on TV; it was first broadcast before the pandemic hit my country.

    • @Thaereos12
      @Thaereos12 Před měsícem

      @@jimbobur oh. okay. sorry I doubted you.

  • @josueonabudget9411
    @josueonabudget9411 Před rokem +5

    goofy ah ah eletricity💀

  • @FenielParmar
    @FenielParmar Před rokem +1

    Mr. BEAN Shows it before!!😄 That shock wire game

  • @chrysanthemumcabal7658

    12:51 "Why are you hurting yourself, what's wrong with you?" 😂

  • @jonmayer
    @jonmayer Před rokem +64

    The radioactive one left me speechless. I hope they didn't play with it a whole lot. Especially touching the container with his skin.
    Edit: good to hear it's fake.

    • @Basement-Science
      @Basement-Science Před rokem +29

      it's fake.

    • @StrawberryWarlord
      @StrawberryWarlord Před rokem +3

      @@Basement-Science Fortunately, or I'd hate to imagine what his hand would look like the day afterwards.

    • @ZoonCrypticon
      @ZoonCrypticon Před rokem +4

      @@Basement-Science I don´t think it was fake, because this kind of lead containers you would use to transport samples.

    • @Basement-Science
      @Basement-Science Před rokem +9

      @@ZoonCrypticon there are a lot of reasons why it is, including that the guy admits it is fake.

    • @aliveandwellinisrael2507
      @aliveandwellinisrael2507 Před rokem +2

      Hope they washed their hands after handling the lead, or they'll be doing even dumber things in the future

  • @crazyshortstime9317
    @crazyshortstime9317 Před rokem +9

    1:55 Mehdi before he had a unibrow.

  • @ragingwillie483
    @ragingwillie483 Před rokem

    always great to watch

  • @ultralaggerREV1
    @ultralaggerREV1 Před 8 měsíci

    As an electrical engineering student, this gotta be really hilarious