Building a Van De Graaff HIGH VOLTAGE Generator

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  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3049

    Hey All! Congrats to the winner of the scope giveaway Mr. Lukas F. And thank you everyone for sticking around!

    • @blackdot5614
      @blackdot5614 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Congrats lucky winner!

    • @edgargap9587
      @edgargap9587 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I didnt win :(

    • @athallarafa9245
      @athallarafa9245 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      we only watch you because its comedy gold

    • @sparkynutzzz9773
      @sparkynutzzz9773 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I like how you know so much about electricity

    • @isz3590
      @isz3590 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love your video.

  • @Hakeens
    @Hakeens 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4929

    Seeing this guys using a hacksaw and a side grinder, made my anixey amp up.

    • @Hakeens
      @Hakeens 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @Dr. M. H. YES! He is like "it's okay it's one finger who cares"

    • @Tri_Nitro
      @Tri_Nitro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Not to mention he's doing it on a battery...

    • @shuritgaming8038
      @shuritgaming8038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Glad I'm not only one

    • @sohamsengupta6470
      @sohamsengupta6470 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yeah same... I feel like he shouldn't be allowed to touch power tools

    • @yungthicci
      @yungthicci 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BrightHart I see what you did there

  • @pierson9728
    @pierson9728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8230

    i’m amazed this man still has all 10 fingers the way he uses his tools

    • @TotallyNotWh4l3
      @TotallyNotWh4l3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @PresstoMichal77 #Deadly Beat w a t

    • @dustynparson4201
      @dustynparson4201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Wayne Whalez He was making a joke about thumbs not being fingers I believe, because technically they are opposing appendages. Irrelevant joke but technically correct 🤷🏼‍♂️.

    • @nikomankinen5416
      @nikomankinen5416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      I know right? Causes anxiety too.

    • @Cuttlef1sh
      @Cuttlef1sh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I'm amazed he's alive.

    • @svenkerkhof6653
      @svenkerkhof6653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      [LAW] Cuttlefish I’m amazed he didn’t burn down his house yet

  • @chaenax1315
    @chaenax1315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1948

    His work with power tools scares me

    • @BluMorpho86
      @BluMorpho86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I am the 400th person that totally agrees with you

    • @christopherpeck1180
      @christopherpeck1180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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    • @nuudlman9215
      @nuudlman9215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was looking through the comments for this. I agree. I thought he was going to make a point that it’s stupid to saw while your finger is right under the saw, but apparently not

    • @gregoriuskendriel7936
      @gregoriuskendriel7936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It actually give me anxiety

    • @claymentv2199
      @claymentv2199 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your correct! I didnt like.. sorry but its better like that! The like ammount is 1111! so 1111 scares ppbl too

  • @stspy212
    @stspy212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +787

    I'm glad that you mentioned that it took a whole week to build this.
    Watching youtubers build cool stuff can be a little disheartening sometimes, because I feel like there's no way I'd be able to build things anywhere near the speed and efficiency that they do it at.
    It made the whole process seem doable.

    • @totallyfrozen
      @totallyfrozen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Efficiency? In this video? Oh, you’ve got jokes. LOL!

    • @chazzer7564
      @chazzer7564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      What I like about Electroboom building things is that he uses pretty basic materials for most projects, it makes it seem that much more grounded (heh) in reality

    • @quaggity_giggity
      @quaggity_giggity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@totallyfrozen so your saying every single thing he makes fails?

    • @framekixrr
      @framekixrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@quaggity_giggity he never stated that

    • @MrSockZa1st
      @MrSockZa1st ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you turn the motor, it *turns*

  • @youngkim5909
    @youngkim5909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1653

    2:32 finger finger FINGER DUDE OMFG!

    • @Aragorn266
      @Aragorn266 6 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      Never mind using a hacksaw on top of a lead-acid battery 😂

    • @uilsoum875
      @uilsoum875 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Alex Kim that part made me really anxious

    • @haja441
      @haja441 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fucking funny lololol

    • @CSXBoys
      @CSXBoys 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Is it bad if I read those all in different voices?

    • @roiferreach100
      @roiferreach100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was epic, hahaha, he knows it.

  • @PlasmaChannel
    @PlasmaChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Electroboom, Great build. your brushes rubbing on the belt causes the belt to become more and more conductive in time. The brushes are actually optimal when a 1/4 inch away from the belt. The brushes pick up charge via electrons flying off the belt, not by physical contact.The rubbing brushes will lower performance drastically, and, shorten the lifespan of the belt. Hope this helps! Another thing that can help increase spark length, is add an internal heater at the base of the tower. Seems like a bunch of work, but just an extra hour or so to put it in. Thanks for the video (and I usually spend a full week on my episodes as well, but just dress the same every time to give appearance of a one day film)

    • @victoryu6570
      @victoryu6570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How would the heater increase spark length?

    • @St0neyWanKenobi
      @St0neyWanKenobi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@victoryu6570 doesnt heat add more resistance to currents? Or does that only apply to metal

    • @markus8030
      @markus8030 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@victoryu6570 The heat raises the average kinetic energy of the molecules which makes them move around faster. This leads to an easier ionization of the gas as some of the ionization energy required, is provided by the kinetic energy and therefore by the heater. Furthermore this makes it easier for electrons to get of the pvc pipe and onto the pantyhose (for the same reason, but this time lowering the additional energy needed for the work function not the ionization energy).
      see also Thermionic emission and work function
      (I am not 100% sure about this)

    • @bitonic589
      @bitonic589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      omg it's plasma channel!!!!

    • @darrenpope755
      @darrenpope755 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, thanks for the info!
      Can you tell me why adding the brush at the bottom helped so much? I was hoping he would explain that more.

  • @laytonpratt
    @laytonpratt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    This is probably the safest thing you made.

    • @0dayExploit
      @0dayExploit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Safest thing he's made, built in the most dangerous way possible.

    • @laytonpratt
      @laytonpratt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nahr k Exactly. I couldn’t have said it better.

    • @quentingence4278
      @quentingence4278 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Since he always hurt himself I was like : wait for it but nothing happened

    • @CellyWelly
      @CellyWelly 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Layton Pratt but isn't that a bad thing?

    • @cesarin159x
      @cesarin159x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The mess and the way he uses the tools makes me cringe 😭

  • @benyiu4381
    @benyiu4381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1210

    5:25 Mehdi: I don’t want to cut the belt
    Also Mehdi: *proceeds to cut everything else instead*

    • @3ndyyyyyy
      @3ndyyyyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      ... everything but the belt

    • @OmegaHellHound543
      @OmegaHellHound543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well it seems to work as it makes it so he can remove the belt and use new ones as they wear out

    • @SUPREME_CONTENT
      @SUPREME_CONTENT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      10:31

  • @TheV-Man
    @TheV-Man 6 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    With the way he handles those tools, it's a miracle he's still in one piece.

    • @Psythik
      @Psythik 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Seriously I cringed every time he handled a saw and pointed it directly at his fingers.

    • @kheyseed
      @kheyseed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same. He always electrocute himself, but why did he never cut himself? LOL

    • @MsUnderattack
      @MsUnderattack 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

    • @ahab3122
      @ahab3122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've watched all of the 1000 episodes and this wonderfool iranian man isn't in a single one

    • @notherenorthere65
      @notherenorthere65 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SO HIGH

  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    Hayya! This took a while to build, but now I can zap freely!
    You can subscribe and post your thoughts and ideas at www.reddit.com/r/electroboom

    • @air10saino
      @air10saino 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh hi mark

    • @justace6844
      @justace6844 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes your back😁👌👊

    • @Lユーリ
      @Lユーリ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeeaahh another dose of ElectroBOOM, liking it before even watching it

    • @ERR0RR
      @ERR0RR 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ElectroBOOM great buttplug! Keep up your awesome work.

    • @abhinav5847
      @abhinav5847 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make cyclotron please

  • @ratcoon917
    @ratcoon917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +521

    This is actually the most normal video on his channel.

  • @yoloswaggins2161
    @yoloswaggins2161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    How on earth does he have all his fingers. This is so close to going wrong all the time. He has angels watching over him.

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The man's a trained professional. Don't question his methods 🤣

    • @russellwaite2768
      @russellwaite2768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      must be a queue of angels all hoping he doesn't electrocute them

  • @thehoneypot1284
    @thehoneypot1284 5 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    3:38 its so fun to see him just have a good time

  • @joshatron6002
    @joshatron6002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +951

    I get anxiety when I see him handle tools, like saws or drills

    • @frosty9392
      @frosty9392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ElectroBOOM: come at me bro, OSHA!

  • @raytsh
    @raytsh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +631

    In some countries "Gymnasium" refers to a kind of high school.

    • @Dukefazon
      @Dukefazon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Like in Hungary.

    • @raytsh
      @raytsh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Over here, in Germany, as well.

    • @Pumpkindude
      @Pumpkindude 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      No its gymnasium

    • @peterzingler6221
      @peterzingler6221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Frank ILYY i was about to say 😁

    • @koevoet7288
      @koevoet7288 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Frank ILYY like in the netherlands aka where i am from and where the van de graaf machine as invented

  • @ashish_jb4
    @ashish_jb4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I like how he lets us know how long it actually took instead of making it look like 5 mins. Cos I always try out a project and get frustrated when I can't finish it in 15 mins like in the video

    • @hussamzyoud1380
      @hussamzyoud1380 ปีที่แล้ว

      hi bro its been 2 years how are you?

  • @Doomroar
    @Doomroar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    13:38 best giveaway ever!

  • @blueapp1e820
    @blueapp1e820 5 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    “these two ikea bowl in the van de graff section”
    lmao that made my day

    • @K.dzi_
      @K.dzi_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      BlueApp1e
      ppl going to Ikea be like:doyou know where is the Van de graaff section is?
      Ikea employee: *visible confusion*

    • @AC3handle
      @AC3handle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@K.dzi_ Employee: "yeah it's next to the Tesla collection. We have to keep those away from the Edison collection, however."

  • @maxstanislaus6256
    @maxstanislaus6256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I love how this guy could completely be making up everything he says and I would have no idea

  • @docchoc2407
    @docchoc2407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1748

    friends: "so what do you do?"
    electroboom: "i electrocute myself in front of camera and the people in side it laugh, now where is your breaker box?"

    • @jessedonders6960
      @jessedonders6960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣

    • @Leksaboi
      @Leksaboi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fix grammar pls i don't have the slightest idea of what you mean

    • @anantapadmanabhmyatagiri
      @anantapadmanabhmyatagiri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Leksaboi grammar isn't needed for me as I understood 🤪

    • @Leksaboi
      @Leksaboi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anantapadmanabhmyatagiri well could you explain to me the joke please

    • @sammayo473
      @sammayo473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Leksaboi I also don't get it

  • @jaishankar619
    @jaishankar619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +806

    Totally safe cutting wood on lap with a jigsaw 😂😂😂 funny enough i'm not surprised anymore . Keep making awesome stuff!

    • @TheLambLive
      @TheLambLive 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I liked the jump cut just before he drilled into his finger. pmsl.

    • @tatemantis9293
      @tatemantis9293 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Jaishankar Iyer
      At 2:30 I thought he was about to cut his finger off with that hack saw.

    • @screener545
      @screener545 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dude me too... I was literally like "Oh no oh no oh no!" and then it cut away and he still had a finger XD

    • @GalaxyTheDev
      @GalaxyTheDev 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a uhhh hack saw, when I saw this I tried to find this moment because a jig saw is a big electric saw lmao

    • @ethanchaiko3755
      @ethanchaiko3755 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a hacksaw

  • @BoltDaFloofy
    @BoltDaFloofy ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:37 Very great song, I bet the first time I listen to it, it'll be stuck in my head for weeks

    • @dominicballinger6536
      @dominicballinger6536 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not if you know its from Teen Titans Go (maybe, its a nice song but that kinda ruins it for me)

    • @crawford6491
      @crawford6491 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What song is it

  • @jtcp27031
    @jtcp27031 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I don't care if your videos are 2 hours long, I'll watch without a problem

  • @Andrew..J
    @Andrew..J 6 ปีที่แล้ว +764

    If you told me this guy has a Ph.D in electrical engineering, I wouldn't be surprised.
    If you told me he had literally no idea what he was doing and was just following a wikihow, I still wouldn't be surprised.

    • @mk_rexx
      @mk_rexx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Good thing in between. Not that it's surprising.

    • @okktok
      @okktok 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I thing that’s the idea

    • @trym2121
      @trym2121 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because you are only here for the hurtings, right?

    • @ddutoit4855
      @ddutoit4855 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thats why the mechanical guys say while building a machine: the problem is electrical

    • @desertratnt-7849
      @desertratnt-7849 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can’t pick him either. But still good to watch.

  • @Smmmile
    @Smmmile 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2378

    Wife: Honey we've been burgled, they've stolen all the kitchen bowls and some of my leggings!
    EBoom: Never mind that, look at this Spark Machine!

    • @maxxiang8746
      @maxxiang8746 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      grammar looks correct to me

    • @maxxiang8746
      @maxxiang8746 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      k i dont think this really matters here lol

    • @benstephens34
      @benstephens34 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Admit it: you read it in his voice. Lol

    • @snufkin8940
      @snufkin8940 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lobstah996 both 'don't' and 'never' work in this context.

    • @caiwatson1006
      @caiwatson1006 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      An Abandoned Robot Lobstah?

  • @Feeeeerg
    @Feeeeerg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    "What time is it?"
    "Took me around a week and a half"

  • @realrohitdebnath
    @realrohitdebnath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    He has balls..he is sacrificing his wife's stuff in the name of science...huge respect 🙏...and nobody will go without saying Amen for this guy 💪🏽

  • @zell9058
    @zell9058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Such a showcase of skills! Carpentry, plumbing, metalwork, tailoring, and ⚡️⚡️⚡️

    • @renatoigmed
      @renatoigmed 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm surprised he still has not lost a finger in these experiences.

  • @eat_ze_bugs
    @eat_ze_bugs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1662

    8:39 "My panty hose got caught in the crack and was torn apart." 😂

    • @al35mm
      @al35mm 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It's not funny. It happend to my wife!

    • @anonymousplayer1877
      @anonymousplayer1877 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My legging got stuck in my drawer and got ripped

    • @windexcleaner7549
      @windexcleaner7549 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kevin Yeoh electroBoom 2018

    • @euphony5552
      @euphony5552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kevin Yeoh Lol pantyhoses can apparently replace a timing belt in a car.

    • @incandescentwithrage
      @incandescentwithrage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Pat C Accessories drive belt yes, timing belt, not a hope.

  • @sanityassassin8161
    @sanityassassin8161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My brother and I built a simple, but fairly successful, van der Graff generator while in high school nearly *fifty(!) years ago.* As I remember it, he did most of the work (he was *13* at the time!). He submitted it for a science fair at his school, and then I *re* submitted it as a senior year physics project at *my* school.
    As I remember it, we mounted two large empty wooden thread spools at the top and bottom, *inside* of a 3" O.D. clear PVC tube.
    We got our ideas from a Scientific American collection of science fair projects published in the early sixties. The book also contained homebrew plans for a device to demonstrate NMRI, as well as a *particle accelerator!*

  • @angelacuna9884
    @angelacuna9884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    How to use tools the least safe way possible (Ft. ElectroBOOM) would be a better title

    • @vink6163
      @vink6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Then all his videos would be titled the same

    • @seanismboi
      @seanismboi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I was cringing so hard every time he used a power tool. Kids don’t do what he do.

    • @therwfer
      @therwfer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ah so refreshing to see somebody handling power tools in that manner. We have enough goody two shoes on this stupid platform and children shouldnt be using those in the first place.
      Also, I paused the video only to answer to this comment that would obviously be there. And now I shall resume.

    • @Maladringe666
      @Maladringe666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Most of it is perfect aye okay except when he’s using the saw. That made me cringe.

    • @jsealy6759
      @jsealy6759 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      glad to see your using goggles with the angle grinder Mehdi! I'm really not one for lecturing about how to use tools but it is suuuper easy to blind yourself using a grinder, particually with metal !

  • @vempireevangeline
    @vempireevangeline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    12:00 i whould never give up till i had thunders lol.. this guy is " the man"

  • @icemike101
    @icemike101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    9:28 This dude is straight up sawing on top of a microwave plate. Why though?? lmao

    • @jacksonmorgan8291
      @jacksonmorgan8291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He got it when he took the transformer out of a microwave

    • @diegogonzalez1629
      @diegogonzalez1629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Cuz it’s electroboom

    • @onerandombruh
      @onerandombruh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because he has no regard for safety whatsoever.

    • @Aragubas
      @Aragubas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      b ruh i just noticed when i saw your comment

  • @trumptard4135
    @trumptard4135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    11:47
    I like large arcs and I can not lie
    You other brothers can't deny

  • @cguytheguy6739
    @cguytheguy6739 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The music playing at 7:00 is B.E.R - The night begins to shine
    Good stuff

  • @thiago2404
    @thiago2404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Honest tho, I can’t describe how much fun I have when watching you. I wish I had a physics teacher like you in high school.

    • @hussamzyoud1380
      @hussamzyoud1380 ปีที่แล้ว

      hi bro its been 4 years how are you? are you still alive?

  • @cokefridger
    @cokefridger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    10:21 is there so much energy in the arcs, that the ground bowls get moved?!

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  6 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Not in the arc, but the bowls get attracted to each other first, then the arc removes attraction and the ball falls back

    • @alessandrogallo7969
      @alessandrogallo7969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ElectroBOOM wow

    • @kaikart123
      @kaikart123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Magnets, how do they work?

    • @lordhood117
      @lordhood117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ...which in turn moves them closer together, causing the stored electricity to arc to the ground wand(?), thereby dispelling the magnetic field due to the loss of charge, but then the generator builds up charge again, causing the EMF to build up again...
      Has anyone used this source of periodic motion to build a clock?

    • @GLITCH_-.-
      @GLITCH_-.- 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't you too dream sometimes about all magnets just arcing like these bowls? Oh, what a beautiful world that would be.

  • @pyrojackson9001
    @pyrojackson9001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Some people want large cars and I just like my arcs large."
    My go to line from now on, for everything odd that I like

  • @Nosfuratu_Zodd
    @Nosfuratu_Zodd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    "What time is it?, yeah took me about a week." Oh

    • @samane3672
      @samane3672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      69 likes lol

    • @ddevil6666
      @ddevil6666 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samane3672 0 likes lol

  • @nicenoah6167
    @nicenoah6167 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I love how he does all of this sitting in the same seat

  • @itsandy4286
    @itsandy4286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    A classic example of how trial and error can lead to a good outcome/finished project if you keep trying.
    Well done, Mehdi. 👍

  • @phantomcorsair8476
    @phantomcorsair8476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    13:41 when it is time for online classes.

  • @DynaSuarez9999Wrecks
    @DynaSuarez9999Wrecks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +461

    I just love the juxtaposition of a highly educated professional appearing utterly incompetent.

    • @JSearsFilms27
      @JSearsFilms27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Dustin It makes him appeal to those who understand the actual informational content and those who just want to see him hurt himself

    • @MicowMilk
      @MicowMilk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Sears Films it might make people accidentally learn stuff.

    • @Electrohydrodynamics
      @Electrohydrodynamics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MicowMilk Either way, they are learning! :-)

    • @matteochiesurin2365
      @matteochiesurin2365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Aaron Harford They either learn electronics or learn what not to do while doing stuff :D

    • @cpt.battlecock5264
      @cpt.battlecock5264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@matteochiesurin2365 can confirm i just keep away from any open wire

  • @clement990
    @clement990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    2:33 it looks like he's chopping his finger off!!

    • @Guywhomakesthings
      @Guywhomakesthings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I almost screamed when i saw it

    • @Ardeact
      @Ardeact 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Guywhomakesthings haha "saw" it

  • @jim1550
    @jim1550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    2:32 You don't care very much about your *fingers* do you?

    • @theterribleanimator1793
      @theterribleanimator1793 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Jon you see, the finger are sharp edges, that need to be " rounded ".

    • @baldbadger7644
      @baldbadger7644 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep, he almost lost his finger

    • @Ramog1000
      @Ramog1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you haven't worked with a hacksaw haven't you? he would have cut himselfe, yes but since this is no powertool the damage done to his fingers would be rather small.

    • @221b-l3t
      @221b-l3t 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah at the very worst a bad cut probably just a scratch. A saw like that won't accidentally cut off you finger.

  • @MyUsernameIsAlsoBort
    @MyUsernameIsAlsoBort 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    13:37-13:42 "So at the end of the video, I'll give away 117 inches of-- No." I don't know why, I've been repeatedly coming back to this video just for that part lol.

  • @ExaltedDuck
    @ExaltedDuck 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    Triboelectric effects, not to be confused with Tribal electric effects, wherein electrons band together to form primitive societies for the purpose of hunting, agriculture, and trade.

    • @20karun
      @20karun 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ExaltedDuck bwahahaha

    • @NomadSoul76
      @NomadSoul76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also unrelated to tribadism, which does involve rubbing but not usually resulting in sparks

    • @BlurredTheLines
      @BlurredTheLines 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, not electrical sparks at least

    • @rushthezeppelin
      @rushthezeppelin 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or tribble electric effects....

    • @ethanpeters3047
      @ethanpeters3047 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      NomadSoul76 at that point, the sparks already have happened

  • @mhakarin
    @mhakarin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    I just watched a full 5 minute add to support the channel

  • @lucaflect
    @lucaflect 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I'm a 16, a high school student. I'm learning a lot (electrical engineering, not the bad words, thanks to the beeps) from your videos. Keep making good stuff (Don't forget to include the beeps).
    Love from Pakistan

    • @Barnaclebeard
      @Barnaclebeard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You have to be very selective about the things you learn from this channel. It's good for theory but the practical elements are not to be emulated...

    • @dhruvchawla5476
      @dhruvchawla5476 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Barnaclebeard is that not obvious?

    • @keystrokes2516
      @keystrokes2516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is it me or are his videos becoming more appropriate cause of TH-cam guidelines

    • @MrDaniyalAh
      @MrDaniyalAh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm also a 17 year old Pakistani and learning about electronics

    • @lucaflect
      @lucaflect 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Daniyal Ahmed
      That's just good. We need more research work not only in the field of Electronics but everything. Best of luck with your career.

  • @SaturnOS4444
    @SaturnOS4444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for inspiring me to make a Van de Graaff Generator for my Project!

  • @enricomontanari1390
    @enricomontanari1390 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Greetings from Italy man!
    I'm going to translate your videos in Italian cause there are a lot of people that would like to see your videos but they doesn't speak English.
    So I'm going to translate as much videos as possible! :D

  • @royfablooo2810
    @royfablooo2810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I love it when he does all of this in a crampy room

    • @glassyxanderplaysminecraft8340
      @glassyxanderplaysminecraft8340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's bigger than mine.

    • @leonruvalcaba1549
      @leonruvalcaba1549 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I prefer a crampy room than a crappy room

    • @KHaLeD-jv7fu
      @KHaLeD-jv7fu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leonruvalcaba1549 well you are lucky no matter what ,sir, i don't have my personal room at all.

    • @hubb8049
      @hubb8049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KHaLeD-jv7fu same

  • @sreander842
    @sreander842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    “Back to my wife’s drawer”

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just another day in my life when she's out... ohhh yeahhhhhhhh.

    • @santiagogd2729
      @santiagogd2729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Someone is going to sleep in the couch this night

    • @kobibenlevi5523
      @kobibenlevi5523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "What do you need things for my drawer for"
      "I'm working on a video"

    • @subhajit1128
      @subhajit1128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's gonna get kicked soon.

  • @GenesisMuseum
    @GenesisMuseum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing you take us on your journey of failures and then success, encourages designers to keep pushing past temporary failures

  • @hunterrrwlodarczyk476
    @hunterrrwlodarczyk476 6 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Did he cut that pipe on top of a battery?

    • @vink6163
      @vink6163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      It's perfectly safe, it's a SEALED lead acid battery :-P

    • @teknoman117
      @teknoman117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      it isn't going to be SEALED much longer

    • @CODMarioWarfare
      @CODMarioWarfare 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Nah, he protected the battery with his finger

    • @AlexLazor
      @AlexLazor 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was more concerned about him cutting off his finger

  • @vivekbamnelkar8068
    @vivekbamnelkar8068 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Hey, actually you can make the rubber belt move freely without getting stuck just by using some talcum powder on the inner surface.

    • @shafayetbu
      @shafayetbu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      friction???

  • @youssefsalimi7473
    @youssefsalimi7473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Now, I realized how hard you're working man.
    Keep up the good work EB

  • @flowerpowerworld
    @flowerpowerworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The time and effort and almost finger sacrifices it took 😭 he's so precious

  • @frantickoala994
    @frantickoala994 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Keysight is so generous!

    • @greenthizzle4
      @greenthizzle4 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frantic Koala businesses can afford to do that for publicity, it's also a tax write off

  • @HighInquisitorBonobotheGreat
    @HighInquisitorBonobotheGreat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    holy shit how does this dude still have all his fingers 4:06...

    • @benjaminmiller3620
      @benjaminmiller3620 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      You must be new here.

    • @CKVideoGames
      @CKVideoGames 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      2:31

    • @Cynthia_Cantrell
      @Cynthia_Cantrell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fingers Shmingers. You should see what he does to get rid of his moustache.

    • @uvraj1028
      @uvraj1028 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's not dumb you **********

    • @HighInquisitorBonobotheGreat
      @HighInquisitorBonobotheGreat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uvraj Ram in which part of my sentence did I call him dumb?

  • @mannacharya4088
    @mannacharya4088 5 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    *_Pantyhose Protector_* Never in my life I thought I would get to hear this phrasing.

    • @e-z-o-e
      @e-z-o-e 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pizza cuber never in my life i thought id get to hear this phrasing

  • @soggy66
    @soggy66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    14:54 Mace Windu's death

    • @Longsword.
      @Longsword. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      unlimited power:)

    • @tomrowell1558
      @tomrowell1558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now I want someone to dub over Mace Windu getting electrocuted with “Ow! Ow! Ow!”

  • @Harekrishnahariom7
    @Harekrishnahariom7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jokes apart, love the way you explain things and the excitement you have in your videos....really love you

  • @furonwarrior
    @furonwarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    10:55 My favorite moment 😂

  • @hudihuds2525
    @hudihuds2525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hi from Croatia. tnx for Keysight, it's great :)

    • @xzy7196
      @xzy7196 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pa gdje si bosančino draga! :)

  • @flyingllama1362
    @flyingllama1362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    13:41 made my day

  • @burtmurry1690
    @burtmurry1690 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the greatest songs in television history @ 0:38
    B.E.R The Night Begins to Shine.

  • @uxziyt5653
    @uxziyt5653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    1:23 "Buthole"
    13:38 Sounds like a commercial
    2:32 I think his finger will get chopped

    • @AnDy-cr5et
      @AnDy-cr5et 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OMEGALUL

    • @UhrwerkKlockwerx
      @UhrwerkKlockwerx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fuck, now i cant unhear that first one. Lmaoirl

    • @owenrieger2566
      @owenrieger2566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      haha all vey true

    • @halberthalbertson1565
      @halberthalbertson1565 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      AT THE END OF THE VIDEO ILL GIVE AWAY 117 INCHES OF *no*

  • @iwarhero
    @iwarhero 6 ปีที่แล้ว +682

    EVERYONE PLEASE UPVOTE THIS. ElectroBOOM please stop wearing your metal ring while using high voltage. I work around high voltage all day and if you fail to remove jewellery your finger will literally burn off leaving a boney finger. I've seen it happen and it's easily preventable. Wear a rubber ring instead if you're around high voltage!!!!!!!

    • @flaviomarchi
      @flaviomarchi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      iwarhero I dont think he cares

    • @RminusOR
      @RminusOR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      you mean high current

    •  6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      it is indeed a very high voltage (therefore the arc) but in a very low current over a tiny bit of time.
      very big voltage number multiplied by a tiny current number = very tiny power (watts)
      and yet its over in a tiny instant, dropping the risk of tissue damage to very low levels.
      it would be actually dangerous if it was an constantly fed current through is body (like regular AC mains power)
      there is a better related explanation in this video: th-cam.com/video/8xONZcBJh5A/w-d-xo.html

    • @cupofjitters4501
      @cupofjitters4501 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Terry Saunders why not make it that story it's verry own comment instead of a simple reply? It doesn't fit the coment and I am sure a lot more people would like to easily find it. Verry cool

    • @TollyKipper
      @TollyKipper 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He knows what he is doing he is an electrical technician. Not hating just stating. (Oh that rhymes)

  • @JohnEdwa
    @JohnEdwa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    Most people respect batteries. You use a lead-acid battery as a sawhorse.

    • @Papperlapappmaul
      @Papperlapappmaul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      And way too many people think you can get hurt from touching the terminals of a standard 12 V car battery with your bare hands.

    • @ChimeraX0401
      @ChimeraX0401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That battery isnt lead-acid though, its a lithium ion battery....

    • @RAFALAMAO_
      @RAFALAMAO_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahaha yes, he's a god xD

    • @kamunreser2492
      @kamunreser2492 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      9v Battery You taste like chili, why??

    • @autogolazzojr7950
      @autogolazzojr7950 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vayne Fox It's lead acid. It says PBS on it.

  • @Karthik-kt24
    @Karthik-kt24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:52 dedication man! finally u get your satisfactory arcs!!

  • @ferxgeo4635
    @ferxgeo4635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    0:37 makes me ask what I'm doing with my life rn

  • @joelmauldin6961
    @joelmauldin6961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    You are not only showing my son that experiments with electricity can be interesting and educational, but also how to work through design failure. As always, thank you.

  • @shis10
    @shis10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    11:03 You nailed it 😂😆😆😂😂❤👍👍👍

    • @Wberaki
      @Wberaki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      shismohammad mulla what was the song he was whistling?

    • @Wberaki
      @Wberaki 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geral indestructible thanks

    • @RandomGuy-ch7ur
      @RandomGuy-ch7ur 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geral indestructible Are you sure that’s the French National anthem? Seriously what is he singing?

    • @compresseddepression7403
      @compresseddepression7403 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      what was the song?

  • @theRemarcableuser69
    @theRemarcableuser69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    amazing, thanks for your hard work

  • @cameronland5934
    @cameronland5934 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I swear his use of tools scares me. His fingers are lucky

    • @blueworldadam
      @blueworldadam 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      omg i just commented about that evry tool he used was so close to his fingers dick and many body parts and batteries :'(

    • @black_squall
      @black_squall 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some of that he had to have done on purpose.

    • @eloniusz
      @eloniusz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I cringe every time he uses anything sharper than a beach ball.

  • @PuerRidcully
    @PuerRidcully 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Never drill a hole in something small, you hold in your own hand.

  • @nerevaldotheminotaurskelet4192
    @nerevaldotheminotaurskelet4192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    11:00 i like that music

    • @w.viljoen802
      @w.viljoen802 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anyone know the name of the music

  • @cheekloins4126
    @cheekloins4126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been sitting on the menu screen of my game for hours because I can’t stop binging your stuff. Subbed for sure.

  • @Recovering_Californian
    @Recovering_Californian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    10:25 Found it interesting that the arc had enough force to move the ball a little. Would be even more interesting to measure that mechanical force some how.

    • @Owen_loves_Butters
      @Owen_loves_Butters 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's actually because as the big dome gets charged, the ground ball is attracted and leans towards it, and the arc removes charge and removes the attraction.

  • @georgekhalifah9541
    @georgekhalifah9541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Cutting wood on his leg using a mechanical saw what the worst could happen 😂 4:00

    • @sohailsaha7427
      @sohailsaha7427 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He would need to give up his desire of having 'long arcs' 🤭

    • @blax140
      @blax140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What happened to XD LMAO got gud nub it's all emojis now :(

    • @Averixx12
      @Averixx12 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Frxst dumb

  • @eclectichoosier5474
    @eclectichoosier5474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    If you want to run a belt that will stay centered on rollers, put a slight crown at the center of the roller and taper it toward the ends. With a PVC pipe of decent wall thickness, just sanding it down to about half or quarter thickness at the edges and tapering it to the center would be more than enough.
    It's a bit counter-intuitive; you'd think that the belt would roll "downhill" toward the lower edge on one side or the other, but actually, it pulls it up toward the crown. This is how bandsaw blades stay on their wheels.
    Putting fences on the edge of the roller doesn't help keep it on the roller. It just provides another place to wear at the edges of the belt. (Although it can be smoother than the rough-cut edge of the roller.)

  • @anthony5021
    @anthony5021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Mehdi I learned so much things from you

  • @ommhatre2222
    @ommhatre2222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hey! You would have used a piece of polyester (In winters, I rub my hair against a hairy polyester blanket and get arcs upto 3 inches long) which offers a pretty good amount of charge and is much better than the elastic band you used.

  • @IvarsBezdechi
    @IvarsBezdechi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "Gimnazija" is the same word for "high school" also in Latvia. :-)

  • @Verrisin
    @Verrisin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "I like my arcs large!" -- That's a good T-shirt slogan. ^^

  • @STEVE_C_1369
    @STEVE_C_1369 ปีที่แล้ว

    The generator was one of my favorites years ago. The first one I made was just a test of materials... soup can for the collector,thread spools for pulleys ,a small motor and a wide rubber band. To my surprise (physics applied here) the spools had to be reshaped to a convex shape,as a simple parallel shape or a concave shape allowed the rubberband to roll up and off the pulleys. It worked. But,I never went to making a larger model complete. I bought 2 LARGE stainless steel mixing bowls to cut to shape for the collector and the problem arose ... soldering them together ( I had no welder to do the job) . Soldering wouldnt do it. I quit and began making a huge tesla coil, starting with a neon sign transformer of 15.5Kv It created such voltage and field that Ali that ran the small store downstairs was yelling up to my apartment window complaining that his store fluorescent were turned off but were still flashing on n off. I was amazed because I didnt have a Faraday's cage to get into for protection,and still,I created a field of that strength. And Im still alive.

  • @Hans5958
    @Hans5958 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Keysight giveaway?
    Nah, give me that 117 inches of PVC pipe.

  • @scottydu81
    @scottydu81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    0:38 holy shit! “The Night Begins To Shine”!

    • @gold3283
      @gold3283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s a banger song

    • @Jayden3649
      @Jayden3649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gold3283 teen tians go is eh but the night begins to shine is a masterpiece

    • @gold3283
      @gold3283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jayden3649 that is true those episodes where it switched to the nbts art style were the only good ones

    • @boriswilsoncreations
      @boriswilsoncreations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can't believe I didn't notice that xD

    • @spleenlmao
      @spleenlmao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Jayden3649 B.E.R is a real band, it wasn’t made by teen Titans go

  • @michaelwarlow4398
    @michaelwarlow4398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you heat the belt with a hair drier to reduce its moisture content the out put improves significantly !

  • @orion4870
    @orion4870 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been going through and re watching your videos gotta say i love your personality and how in depth your willing to go to explain everything as well has always making learning about electricity fun.

  • @dondare7334
    @dondare7334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    2:33
    cutting over a battery
    only this type of guy would do that

    • @Ch1pp007
      @Ch1pp007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Had to scroll a long way to see this. Thought I was crazy.

    • @tomass6432
      @tomass6432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its ok because his finger is there to stop the blade (:

  • @ahmedshareef2859
    @ahmedshareef2859 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    50 SHADES OF MEDHI

  • @sinni800
    @sinni800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love how he saws towards his hands, cuts things held by his LEGS with an electric saw because I do this too... All the time... More than I want to admit.

  • @d.jensen5153
    @d.jensen5153 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Delighted you kept going with this video!! Far from forgiving you, I THANK YOU!

  • @MakoRuu
    @MakoRuu 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    How do you still have fingers, my man?

  • @d1abolic4l
    @d1abolic4l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    When you actually learn more at home rather than school.

  • @vancemacd6315
    @vancemacd6315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was so interesting, thanks for sharing . Always fascinated with electricity produced from regular things.

  • @erikolvera1474
    @erikolvera1474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos help me deal depression. Thank you