Making a Tesla Coil Magic Wand, to Celebrate 5 MILLION SUBS!

[@bigclivedotcom]

Yay! 5 million. Totally deserved.

[@AndrewMellor-darkphoton]

hi

[@joshm264]

You're not too far from a million yourself

[@Random_4400]

lol its you

[@omniyambot9876]

Sad electroboom don't pump good content anymore. I think he doesn't love to do interesting vids at the moment. I stopped contributing to patreon. Bigclive this time.

[@BradTech.]

No, no; no. YOU get back to making videos, I'm getting bored again over here good sir!

[@PlasmaChannel]

When you dropped that bulb, we all felt the tears of a thousand suns. Congrats on the 5,000,000 subs, and enjoying yet another RF burn!

[@mskiptr]

Aren't these lamps filled with like mercury vapors?

[@kwinters5550]

14:48 When you knock a fragile item over.

[@mskiptr]

@@ProtoV33MK1 Ok, I looked it up and supposedly it's ~4mg of mercury per a CFL lamp. (Let's assume it's all vaporized.) US environmental limit for concentration in air (by OSHA - work safety and stuff) is .1mg/m³ This would mean it needs to spread into 40 cubic meters (e.g. a 4m×5m×2m room) to not exceed these limits So yeah… Most likely not dangerous. Still better to ventilate the room and try to not inhale too much when it's still concentrated, but it's not gonna harm you from happening once

[@jondelaire]

You guys should try out the new Tesla coil design by Eric Dollard!!!!!! No more primary winding!!!!!

[@NGUUUH]

Waiting for you to recreate the wand. A nicer version though, as always :))

[@thetask1337]

the floating head drawing on the whiteboard is an excellent idea, please keep doing that!

[@kahe7436]

Yeah 🤣

[@goaty_the_goat]

@Pinocchio dude no

[@goaty_the_goat]

Yea he should keep doing this

[@komakozeee]

Oh yea i love that bit x,D

[@VerbenaIDK]

and also that can be used for memes

[@xardnaslp3171]

5:30."then we sand it until it's as smooth as your brains" Lmfao, didn't expect to get roasted like that

[@dougthomson5544]

He did say, “Sorry …”!

[@JoeyThe_Great]

@@dougthomson5544 Apologies

[@Jameswen-electronics]

He said apologizes

[@marsgizmo]

Huge congrats Mehdi! Well deserved! 👏😎 3D Printing for the win! ..water-cooled magic wand.. 👀

[@damorin2154]

First

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

Ok

[@gorkskoal9315]

yes but can it run crysis core?

[@limera1nx]

Not A bad idea tho, maybe consider using a thick, hollow copper tube as the primary and run water through it.

[@huben_1337]

or run mineral oil through it

[@sebastianpiling7607]

It is good to see a legend not stopping, but evolving even after 10 years, and still keeping the old traditions and humor, you deserve that 5mil.

[@murderyoutubeworkersandceos]

Pity we don't see you improving your english

[@redakdal]

@@murderyoutubeworkersandceos Says the guy who can't even be bothered to put a period at the end of his sentence.

[@chrispham6599]

@@redakdal and he has the audacity to criticise OTHER people's English

[@razerss]

@@redakdal look at that guy's profile photo you commented to.

[@murderyoutubeworkersandceos]

@@redakdal oh yeah? And u trash were confused whether the comment was finnished, or not?

[@PaulVes]

I have a new favorite phrase, "Look at that fluffy plasma!". Congrats on reaching 5,000,000. You deserve it!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I love sentences that seem like they shouldn't make sense but do make sense.

[@mviz2299]

14:47 "oh shit, I broke my lamp"

[@petruonisa9477]

Break 💡

[@baddgeeksquad]

E

[@baddgeeksquad]

Ye

[@thedefaultguy7884]

Can we just appreciate his drawing skills the way he was explaining us the construction of the magic wand on the software 😂

[@yuzaki4757]

5:10 Why did that catch me🤣🤣

[@Flames_Spirit]

i just wanna know where is his building Tesla coil video i need it for electrician project

[@H34...]

You can use ferrite dust mixed into epoxy, gives much higher density of ferrite while also decreasing the maximum conductive length from the size of the rods to the size of the ferrite particle. I'd give it an external plain epoxy coat to cover any exposed bits of ferrite from the casting though.

[@michaelwojczik3740]

I wrote my Bachelors thesis about such ferrite-epoxy composits for inductive charging, so it should also work very good here.

[@MarlonNardi]

Congrats Mehdi! Like I said before, the best professor ever!

[@MaThEuS-or6xt]

Um dia vai ser vc marlon que vai ganhar os parabéns por ajudar e divertir milhões de alunos, ja estou ansioso por semana que vem!!!

[@MarlonNardi]

@@MaThEuS-or6xt Muito obrigado Matheus! Vamos com tudo e te vejo semana que vem! Abração!

[@luizfigueira1008]

@@MarlonNardi kkkk achei q era o unico br que assistia esse canal

[@luizfigueira1008]

​@@MarlonNardie eu acompanho se canal tbm muito bom ​

[@Dukefazon]

This green screen - headless whiteboard thingy is amazing! :D Maybe 3D printed stuff wasn't a good idea with high volgate that generates so much heat, melting the filament :/

[@rubenstenlund]

@Pinocchio dafuc

[@sovietrussia3632]

The right filament would solve that, provided the printer can print said filaments.

[@bluedeath996]

If you used PEEK or PEKK it would have a much better thermal and electrical properties, but a wallet hurting price.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Another problem with 3D printed stuff: it's green, which means you won't be able to use it in front of a green screen to put in a magical background.

[@verakoo6187]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 thats just the color he used, u can get filament in almost any color.

[@davidjones8942]

BTW, 3M Scotch® Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Electrical Tape 70 has an elecrical insulation rating of 34k volts per mm of thickness.... that should be really useful in a project like that. Either between the two coils, around the screw that was too long, or between the secondaty and a solid ferro core...

[@23bobjr]

he knows. He knows a HELL of a lot more than you do.

[@davidjones8942]

@23bobjr well, what a complete ass you are. Since you don't know me, you have no idea how much I know....

[@Chance57]

@@23bobjr what's wrong with you, dude? Your body of knowledge is inconsequential if it doesn't happen to cross your mind during a brainstorm and engineers collaborate all the time. Good ideas can come from the less knowledgeable and often do if you're not arrogant enough to think you always know better. Do you think he's never incorporated comments feedback and suggestions into his work? You've got a weird vicarious superiority complex and you need to cut it out.

[@kennystevens2923]

@@23bobjr And David here knows more than you. Please, don't be a jackass.

[@Electrolab-Eletronica]

Congratulations Mehdi on 5 million subs! You really deserve it for sharing electrical/electronics knowledge in a unique and fun way!

[@marteloficina]

O seu canal Electrolab é muito bom, aprendi várias coisas sobre eletrônica e ainda não fiz porque não tive tempo mas logo vou fazer aquele seu autofalante de plasma usando flyback. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3awnH5_o7WFrqM será que com 24v o arco elétrico fica mais forte ou pode acabar queimando algo no circuito?

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

Congrats Mehdi

[@RichardBetel]

Pro-tip that I learned recently: you can thin out the epoxy with acetone and then paint it on to the secondary coil with a brush. It'll be less messy. (learned about that from a video about making voice coils for home-made speakers)

[@ChristmasTurki]

Thanks pal

[@hopeful_krystal]

Like the acetone used for nailpolish?

[@RichardBetel]

@@hopeful_krystal yep! Be careful though: there is acetone-free nail polish remover. I think if you buy it at a hardware store, you'll get it for less per unit volume, though.

[@magic_cfw]

did you expect us to watch this for high quality epoxy use? or high quality content?

[@RichardBetel]

@Edward Elizabeth Hitler hmmm. I keep a box full of silica (with indicator dye) to keep my plastics dry. It had never occurred to me I should do something similar with acetone. Good tip! Thanks!

[@evancarpenter]

Congratulations!!! That moment at 2:40 is exemplary of how you think outside the box and are truly innovative! You make these topics so amazing and engaging!!!

[@ArnabDas_01]

I skipped that part and didn't notice it... until I read this

[@rfxcll]

Gotta keep the tradition running.

[@caseyleirer9677]

I just ordered a DIY tesla coil, and I’m so excited. I’ve been learning programming, but I took a detour into electronics when I found electrobooms videos.

[@malikashtar7216]

same

[@desmondkajim847]

What’s the link to the coil

[@Jxdiac]

The electricity going over the surface being so clearly captured by the camera is one of the coolest things I've seen this year

[@AriKolbeinsson]

that was really beautiful

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

It's one of the rare instances of science in real life looking the same as it does in movies.

[@R.N.M-]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Was thinking the same :D

[@Rabbit-the-One]

Check out Kyle Hill's channel. You might like that one too.

[@wolu9456]

Remember Photonicinduction 's channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnLZpZd7qdyDiqs random video pic titled "Mad Science 500 keV"

[@playbyan1453]

2:47 this is genious, I loved it when he doing new stuffs.

[@mckinleybates2829]

been watching this guy since i was 12, the fact he still kept making videos after all this time really shows how dedicated he is, he really has earned 5 mil subs the long way. congrats man, you earned this bro.

[@BabyOxide]

Since 12 Assuming u started when he started Your 22… He said 10 years … So atleast yr between 12 and 22 mmm I was bored 😂

[@theinterruptedlife1783]

You sir are legendary, playing with literal electrons and creating arcs at will! So m any concepts are learnt while doing projects, I love it!

[@johnbeamon]

16:40 The highs, the lows, the f--- no-es. That was an emotional roller coaster, even more so than your runaway stand-up desk. Thanks for sharing this project with us.

[@mebs791]

@Luulii Quiinteroo shut up

[@TantalumPolytope]

Congratulations 🎉 You have been selected by a scammer Don't send him messages to sort it out

[@danek_hren]

​@luuliiquiinteroo3017🤡

[@engineericly]

Congrats on 5M subs, You have had many electro shocks to get there!

[@boobtronic9000]

@Morozko Hehehehe there was an ad so it didn't work 😂

[@JaidenIGuessWasTaken]

12:26 nice safety margin on that insulator! always nice to see insulators fail in a flashover and not a puncture.

[@Stratiis]

:)

[@claudiogarciasarmiento7487]

finally he didnt get electred

[@gavingomes]

Love the voiceover 😂😂😂 thank you Mehdi, never had fun learning something new and complicated

[@gen_edits]

I have been watching every single video of yours from the beginning. Nice to see how far you have grown but still keep up the old humor which keeps bringing me back. Thank you Mehdi for entertaining us with all your explosions and near-death experiences. A well deserved 5 million subs tbh😇

[@kirarodriquez8200]

"...as smooth as your brains..." Boom, you got us good 💜 Massive congratulations to you for 5 mil subs!

[@random22026]

5:15 Not only a magician, but a celery stalker. Top Tier 3D printing, B💥💥M-tastic! :D 18:01 Unibrow 3D

[@UnknownUnknown-lf4io]

16:44 Oh F***K NO!

[@DavidLindes]

12:57/13:29 - nice imprumptu lathe! I dig it! (And the whole project, too, but I was expecting that; the lathe was a surprise bonus!) "It is beautiful" indeed!

[@blu0x7d12]

14:50 the genuine sadness in his voice broke me

[@james_halpert]

Your new sketching setup is super creative and looks great on screen. Well done!

[@chrispham6599]

I agree! Green screening the whiteboards is genius

[@derwoodsdiy7710]

You are incredibly intelligent. I remember the first video I watched of yours I thought you were just crazy. I now know you are both. Perfect combo! Together they make a resonance frequency. (Whatever the hell that means)

[@BooBar2521]

Holy moly, this green screen skills are amazing. It literally looks like he is sitting there 🤣. Your visual explanations raised at 10000 🔥

[@AltonTRU]

Nobody notices that his shirt changes every time for green screen

[@_Lythe_]

I’ve been subscribed to your for a couple years now and have watched you grow from 800k to 5mil now! It’s nice to see you get the attention you deserve! Good luck my friend and I’ll keep watching keenly.

[@00kidney]

Congratulations on 5 million! You really deserved it! And I cannot imagine how much solder fume you had to sniff to get there!

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

Ok

[@killjoy2131]

How does a channel go from double-O-kidney to ''Katherine'' and still talks about the all natural alternatives that will save the world?

[@Da-Real-Gigachad]

Probably too much fumes.

[@lilv728]

Mehdi you actually make learning fun. You are also hilarious man you may be the funniest guy on earth. You make understanding electricity a lot easier and I've always wanted to learn more about electricity. Just wanted to say thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@Dangerous_DM]

V sauce is recommended if you like this gay, v sauce is basically just random nonsense and it’s quite humorous

[@P1T4R0]

Omg😂 you could be the new TikTok text voice! 1:30

[@alexandervp7922]

Congratulations! I love how your projects have become so professional, i remember the good old days of pvc pipe and duct tape

[@diosealorwh]

Damn, this actually looks like it's going to work. Just needs some engineering fine-tuning on the insulation and it's gonna be cool af

[@Bavling]

1:44 was BRUTAL😭 Also Electroboom, if you see this, just know that your videos are really entertaining, keep it up! Seriously, I mean it.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Lmao. At 16:28 slow the video doen to .25 hahaha it's hilarious. Seeing the yellow/orange spark and hearing you say ouch in slow motion. Can't wait for the Slow Mo Guys and you to collaborate. It's going to be epic

[@bayaniw1]

So proud to be apart of the 5 million. Keep up the good work Mehdi!!!

[@bayaniw1]

@C#; watching his videos and supporting the creator via Patreon is nothing ig

[@cmsingh7533]

Mehdi really deserves appreciation for his great efforts... Congrats for the little milestone

[@tomaspavelka4091]

Even that I'm building Tesla coils for some time, I learned from this video many new and interesting things. That epoxy stick with small ferrite cores is a pretty cool idea. Your sense of humor always gets me 😃 !!FLUFFY PLASMA!!😁

[@matthewbertrand4139]

1:05 pictured: ElectroBOOM casts _chain lightning_

[@F900_Gaming]

Mehdi, I've been with you for so long, I joined your channel when you were at 900k subscribers. You have taught me so many things that have helped me in life. Thank you and congratulations for 5 million subscribers.

[@olsamthememegodbicyclechin]

this was an amazing video mehdi. the background, the whiteboard replacement, your critical thinking solutions, your creativity. ITS AMAZING LOVE YOUR STUFF

[@amandawoodward5596]

I wish this guy was my science teacher back in high school. I joined the navy after highschool and became an sonar technician. I discovered a big interest in how electronics work and in conjunction with ElectroBoom's channel, I've decided I want to go to college for something with electronics. I was thinking electrical engineering but ultimately I want to be able to work on electronics doing troubleshooting. I loved the problem solving aspect as a technician.

[@bs321321]

This is the best episode of "How It's Made" ever.

[@diekedrake]

When I saw the title, I thought: What a absolute madman, would he really? You did not disappoint! The ferro core was a really smart addition.

[@AlphaDuplo]

It's crazy how quick you sub count rised in the past years. One of the few channels I still stick to over so many years. Well deserved! :)

[@bossbosses4362]

Jahiammarshall 💋

[@lotus7781]

Im far from an expert, and this is probably a stupid suggestion, but my idea is to place the primary where the "hilt" of the wand would be, as in having the handle you hold it with, the primary just above it, the secondary above that and ending with the top load, it'd be more shaped like a tradition tesla coil and maybe would work better, maybe also having a 3D printed box or something under the handle to contain the circuit

[@ArtoPekkanen]

Congratz on the 5M subs my dude, you've earned it :) Also I have to you say you're pretty rad ... I haven't heard many people manually making coils with 700 turns with thin wire :D that requires some serious skills and patience.

[@emilejetzer7657]

I’m really impressed at the 3D printed oscilloscope you have on the left there!

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

Perhaps the dielectric strength of the 3D printer plastic isn't high enough. It's definitely nowhere near that of epoxy. Maybe you could 3D print negative molds, and use those molds to make epoxy versions of the plastic forms.

[@ElectroBOOM]

I though that, but then there is epoxy between primary and secondary on top of the plastic, so I don't know it that buys me much. I suspect there was a bubble under the plastic in the epoxy I poured, otherwise why would the plastic bulge out so hard?? Not sure, have to cut the plastic and see what's under.

[@racistpandagod]

@@ElectroBOOM look into resin printers, altho for a wand this big I'm not sure you will get a big enough one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg

[@mad_6519]

@Pinocchio Promoting your gross soap violating content is not relevant under a comment about some guy making portable Tesla coil wands.

[@tobitechboy1461]

@@mad_6519 agreed

[@tharii314]

@@ElectroBOOM Sir, Where is ElectroCUTE by the way?

[@markb5214]

Hi, I really love these projects, they’re incredibly informative and a little bit dangerous at the same time. I would like to make a suggestion about the wand. The primary winding overheated you say because of arcing. I don’t believe that is the case, I think it is because of the thickness of the wire. You have a high frequency resonant circuit and a high frequency alternating magnetic field. This is inducing a lot of current (eddy currents) in that thick copper wire causing it heat up and waste a lot of power. I would suggest replacing the thick copper with much thinner enamelled wires bunched together like a rope with all the ends connected together.

[@randomprimary]

This episode is so well put together, I love it!

[@manifaridi9200]

Ahhh self burns, those are rare XD @ 1:50

[@manifaridi9200]

@WhatsApp ➕➀➈➃⓪➁➈⓪➀➁➅⓪ Hello Mr. Scammer. What about scamming someone else, huh?

[@MichaelJavier1]

yup same thing that my parents say 1:50

[@friedrichmarkus3574]

There are some 'cheap' thermo imaging cams, which you can connect to smartphone. Pretty awesome if you can see temperatures on all kind of stuff. Also prevents unwanted thermal destruction of prototypes.

[@Mcrich399]

Hit me up directly 🔝

[@progressiveshitpost4588]

If I'm not wrong, electroboom have one of these, like in the cellphone charger video.

[@purpleapple4052]

SEEK THERMAL CAMERA

[@ShuRugal]

@4:10 - if you insulate the exterior of the rod, you could then wrap it in metal foil, connected to your top load, and have a much larger effective load?

[@erikbertram6019]

16:50 You have a thick wire, but at ~2MHz you only have a very thin skin depth like 50u. If you would use Litz wire for the primary you could probably do much better.

[@OkNoBigDeal]

2:48 was genius and hilarious.

[@Healing_Coding]

Psychologist: quiet, Mehdi's flying head does not exist, it can not hurt you Mehdi's Flying Head:

[@windowsxpmemesandstufflol]

@@Healing_Coding mirrored

[@jackiecalver180]

4:03 his head changing sizes is the best part of this video

[@ModeratelyAmused]

10:54 Well placed product placement for future sponsor consideration.

[@prakhar6334]

1:22 my thing just turned on;)

[@Leon3cs]

14:23 the magic wand doing it's thing

[@theinsanelogic]

Love your content! You rock, man, you deserve that 5 million and more to come! Cheers!

[@samma-pixelstudio]

I love how he is just a crazy(in a good way) teacher

[@ivovass195]

Congratulations on the 5M milestone, never stop exploring and experimenting

[@AtAGlimpse_UB]

15:47 reminds me of the deadly jacob's ladder.....

[@JasonLihani]

I LOVE how successful this channel is. You definitely deserve it for what you do for us lol

[@artsycosmie887]

im always satisfied by him not only succeeding in his creations..but still managing to electrocute/burn/blow something up in the process one way or another.

[@bigsteve6729]

Never gets old watching you get shocked from something that just sounds like death. Congrats on 5m well deserved

[@mikej0012]

3:58 That live editing

[@lowkeydiegoduran4724]

Damn, I remember when you reached a million, I watched the video, and felt so happy for you, now your at 5 million, keep up the good work :)

[@judahtado7263]

Lol I love how he narrates and even freaks out during the primary coils "I DIDN'T COME FROM IRAN TO STATE THE OBVIOUS!!!" And on the other scenes, he is just calm, like during the ferrite core mold, he just "gah, it broke off, but I'll put it back later"

[@androkles04]

The "oh fuck no" sounded so different than normal that I burst out laughing. Great episode!

[@Domikazi]

I rewound and watched that part like 3 times. Fucking hell.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

The comedic timing was perfect.

[@synderionsvarietychannel2524]

Congratulations on 5 mill. You never cease to teach me and make me laugh. Here's to 10 mill

[@theobserver314]

16:45 "oOoOh! fUg nO!"

[@SnarkDADmin]

I laughed so fucking hard at how his pitch shifted

[@danek_hren]

​​@@SnarkDADminsadist

[@dwmaddawgs]

Your epoxy electric motor setup is exactly how i fix my fishing rods! 😀 I use epoxy to adhere a winding of braided fishing line over the new line guide eyes. It's like homemade fiberglass.

[@chemistree6558]

1:27 sounds like kreosan english

[@khoahatake2017]

Congratulations! This achievement is so well deserved

[@budderbuddha52]

1:40 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[@fluffy6262]

01:49 that joke killed me. I have stomach ake from that, especially the laugh! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ucantSQ]

After discovering this channel, I watched every episode. This is the first new one I get to see. Now I'll watch them all again...

[@y2jeff2]

Congratulations on the 5 million. Love this channel!

[@offroadlovers6625]

5:47 I can't stot my laughing 🤣

[@keltudabigboss9716]

Apology

[@HanshaniLavanya1]

Stot 💀😂

[@martijn3151]

06:12 love your shiny ball!

[@PrankEmJohn1620]

1:15 Electro looks like Gargamel from the Smurfs when he say ALAKAZAM and then you know the rest.

[@Stormbrk]

Exactly lol

[@TulgaD5]

Congrats for 5 M!! And wow, this looks very professional and done with a lot of love

[@TulgaD5]

Also the whiteboard is illusion 100

[@PanduPoluan]

6:07 appreciate how you take the time to color + add reflection to the ball. Totally unnecessary, but makes the drawing much much better. Oh and congrats for 5million !!

[@lag00n54]

really makin use of that Display Pen Tablet man I wish I have one those...

[@RobertJ1983]

I loved the subtle edit of "majic" to "magic". I laughed so hard. It was so funny.

[@tienanhhoang6004]

1:10 I realized that you look like gargamel when you hold the wand and laugh :)) And also congratulations for reaching 5M subs :))

[@EncoreBetch]

“It’s *badness* that makes it *great”* Such true words have never been spoken...

[@frroossst4267]

2:55 loved it!

[@GodlikeIridium]

0:48 Engineering 101: Duct tape or WD40 solves every problem.

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

15:25 I appreciate the accuracy there :)

[@personzorz]

Animated head-mehdi is coming for my dreams

[@demetrijohnsonssirenvideos3590]

Lol me too

[@Spongus-Germanus]

Thank you for your Work and congrats on 5 MILLION subs!!! I watched your videos since you had about 300.000 subscribers, you were one of the main motivations for me to become an engineer. Thanks again.

[@MeneGR]

8:00 why not leave the primary cable insulation in place!

[@Owen_loves_Butters]

I like your pfp

[@marcoreviews]

Congratulations! You did it!!