The Outlet that Saves Lives

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  • @zawarduasd8327
    @zawarduasd8327 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6571

    One day when he stops posting vids
    We will all know what happened

    • @6feetGaming
      @6feetGaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Rip😂

    • @melosbunjaku2743
      @melosbunjaku2743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      He started a religion

    • @arekthekingsecondaryaccoun4208
      @arekthekingsecondaryaccoun4208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Za wardu asd lets hope not

    • @umaransar5780
      @umaransar5780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Lets just not hope for that

    • @ugurtepe8990
      @ugurtepe8990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      i believe there is some1 behind the camera that is ready to help if something goes horribly wrong but idk, stuff seems like goin horribly wrong every time

  • @brainiac1595
    @brainiac1595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4159

    "Let me tell you how this outlet saves lives"
    >gets into a bathtub with a toaster

    • @incredimixerchannelofficial
      @incredimixerchannelofficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      *Mehdi turns the water on.*
      "IS THIS THE END OF THE LOVABLE IDIOT!?"

    • @peterzingler6221
      @peterzingler6221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Can you imagine someone trying to kill him self like that. The light goes out since the breaker pops and he is sitting there in the dark alive thinking... So thats death fu...

    • @maikybravo6108
      @maikybravo6108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me: **Heavy Brearhing**

    • @brainiac1595
      @brainiac1595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kervisote20 >muh sikrit internet lingo

    • @edwardowens1690
      @edwardowens1690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@incredimixerchannelofficial The obligatory spark flash would be Mr. Boom with the smell of burning hair.

  • @x2malandy
    @x2malandy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3579

    Besides learning about electricity, these videos make me laugh louder and harder than any other videos on you tube. Thanks. (70 yr old guy)

    • @dogeboys6662
      @dogeboys6662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      He's not fucking 70 look at him he's at least 50

    • @JedRocks0
      @JedRocks0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Doge boys 666 not him

    • @98SE
      @98SE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      @@dogeboys6662 i think he is talking about himself maybe he is 70 :)

    • @rossanasanchez5561
      @rossanasanchez5561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dogeboys6662 no like 30-40

    • @enlightenednews5265
      @enlightenednews5265 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@dogeboys6662 he's talking about himself.

  • @leosanimations4544
    @leosanimations4544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1759

    "welcome to my laboratory where safety is number one priority"

  • @SwingboyPA
    @SwingboyPA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1971

    Dude, I'm an electrician and I was cringing through this. And really disappointed by how badly that GFCI worked. Please be careful.
    ...but also: that video was awesome.
    My stomach is still in knots.

    • @loganiushere
      @loganiushere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      SwingboyPA It might be a good idea for the GFCI standard to be restricted down to 0.8ma, but then it might trip from leakage currents, like from Suicide Showers.

    • @tomboxyz5564
      @tomboxyz5564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I've tripped GFCIs at work many times, it was partially because of bad distribution board design, a good GFCI has neutral to earth detection too, the breakers they had were either single or 3 pole, with GFCIs 2 pole or 4 pole is better, since you also break the neutral, how I tripped them most of the times was working with the breakers after the GFCI off and touching neutral

    • @pino_de_vogel
      @pino_de_vogel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Sadly a lot of products are awefull. I have a 230v 16 amp breaker for a part of my kitchen yet i can still put a 3000 watt water cooker and 1800 watts oven on it at the same time without it flipping. I just avoid using both at the same time as i dont feel like spending 400 bucks on replacing a 20 bucks part.

    • @yuminago
      @yuminago 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      british RCDs trip at very low amperages compared to GFCI outlets

    • @MCA0090
      @MCA0090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      ​@@pino_de_vogel Breakers doesn't open instantly in overload conditions, they open under a "curve" which determines the maximum and the minimum time they can open during an overload condition, if it is slightly greater than the breaker capacity it may take several minutes to over an hour to open! If the current is way bigger than the breaker cappacity (but not over than its short-circuit detection) then it will open in few seconds (as the breaker internal components will heat much faster than the wires)! In your case you have 4800W under 230V, which takes 20,8Amps from your wires and your 16A breaker, so you need to get the datasheet of you breaker and check how much time it needs to open with 20 or 21Amps, it certanly will open before the wires get too hot (in case you are using 1,5mm² wires) which is not a problem at all, it was made to work that way. In my country we use NEMA (old homes) and DIN (newer homes) standards and I find the DIN breaker better than the NEMA because they are better at overload conditions.

  • @hambazumbaa
    @hambazumbaa 7 ปีที่แล้ว +770

    As an electro engineering student I thank you for the sacrifices you make my man!

    • @jordan_ojl
      @jordan_ojl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @Dude-Smellmyhelmet
      @Dude-Smellmyhelmet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      hambazumbaa Please learn something in school. So many engineering grads i deal with are complete idiot jackasses.

    • @Phantom.3296
      @Phantom.3296 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes i aggree

    • @palms4708
      @palms4708 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is electro engineering hard

    • @TheSSDrift
      @TheSSDrift 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      engineering in general is pretty difficult xD i'd argue that it's one of the most satisfying paths though.

  • @fishermikoaj6578
    @fishermikoaj6578 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2277

    I'm glad you don't have 230V in yours outlets.

    • @jessep3079
      @jessep3079 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      We do have 220v or 240v (depending on distance from power station) in appliance outlets including ovens and washing machines. But those are always kept on different circuits.

    • @Engineer9736
      @Engineer9736 7 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      J-money P 240v in the USA are two 120v phases 180 degrees opposite of each other. In Europe it's 230v between neutral and any phase and 400v between two phases, of which there are three, each 120 degrees apart. But sure it's 240 volts that the USA has ;)

    • @the_lenny1
      @the_lenny1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      230v hurts really bad. Believe me.

    • @hugo112max
      @hugo112max 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Creepi06 On Mars ?

    • @tylerswinkey4665
      @tylerswinkey4665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Trust me it don't feel good

  • @sherhy3689
    @sherhy3689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Does everyone also appreciate the tone he’s put in this video in regards to the tragic incident for the girl? Not the usual level of excitement, and this subtle difference made me teared up. I almost felt like the pain he’s forcing his hands to take, and the words he says, “this is nothing” comes from the pain he related to the news.

    • @AstrosElectronicsLab
      @AstrosElectronicsLab ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's sad, yes. She died. And she was only young. Only someone who is a complete a$$ would not tear up. That was someone's daughter.

    • @KamiYaD4
      @KamiYaD4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AstrosElectronicsLabNot someone who's a complete ass, that's wrong. I Felt bad but i didn't cry or tear up instantly. Yeah it was someone's daughter and it's sad as hell but some people just aren't as emotion expressive as others.

  • @HECKproductions
    @HECKproductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3308

    "if you are in the hot shower and your hairdryer drops..."
    yes because that is when i tend to dry my hair
    in the shower

    • @samburgers9913
      @samburgers9913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      lol

    • @jordan-sh927
      @jordan-sh927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      In the shower it is wet so you want to get dry, right? So you use hair dryer in shower, simple

    • @BillyBob-qk6vy
      @BillyBob-qk6vy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@vlc-cosplayer slip up and over the shower door while plugged into an extension cord.

    • @ignatz14
      @ignatz14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I usually attach my hair dryer to my shower head and steam clean myself. Works great.

    • @SaschaT
      @SaschaT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      speak for yourself

  • @TheMoeP
    @TheMoeP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +796

    10:38 I love how he tried to distract himself to touch the live wires

    • @jaydanjohnson1930
      @jaydanjohnson1930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He didn't try

    • @Masonmcnamara6825
      @Masonmcnamara6825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Why would he try hurt himself

    • @timoarrg
      @timoarrg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      @@Masonmcnamara6825 this is surely the first video you watch of him, isn't it?

    • @ahnaftajwarshayan4809
      @ahnaftajwarshayan4809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DJ MASONIC lmaoo

    • @rupert6478
      @rupert6478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      DJ MASONIC he does that to educate people on what not to do

  • @MundoDaEletrica
    @MundoDaEletrica 6 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    We measured on the oscilloscope the time it takes to shut down. Very fast indeed!

    • @Selmarya
      @Selmarya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ... wow no likes for a million sub channel weird

    • @arkanildey7503
      @arkanildey7503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Selmarya They probably bought those followers....These days you can easily get 200k followers on Instagram/TH-cam for less than $50....

    • @mahmood2018
      @mahmood2018 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@arkanildey7503 You dont get notified when someone you subscribed to comments, people who see the comment like it. Nothing to do with buying subs

    • @9b5a
      @9b5a ปีที่แล้ว

      cool

    • @panospapadimitriou3498
      @panospapadimitriou3498 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Selmarya they tried gfci dry fingers.. soon they l press like after bandages thrown away

  • @MAN-xs2lq
    @MAN-xs2lq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    5:59I have no words for a man who can literally measure current with his tongue

    • @harishsivaramakrishnan7096
      @harishsivaramakrishnan7096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I am still laughing for 5 minutes straight! Can't express my gratitude to this man!

    • @purpleapple4052
      @purpleapple4052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He probed his eyes once to measure the resistance

    • @Kepe
      @Kepe ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried a 9V battery on your tongue? It's a fun sensation. Every time I see Mehdi or anyone else put electricity through their tongue, I get that tingling sensation of a 9V battery on my own tongue. I can really feel it on my tongue out of empathy or something :'D

  • @KentuckyRanger
    @KentuckyRanger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    @ 8:38 You really are a brave soul doing this! People might think you're joking around shaking, but I'm here to tell the naysayers, this current, while not deadly, is *VERY* painful!!!
    This is a *very important* video, showing just how a GFCI will save your life!

    • @tomservo5007
      @tomservo5007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if you think all the 'shocks' are real, explain the wearing of the wedding ring? First thing they teach you is remove rings when dealing with electricity. It's almost like he is wearing the ring as a wink to the audience.

    • @pleasegoawaynowpleas
      @pleasegoawaynowpleas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Since he's only using one hand the hand with the wedding ring doesn't have any current passing through it.

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@tomservo5007 the ring is on his left hand?

    • @markboyle1843
      @markboyle1843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When he starts cursing you know it hurts

    • @morosis82
      @morosis82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh yeah. Years ago while building a computer I had to remove the powersupply - small form factor case, had live pins to reconnect to the plug at the back, forgot I'd left it connected to the wall. I'm in Aus, so that was 240V.
      I didn't feel quite right again until the next day.

  • @Taser1-1
    @Taser1-1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    I don't want this guy to die, but I find his videos very informative.

    • @XANA520
      @XANA520 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      From what I understand, he's an electrical engineer, so anything he attempts is safe. Painful, maybe, but safe.

    • @timo387
      @timo387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@XANA520 it certainly doesn't look safe!

    • @bosh6604
      @bosh6604 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I like that you said "but" :'D

    • @gootchgaming5071
      @gootchgaming5071 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MessageMan messageman

    • @deindachdecker2.050
      @deindachdecker2.050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timo387 But it is safe

  • @200puppy7
    @200puppy7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    My residential wiring teacher sent this to us to learn about GFCI's. You're insane, man. I loved every second of this XD

  • @mosesfromyt5330
    @mosesfromyt5330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1022

    Thor:Im The God Of Thunder....
    Mehdi Sadaghdar: Hold My Live Wires...

  • @sarathmenon4828
    @sarathmenon4828 7 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    Your usual videos scare the crap out of me, but this was extra scary. I've accidentally shorted a live wire as a kid, on 220V and it was not a pleasant experience. Luckily, my dad was nearby and he pulled me away from the socket. This video brought back memories.

    • @ixape
      @ixape 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I short wires all the time and its not risky at all (until you make physical contact with them). I'm a electrical engineering student.

    • @ixape
      @ixape 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jordan Johnson don't know what you're trying to say.

    • @skrrtskrrt646
      @skrrtskrrt646 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      pretty sure this is what he is talking about: www.snapcircuits.net/faq
      If you have kids, get them a set, is what he is saying :)

    • @magnusjrgensen5114
      @magnusjrgensen5114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      You're not a very good student if you short wires all the time, now are you? ;)

    • @magnusjrgensen5114
      @magnusjrgensen5114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There's nothing magical about circuit breakers but okay.

  • @Theron-ff7cr
    @Theron-ff7cr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    This channel is more explosive than a michael bay movie.

    • @Theron-ff7cr
      @Theron-ff7cr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      10:34 Heart attack warning lol! :) , . / ,./

    • @numbr6
      @numbr6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess the channel name "ElectroBOOM" matches well with its content then.

    • @krisizcelja
      @krisizcelja 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More explosive than the gas explosion that happened in Maribor yesterday (7. 11. 2018 for time travelers).

    • @mindfreak001009
      @mindfreak001009 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Yippie Ki Yay mother fuckers" - lol

    • @Ashkenya
      @Ashkenya 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shocking isn't it

  • @FaranAhmad-it2xt
    @FaranAhmad-it2xt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Even makers of GFCI weren't able to demonstrate it's function that well. I salute you ElectroBOOM.

  • @jose.anguila
    @jose.anguila 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    10:32 Right hand removal tutorial

  • @stagdragon3978
    @stagdragon3978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +494

    00:30 seconds in I'm already questioning this man's life choices.

    • @kennethkustren9381
      @kennethkustren9381 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah... But like the rest of us,... U subscribed to see more, or you will soon enuf, because you like the suffering ... And the surprises !!

    • @stagdragon3978
      @stagdragon3978 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just like his gloves did in the graphite video! :D

    • @darylcheshire1618
      @darylcheshire1618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When I saw the toaster at the bathtub, I thought, “oh no!”.
      makes me think of the Goldfinger scene when James Bond throws the heater into the bath killing the bad guy in it.

  • @diegovargas3744
    @diegovargas3744 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1690

    I am a simple man I see an electro boom video and I like it

    • @DivergentDroid
      @DivergentDroid 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't be a simple man - How would you know if EB is lying to you?

    • @qapapaqva3016
      @qapapaqva3016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NO YOU DONT

    • @casperdhli7477
      @casperdhli7477 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      So fucking random

    • @MegaZsolti
      @MegaZsolti 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shockingly true.

    • @numbr6
      @numbr6 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ElectroBOOM always "electrocutes" himself in every video, always. That's part of what makes his video's work for people who don't have an electronics background. The 30VDC across the tongue was pretty damn funny, and painful for him.

  • @tailgunner2
    @tailgunner2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    U.S. Electrician here. I have worked with both RCCB's in Europe and GFCI's.
    One weakness GFCI's have is the mechanism will NOT operate under a short circuit condition.
    For those that do not know, GFCI's monitor the current between the hot and neutral. In theory, under normal operation, the current on the phase will match the current on the neutral. If there is a difference, 3-5 milliamps for GFCI's, between the two, the GFCI mechanism will sense that imbalance and trip, since the design assumes the imbalanced current is then going to ground. Hence "Ground Fault".
    However, under a short circuit condition from phase to neutral, in spite of the high amperage, the current will remain the same from phase to neutral, thus not triggering the GFCI function.
    I have tried this myself at home. I have taken two wires, inserted them into the hot and neutral slots of a GFCI outlet, then touched them together. Sure enough, the circuit breaker (A new one I replaced) tripped under an overcurrent condition, but the GFCI on the outlet never functioned.
    Still, around water, GFCI's have saved lives, since most equipment have means to provide a path to ground.

    • @numbr6
      @numbr6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Does that matter? Short circuit most, if not all the current is going through the short. Sure, for a long enough wire in a short, I could see enough current at voltage going though a wet hand kill you. But if the short is a complete short, then the breaker will trip in a millisecond and you are not electrocuted. I must be missing another scenario here, where a short with no GCFI protection still kills you in the tub, with your toaster, making breakfast.

    • @Snailor_Moon
      @Snailor_Moon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why would this matter? The circuit would have overcurrent protection from the branch circuit breaker in the panel

    • @drh.1142
      @drh.1142 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the point. You have an OCPD already and it has the correct time curve too. Don't need an EGC either (proof is NEC 406.4(D)(2)(c) which lets you use a 3-conductor grounding-type receptacle on a 2 conductor circuit without EGC provided you protect it with GFCI)

    • @skyem5250
      @skyem5250 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you for your long, well informed comment.

    • @dbss206
      @dbss206 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mcb is for that purpose I guess...

  • @johnrubensaragi4125
    @johnrubensaragi4125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    10:54 What a hilarious laugh, but it's too short

  • @pratyayish
    @pratyayish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +640

    'Use warm water and add soap for additional safety' :-D :-D

    • @Kate-m5v1e
      @Kate-m5v1e 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      just bath in Mercury, conducts electricity well

    • @michalbryks6082
      @michalbryks6082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kate-m5v1e I will try.

    • @alimedani0296
      @alimedani0296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      and make sure your hairdryer lands in the water only

    • @bitterlemonboy
      @bitterlemonboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heavy metal poisoning: I'm boutta end this mans whole career

    • @gnostaoticanarchangautand
      @gnostaoticanarchangautand 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitterlemonboy actually unless you have a cut metalic mercury would be fine to touch, Even if you ate some, I dont recommend eating mercury but you wouldn't die assuming your parts of your pipes that are exposed aren't some Almalgamatable metal like aluminum

  • @StefRenders2808
    @StefRenders2808 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    These have been required in Europe for years, the entire house circuit is connected to a GFCI, one for dry circuits, one for wet circuits (bathroom, toilet, kitchen, ...). The latter has a lower tolerance (typically 30 mA)

    • @svartmetall48
      @svartmetall48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Plug sockets are not even allowed in UK bathrooms except for the specially designed "shaver outlets". Even light switches are often left outside the bathrooms.

    • @pheakay
      @pheakay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@svartmetall48 they also run at 120v instead of the regular 230v

    • @svartmetall48
      @svartmetall48 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pheakay actually they have both. If you take a look at them, they have a different voltage on either side.

    • @pheakay
      @pheakay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@svartmetall48 your probably right, only remember seeing 120v but haven't had one in my current house

    • @akyhne
      @akyhne 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was an intern as electrician in the late 80s in Denmark, we were phasing out HFI relays (0,3 A GFCI) in advance of HPFI relays (0,03 A), which is still the standard today.
      They are 3 phase and mounted in the circuit box, because we have 3 phases as standard in all houses. The HPFI goes in front of all other fuses.

  • @Burger_King
    @Burger_King 7 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I had no idea what he was talking about but I enjoyed it.

    • @ironjawedangels2812
      @ironjawedangels2812 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Welcome to this channel :) I think that's most of us

    • @DanielVidz
      @DanielVidz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I enjoyed the 69 likes on your comment that I, myself wasn't able to like it also. And for that, I'm sorry.

  • @No-uc6fg
    @No-uc6fg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    2:44 Everyone commenting about his recklessness with the toaster and bathtub but nobody mentions that high level mental arithmetic he does here.

    • @ghunchausman3118
      @ghunchausman3118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Basic V=IR formula anyone can do it lmao

    • @mayabartolabac
      @mayabartolabac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think this fast math is normal for electricians. Once you have more experience with something, it's much easier for you.

    • @matthewhafner962
      @matthewhafner962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The mental arithmetic he was performing can easily be learned by anyone. Notice how he sometimes rounded? If you know your times tables, you can learn to do quickly do napkin math.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You better not rely on it because being just one order of magnitude off can kill you.

    • @mrwtuber1217
      @mrwtuber1217 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      2:38

  • @Celastrous
    @Celastrous 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I need the Full bridge rectifier shirt so badly

  • @tatendablessing7298
    @tatendablessing7298 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    i love how your experiments are iterative. Sometimes just seeing a perfect demo prejudices you of the chance to see what could go wrong before everything works out right .

  • @SlayPanda
    @SlayPanda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    The "Tongue DC" part literally killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @BillyBobDingledorf
      @BillyBobDingledorf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Post from a ghost?

    • @illu-logoeditor
      @illu-logoeditor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ''NIAWWWWWW'' ~ElectroBOOM

    • @reje208
      @reje208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@illu-logoeditor NYAAOOOWWWW!

    • @starwars910
      @starwars910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭😭😭😂

    • @stick-pi
      @stick-pi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      5:53 just in case

  • @kaneyt0
    @kaneyt0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    2:28 “I guess I would be dead again.”

    • @sq7972
      @sq7972 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😳

  • @semperfidelis5797
    @semperfidelis5797 6 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    8 minutes in; "don't try this at home". You might want to start off with that :P

    • @kennethkustren9381
      @kennethkustren9381 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He didn't really need to... Because you are smart, and your children do not have access to readily functioning HIGH VOLTAGE & AMPHERE open circuits.... Do They ??

  • @jawms
    @jawms 7 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    10:18. I know that pain.. anyone whose poked an electrical outlet the wrong way with a screwdriver will understand.. The fact that you can sit there and hold your hand on it tho! Props to your resolve..

    • @brzodroid
      @brzodroid 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      James August shouldnt they be isolated?

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I honestly think 230V feel pleasant but Im not touching them on purpose of course.

    • @bilibull1
      @bilibull1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Had to change a light bulb socket once and I though the breaker for that area was down. Needless to say it was not and had 230V run through me for 3-4 seconds. My hand got paralyzed for a bit ( a good minute or two) but other than the extreme pain for those brief seconds and the paralysis; it wasn't all that bad.
      Moral of the story: Make sure the breaker is off when changing a light-bulb of any kind (or socket) and just don't play with high voltage; it hurts!

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I got an electric shock when tinkering in a distribution board while ginderly holding the earthed door with the other hand. It left me with a burn mark on my fingers and pain in my arm for several days and I could have died but the second of the shock felt amazing. And no it didnt trip the GFCI even though the current through my body must have been dangerously high, because we have a single one for the entire house that has a quite high triggering current so that it wont false trigger.

    • @Dourkan
      @Dourkan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      James August i jumped two ends of a live wire with 230v running through (accidentally obviously). Did it with both index fingers for about half a second. The one the current was coming from got burnt and still felt sore after +3 months. Electricity is a powerful bitch.

  • @juanazcarate7599
    @juanazcarate7599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    We in argentina have the rule that every installation must have an GFCI circuit breaker on the fuse box, in a home installation these will trigger with 30mA
    Edit: corrected the 50ma to 30ma

    • @Sonixgermany
      @Sonixgermany 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Same here in Germany. Sometimes I wonder how unregulated (or unsave) some parts in the US and Canada are. A GFCI isn't too pricey and may prevent injury or even death. Get your shit together USA.

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think our plugs are kinda bad as well compared to European ones.

    • @Sonixgermany
      @Sonixgermany 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think so. The US-Type plugs (NEMA) are cheaper to produce and have all the same safety features as the German SCHUKO while being protected against plugging in reversed polarity. Truly better is the IEC 60906 plug as it has a much smaller form-factor.

    • @blade00362
      @blade00362 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      >reversed polarity

    • @SpoiledBadgerMilk
      @SpoiledBadgerMilk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like the cut of your jib

  • @siddhantchopra1
    @siddhantchopra1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    5:48 Best part : TONGUE DC 😂😂

    • @CTSpeed413
      @CTSpeed413 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A few seconds later…” let’s try some gentle encouragement, only at a lower voltage this time “

  • @anonguy6453
    @anonguy6453 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1241

    "Be a man!" 😂

    • @personzorz
      @personzorz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He must be swift as a coursing river

    • @comicsansgreenkirby
      @comicsansgreenkirby 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@personzorz And with all the force of a great typhoon

    • @dotJata
      @dotJata 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here for this. Lol 🤣

    • @uzeirgamazsi721
      @uzeirgamazsi721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      take it and go

    • @Diogenesthedog0
      @Diogenesthedog0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@uzeirgamazsi721 *just take and go*

  • @BlackPawn14
    @BlackPawn14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    NOTE: installing GFCIs don't give you an excuse to bring live electronic devices with you into the water. It only makes it so that, if a live electronic device falls into the water for whatever reason, it *might* not kill you. Best way to avoid danger is to not put yourself into a risk situation in the first place!

    • @vultusalbus4216
      @vultusalbus4216 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of the time I take showers, therefore using devices in the bathtub is not practical. Whenever I bring electronics into the bathroom I usually leave them in the washbasin so that sound waves bounce off its surface and boost the sound throughout the whole bathroom. Thus I don’t need my electronics to be closer to me and it is a good compromise

    • @primecyber1
      @primecyber1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Unless you have an existing heart condition or the GFCI fails, it's almost impossible for that to kill you. Not saying he's right in doing dangerous stunts but the likelihood he would die is mathematically negligible

  • @eriknordquist
    @eriknordquist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    What you are doing is so incredibly effective, thanks. The message in this case is: gfci’s work, and this demo is about as effective as I can expect. And entertainment value of shock and awe is very high.

  • @mtristepin
    @mtristepin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    2:53
    Actually the current is getting really dangerous around 20 mA. Probably painful below this value, but not fatal.
    If you set the breaker threshold too low, the cable’s parasitic capacitances will continuously trigger it,
    especially in Switzerland where these breakers protect the whole house instead of one outlet

    • @SneakingMOUSE
      @SneakingMOUSE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pizza furry

    • @damiencurrency15
      @damiencurrency15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Depends on the length of exposure and the voltage as well. The current alone doesn’t determine what’s fatal. You could run a lot of current through your body, but if the voltage isn’t high enough, you won’t feel a thing.

  • @AliasGD
    @AliasGD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    5:54 when the soup is too hot

  • @eerereps
    @eerereps 7 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    9:14 I felt that with him! - I was like omg STAHP already!

    • @rich1051414
      @rich1051414 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This guy isn't right. The body isn't supposed to allow you to endure such pain. My stomach was knotting watching him...

    • @aloe8163
      @aloe8163 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      eerereps what idiot goes out of their way misspell words on purpose

    • @luisgonzalez5482
      @luisgonzalez5482 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Axel Pane what idiot goes out of their way to bitch about others choice in spelling? Oh wait, that'd be you.

    • @tiaanlennox4226
      @tiaanlennox4226 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      eerereps iiiiii

    • @spasmonaut10
      @spasmonaut10 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very informative and I genuinely felt for you as you tortured yourself to get to the truth. Props to you man. Well done.

  • @Auriam
    @Auriam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Love this guy's videos. Hilarious and educational at the same time. Plus the way he tests things on himself and has ridiculous reactions. It's like that brave Wilderness Channel meets an electronics class.

    • @qfksspecial7866
      @qfksspecial7866 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I assume some of the tests are fake. Otherwise I expect to see some burn marks

    • @0x8badf00d
      @0x8badf00d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      QFK's special. You don't get burnt by a few mA through your skin for a couple of seconds. Do the maths.

    • @carpetsomething
      @carpetsomething 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@qfksspecial7866 oskar is right, from my experience of "fun" voltages, its not gonna cause any permanent marks unless u put something serious through u

  • @Sydney-Ghumo
    @Sydney-Ghumo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    0:30 - Thats it I am subscribing.
    I'm gonna love this channel
    .

  • @maesto
    @maesto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Here in Germany GFCI's are mandatory in new installations for all outlets a non electrician may use. Sadly most people are so cheap they have one for the whole house. This way you stand in the dark should the GFCI trip. Though lamps aren't required to be protected. (But most times are since you have a outlet beside the Lamp.)

    • @Kappa1060
      @Kappa1060 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Update: in the meantime, light circuits are also mandatory to have an RCD

    • @aba22125
      @aba22125 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better have it shutting off the whole house than no such system at all

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aba22125 No. There is a better way. You can put the RCD into the consumer unit so it covers a number of circuits but not all.
      Typically you would cover the mains sockets outlets in to which appliances are plugged, and not the lighting. Such that, if an earth fault occurs, and it is night time, you are plunged into darkness.

  • @haVocHWC3
    @haVocHWC3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    You are a comedic genius, intentional or otherwise.

    • @mothman6264
      @mothman6264 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If he’s truly an idiot then he’d already be dead

  • @XxhocoxgamingxX
    @XxhocoxgamingxX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    8:23 he starts stalling

    • @lilozhi
      @lilozhi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😭😭

  • @royb5014
    @royb5014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember in our electronics lab, our instructor had us measure our internal resistance and keep a food log. Some days, we would drink salt water and monitor the changes throughout digestion. It was fascinating to see how much could kill you when you were hung over (dehydrated) versus a night of homework before.

  • @TheFelish33
    @TheFelish33 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    3:20 _"High Voltage makes me nervous as fuck"_ I'm nervous for you too lol
    Perhaps it's time to consider getting a Full set of *"Arc Flash Suit"* don't you think?

  • @Paul-mv1sj
    @Paul-mv1sj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Yes another ElectroBoom video! Shocking enjoyment for the whole family!

    • @Paul-mv1sj
      @Paul-mv1sj 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now with extra FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIERS!

  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM  7 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Hey every one! I drew two winners for my MERCH, who are:
    - Raks Electric
    - ABaumstumpf
    CONGRATS!

    • @fredwroolie8125
      @fredwroolie8125 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ElectroBOOM can I have some

    • @manickn6819
      @manickn6819 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Great video. Too many people take GFCI less seriously than they should. The manufacture is crap too. Test every month... who the hell remembers to do that? They cost too much and fail too fast. A better design is needed to save lives.

    • @Arthurqcirne
      @Arthurqcirne 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ElectroBoom, I know no one should touch live wires, but, whenever it's needed (like in the tests you just did), in order to avoid the flexion of your muscles of your hand around the wires - making you grab the wires - you can use the back side of your hand, therefore, if your muscles flex, you will automatically pull away from the wires, instead of grabbing them!

    • @phillipkosarev5565
      @phillipkosarev5565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very great and educational vids Mehdi!!! Don't mess with electricity people!!!

    • @kevinbenavidez1374
      @kevinbenavidez1374 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ElectroBOOM I'm making my first Tesla coil because of you not done yet but I'm working on it

  • @AnujBais
    @AnujBais 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This guy makes me laugh in every video.
    Loved his videos, everyone of them.
    True definition of an engineer.

  • @restlessrevelry5405
    @restlessrevelry5405 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "According to information" could sum up any paper

  • @BlackcatOverclocking
    @BlackcatOverclocking 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5639

    My dad walked in and I switched to porn because it was easier to explain

    • @AnimeForceSerbia
      @AnimeForceSerbia 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA

    • @blspy8151
      @blspy8151 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      xD

    • @taylordwyer3993
      @taylordwyer3993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +245

      Lol. Best comment ever. Just you wait, in a few months people will be using that same joke across TH-cam.

    • @juliand.3114
      @juliand.3114 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lmao same

    • @PinkMageBuu
      @PinkMageBuu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      Dude, I've literally seen this comment reposted hundreds of times over the past 11 years I've been on TH-cam.

  • @MrBavaria
    @MrBavaria 7 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    This is standard in every house in Germany. It´s called RCD - Residual Current Device. ;-)

    • @MisterMooo
      @MisterMooo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same as Australia, all power outlets must have an RCD in the circuit breaker

    • @Cryyp3r
      @Cryyp3r 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Actually it isn't the same. The real RCD (like in Germany) isn't installed directly at the socket, but w/ the other fuses.
      In it, all three phases and neutral (NOT EARTH) are running through a coil. The sum of the currents in a three-phase system is always zero.
      So, if there is a fault current anywhere (something going to earth etc.), the sum of the currents isn't zero. Thereby, a current is induced in the coil, what triggers the RCD immediatly (a few milliseconds). As far as I know, this also triggers at much lower currents than the device tested here.
      The downside: harder to install and you need three-phase w/ seperate neutral and earth (do all houses in the States even have three-phase? I don't know). But, of course, we have to be a little more careful regarding electricity anyway, w/ 230V.

    • @tomassholemuller8659
      @tomassholemuller8659 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrBavaria lel there is no plug or switch in bathroom in uk we use string to turn on light

    • @philp5013
      @philp5013 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      We still have none in our house ._.

    • @839Bender
      @839Bender 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In most part of Europe it is a safety standard. RCDs protect people from being electrocuted and it helps also to prevent cable fires.

  • @uzairjameel5727
    @uzairjameel5727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have tremendous respect for this guy, for posting used cases of such dangerous scenarios

  • @RakeshRoshan295
    @RakeshRoshan295 5 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    i think soon this guy will become immune to electricity in coming years😂😂😂😂

    • @mikolaspesek
      @mikolaspesek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      You can never get imune to electricity. You can only get adapted to the pain which it deals, but it doesn´t matter how many times you got zapped, because there is always the voltage and the current that can kill you even without noticing (probably too late for it)

    • @Hectic_cxnt
      @Hectic_cxnt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@mikolaspesek Bro he was joking lol

    • @mikolaspesek
      @mikolaspesek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@Hectic_cxnt so i wrote this to prevent some "slower" people from zapping themselves twenty times a day and saying "whoa tomorrow I will touch this low f ac of 240V and I'm gonna totally survive!"

    • @Hectic_cxnt
      @Hectic_cxnt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikolaspesek yeah true lol

    • @KSR3
      @KSR3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i have an device with 110% efficiency also i am immune to electricity

  • @jackevans2386
    @jackevans2386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    4:26 "severe burning as an added bonus"

  • @L.PAudioWorkshop
    @L.PAudioWorkshop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    LOOOOOL at 10:38 i was scared. I didn't expect that and i was laughing my ass off for about 10 minutes. Watched this scene over 10 times.
    Nice guy and of course he knows exact what he is doing... don't try it people!!!!!

    • @radedzon1226
      @radedzon1226 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You edited it roght now jdjejd

    • @lebronstrash768
      @lebronstrash768 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I literally did the same thing

  • @nonplaybg2981
    @nonplaybg2981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    5:54 when you forget that your coffee is hot

  • @jamieahlgren7097
    @jamieahlgren7097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    10:53 his laugh i cant yo so Funny lol haha

    • @98SE
      @98SE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks :)

    • @Fly2Flyest
      @Fly2Flyest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jasheh dwyane Ricardo onfroy you got that profile pic from live wallpaper

    • @Rigolin
      @Rigolin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Toosh from the toothbrush video

    • @yopopow9784
      @yopopow9784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes bro me too

  • @jonathanlitz2018
    @jonathanlitz2018 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    1:27
    3:16
    10:38
    2:40

    • @ibm5155
      @ibm5155 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The same reaction when the condom pop

    • @gabriel_xox2429
      @gabriel_xox2429 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ibm5155 probably thats why he reacts like that , he has swquels from that sound

  • @glutinousmaximus
    @glutinousmaximus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    You are _SO_ funny! Thanks for making me smile! I'm a retired electrician, and I've had a few good belts in my time; so I know what it's like :0)

  • @artifexmusic
    @artifexmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "Let me tel you how how this outlet saves lives"
    Famous last words

  • @juweinert
    @juweinert 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In Germany RCBOs are luckily mandatory in bathrooms for new installations since the mid 80s. And I personally have RCBO protection on my complete installation except for the fridge outlet to prevent nasty surprises after a weekend with short blackout :)
    But really interesting details. Thanks for hurting yourself for us ;)

  • @moth3rfck3r-s4n
    @moth3rfck3r-s4n 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I don't understand why all household circuits don't have to have ground fault protection in the US and Canada. In Australia we have to have all household circuits protected. The circuits are protected in the switchboard rather than in individual outlets.

    • @qfksspecial7866
      @qfksspecial7866 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perhaps the house builders objected because of cost? Or perhaps some appliances manufacturers objected because they make lousy appliances that trips GFCI. From safety standpoint I agree all circuits should be protected. But the home owner can choose to add GFCI to all circuits if he wants.

    • @99Noggin
      @99Noggin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe because the normal domestic voltage in USA is 110V. It's dangerous but no where near as bad as your 220V.

    • @javiTests
      @javiTests 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      At least in the UK and Spain they are mandatory as well. I haven't seen any household circuit without it. Here in the UK they are called RCD (Residual Current Device) and in Spain I think they are called 'differential circuit breaker' or just differential if you know the context (if you talking about cars then the meaning is a completely different one ':) ). They are rated usually at about 30 mA.

    • @ThatDawgInEm
      @ThatDawgInEm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      US standard for nominal is somewhere around 120v last i checked.
      I see your point though.

    • @jacobhatfield4970
      @jacobhatfield4970 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some is the cost but more importantly some of it has to do with accessibility. Let's say I have an outlet behind a refrigerator then it does not have to be protected cause most the time no one is near the outlet. GFCI only protect people not appliances.

  • @Tracktark
    @Tracktark 7 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Just tell me..
    Who the fuck would have a toaster in their bathroom ???

    • @leopeter9051
      @leopeter9051 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Riki Z. Eat toast while you are in the tub?

    • @Ch3dlan
      @Ch3dlan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Have you heard of people who put toasters into the bathtub to kill themselves?

    • @mammamia9301
      @mammamia9301 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me you have a problem

    • @km5405
      @km5405 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you could have a hairdryer, or toothbrush charger - or charger of any other description

    • @shrinivasaprabhu8931
      @shrinivasaprabhu8931 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Riki Z. Guys at brazzers

  • @juandig
    @juandig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    2:35 "OMG wow wtf I would be certainly dead I think"
    Bro you just died 5 times or something???

  • @Deliquent2006
    @Deliquent2006 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    5:53 LOOOOOOOOOL!!! Tongue DC!

    • @BroAnthonySH
      @BroAnthonySH 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can't stop laughingXDD

    • @bur6gerbar957
      @bur6gerbar957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      5:54

    • @justasadmanforabanana4124
      @justasadmanforabanana4124 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If the DC of the tongue was kept at 30 volts, this would be 4 milliamps. But if he tried the ac of tongue at 30 volts, it would reach 7 milliamps, which therefore would pop the gfci.

  • @ConnorConnor
    @ConnorConnor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In Australia we’ve just got RCD’s Residual Current Device’s which I assume is the same thing which trips within 30ms if there’s even a tiny difference in current through the active/neutral preventing you from electrocution.

  • @beastchowdhury413
    @beastchowdhury413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello Electroboom, you are my favourite TH-camr . One day when I was soldering for my first time I got a 60 watts shock from the soldering iron six times and I also got a shock of outlet of 220 volts that is ac when I was 9 years old

  • @leebatt7964
    @leebatt7964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fun fact, most injuries resulting from electric shock are reactive. Like pulling your hand away and jamming your elbow through a window pane or pulling your hand away and plunging the screwdriver you were holding into your shoulder. Not that Ive done either of those.

  • @phathands666
    @phathands666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    8:22 I love how he tries to stop from getting electrocuted

  • @pear2369
    @pear2369 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    5:53

  • @lolbittaco6412
    @lolbittaco6412 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    5:54 sounds like stepping on a cats tail

    • @jaygopinath1694
      @jaygopinath1694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i cryed at that bit i found it so funny just the shock on his face like why the fuck did i do this lmao

  • @kami-kun_va
    @kami-kun_va 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We don't have outlets in the bathrooms at all here in the UK.
    (except for a couple 115v AC outlets for electric shavers)

  • @nathanielthomas4437
    @nathanielthomas4437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    According to my recent classes, Mehdi's hand is a non-ohmic resistor

  • @RalphVitelli
    @RalphVitelli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    youre actually a dead set fucking legend mate, always love watching your videos.

    • @Anino_Makata
      @Anino_Makata 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jameson Audette
      Hello, fellow Spelling Patriot! How's the state of of everyone's spelling, on your end?

    • @Catnippy
      @Catnippy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      the absolute australian energy radiating from this comment

  • @rahulchawre3565
    @rahulchawre3565 7 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    This video was more Scary than funny!
    Please don't again try such stuff, we love you!

    • @colinsmith868
      @colinsmith868 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing and purposefully, but safely, being an idiot

    • @qps9380
      @qps9380 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol no the hurting is funny

    • @XavierXonora
      @XavierXonora 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rahul Chawre he knows what levels are dangerous and I'm sure he has an amergency plan for if something goes wrong

    • @awsomesauce03
      @awsomesauce03 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicolas Broszky 100ma is more likely to be fetal of you had some type of grip on the wire any simply glancing it probably won't kill you

  • @dylanharding5720
    @dylanharding5720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:53 to clarify, it doesn't actually detect a short between live and earth but an imbalance through live and neutral. This means if you form part of the normal circuit you don't disrupt balance there, but if you form a circuit with the live and any conductor that's not the protected circuits neutral, it'll trip.

  • @shamirshakir
    @shamirshakir 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You are a real genius engineer. It was all scary watching the first few seconds and thinking what you were going to do! :-)

  • @sentinelx1055
    @sentinelx1055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Your video was recommended by Linus Tech Tips, congrats!

    • @ananthkrishnaswamy6134
      @ananthkrishnaswamy6134 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which video was it

    • @Celery296
      @Celery296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sumposimbly nigga

    • @DrAngelKins
      @DrAngelKins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @super neat splatoon fleet 🖕🖕

    • @Celery296
      @Celery296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dexdwood nigga fuck you too

    • @OvajLik
      @OvajLik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ElectroBOOM is 1000000 times better channel (at least for me)

  • @NewStarConstellation
    @NewStarConstellation 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "... sever burning as an added bonus."
    Man, this is one of the best channels I found recently - already subscribed, though.
    Keep up the good work man!

  • @randomzocker8956
    @randomzocker8956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm an electrical engineer from Austria. here the WHOLE house has to be protected by a GFCI!
    Everything! From your oven to your tv are protected by a GFCI.
    Our GFCI here are called FI and are from like 25 amps but there are some who are rated up to 80 amps and higher.
    Also the FI are required to trigger withing 10ms at a fault current of at least 30 mA.

    • @sovietcomrade7733
      @sovietcomrade7733 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Usa have a shit electric system. Dangerous plugs, and 110v

  • @Liam-qy7lu
    @Liam-qy7lu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When your hand is covered in suds, it makes it soap-ainful

  • @eltelle
    @eltelle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Damn this made me so nervous to watch, full of adrenaline, i almost died at the age of 17 220v installation without ground wire just an thermal switch, current passed from right hand trough the chest and discharged in my left hand which contracted so hard that my fingers got all bruised, right wrist got burned at the point of contact and left 3 small holes for 1 month, it feels like ur whole body is going to explode, a weird feeling of numbness where you can't feel the body boundaries, it was in total 2 or 3 seconds until my leg contractions set me free, then the body boundaries comeback and you can hear yourself again making the famous grrrrrrrr sound, chest pain for 3 weeks from the pectorals contraction and heart maybe, an horrible way to die it takes you by surprise, your are fucking insane.

    • @QuasiELVIS
      @QuasiELVIS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Famous grr sound?

    • @throwingpanda2473
      @throwingpanda2473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      How many times did English break on you

    • @SLAutoRepair
      @SLAutoRepair 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I shorted a 230v welder with my hands, I had my left hand on the welding table(grounded) and my right hand was on the positive welding lead.
      The cover on my positive welding lead had come loose and my right hand contacted the terminal where the lead connects into the holder.
      My hands immediately locked up and I felt an extreme burning in my right arm
      Thankfully when I shorted it it scared me and I jumped and took my hand off the table and ended the short
      I felt burning sensations in my arm for hours after

    • @carpetsomething
      @carpetsomething 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I shorted the primary coil of a transformer (240v) with my thumb about a year ago. Can still see scars a year later

    • @Ashkenya
      @Ashkenya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      110v maybe bearable for a few milliseconds but don't ever try your luck on UKs 240v supplies, And NEVER EVER on old Tubed TVs or microwave circuits (where capacitors hold killer KilloVolts & MegaVolts -usually with picture of a skull YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)

  • @SLAYER.APO.VOLO.
    @SLAYER.APO.VOLO. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Man, the disappointment when he says it opened (talking about the GFCI when he did it with the soapy hand) makes me respect this guy even more. He realized, even though he was in immense pain, that the girl would have been saved if she plugged the chord into a GFCI outlet.

    • @alikhajeh5614
      @alikhajeh5614 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The question is why the braker for the whole bathroom didn't work

    • @aba22125
      @aba22125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Smh what kind of stone age house doesn't have proper breaking system in the first place...

    • @asedaaboagye5877
      @asedaaboagye5877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alikhajeh5614 Too much resistance. The breaker would only open if the resistance was less.

    • @Randorandom232
      @Randorandom232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asedaaboagye5877 so would wearing megs ohms resistors as earrings help?

  • @werttershans457
    @werttershans457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The GFCI it's called it in other countries RCD or RCCB
    GFCI = Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
    RCD= Residual-Current Device
    RCCB= Residual Current operated Circuit-Breaker
    And only in Germany and Austria and maybe in Switzerland it's called "FI Schutzschalter"
    (F=Fehler=fault
    I= physics formular symbol for current (I=ampere)
    Schutzschalter = protective switch)

  • @remirms2239
    @remirms2239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well, in Europe we have Differential switches. They are tucked away in the electric control room. We have approximately 4 of them, but it can differ. They check for the whole lighting system, the "wet rooms" and the outlets all separately.

    • @hscharft
      @hscharft 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If only 30mA is missing they'll flick :)

    • @DooMMasteR
      @DooMMasteR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hscharft 15 mA for wet areas

    • @m.y.najjar1460
      @m.y.najjar1460 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hscharft What do you mean 'only 30mA'? Isn't 10mA already enough to kill you easily?

    • @hscharft
      @hscharft 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its different as the wallsockets shown in the vid. There is a dedicated switch in the fusebox which swiches incredibly fast.
      It measures the 1 and the 0 and if there is a difference between those (over 30ma) it clicks off all power for the area within microseconds.

  • @robertlamantin5088
    @robertlamantin5088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I remember my school time, when electronic and electricity lessons were so boring that I forgot all what I learned...
    Too late for me but happily, you're in time for younger people :)

    • @Romczy
      @Romczy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You either had terrble teacher or had severe focus issues xD

    • @robertlamantin5088
      @robertlamantin5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Romczy Both, I'm affraid ;)

  • @SomeOne-pw9mo
    @SomeOne-pw9mo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can only imagine him burning his hand if he is going to actually make a hand shocker

  • @roscoebaram681
    @roscoebaram681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is my greatest fear. Dropping my bathroom toaster in my bath.

  • @JoeyAbsi
    @JoeyAbsi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    WHO WON THE PRINTER?!?

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Watch the comments of that video!

    • @JoeyAbsi
      @JoeyAbsi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Okay and congrats for 1 million subscribers!

    • @criss1095
      @criss1095 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      which video was it?

    • @fahrizalu
      @fahrizalu 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok

    • @MrYouscrewed
      @MrYouscrewed 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      can't find it? xdd???

  • @joel2599
    @joel2599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Aren't they called RCD?
    In Switzerland we build them in our Fusebox and every new installed socket need it

    • @jannickcst
      @jannickcst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joel Heds da echt en Stromer?:D

    • @marcel4679
      @marcel4679 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joel yeah i live in germany and we have and its called rcd or Fi

    • @isoProxanol
      @isoProxanol 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      or in german "FI-Schalter"

    • @Smidge204
      @Smidge204 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the US, GFCI protection is required for any outlet within 6 feet (2 meters) of a water source.

    • @AlexanderNassian
      @AlexanderNassian 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Smidge204 But it doesn't help really. The european system where all metal parts of a bathtub or shower are grounded are way safer.

  • @tobias9099
    @tobias9099 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Mehdi is an Legend! 💎

    • @DREMajed
      @DREMajed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tobias Göttlich TRIGGERED!

  • @ProphetBarnes
    @ProphetBarnes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your experiment is another verificstion for a fact I learnt. Skin's resistance drops drastically once a voltage threshold is met and current starts to flow in high magnitude.

  • @jessnorth1073
    @jessnorth1073 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    10:38 I literally jumped out of my chair.

  • @GCurl
    @GCurl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "Wet Hand DC" sounds like a rapper name! XD

  • @siegfried_artificer
    @siegfried_artificer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Full respect for courage
    And also, you make the best explanations of electricity and how it works in every video😎