Why Use AC Instead of DC at Home??

[@ElectroBOOM]

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[@Kostanj42]

ElectroBOOM s#!@ i lost again....

[@DoctorBadVibez]

What about the powa? I need powa man! Please? Pretty please?

[@erto823]

ElectroBOOM What is ur electric bill?

[@nccaulet3482]

ElectroBOOM I don't know what's the best way to make video "requests/suggestions" but it would be awesome to make a video on USB LED strips FLICKERING and how to FiX it !! I'm having great problems with video, but also lightpainting ! So please, it would really be awesome, and a great help for me (and thousands of people in the same position i guess !) thanks ! :)

[@SeaN-wd1uk]

No!!!! i need that meeetah!!

[@Autotrope]

This video gets an E for electrical safety but an A+ for comedy

[@emonix05]

Autotrope this is an underrated comment

[@peggyfranzen6159]

Yes. This guy is so over the top, I could bake my spice cakes in an" Easy Bake' oven. Very funny.

[@darrenalexander5993]

E for electrical?

[@therealspookspeak]

Actually S+

[@tl1882]

Nah it gets a S for comedy

[@Ttavoc]

Dont let yourself fool by the "accidents" in this video. This guy is a genius and totally knows what he is doing. When you are really interested in how Electricity and everything around it works: This is the man to watch and learn.

[@kas-lw7xz]

Nah he is dangerously learning us stuff( I know he is a expert)

[@lilwayneLA]

F college this is free and usefull asf

[@kerbodynamicx472]

You must be an expert to intentionally blow up stuff and electrocuted yourself, and survive daily electrocutions...

[@haseenabadshah5381]

Don't*

[@lilwayneLA]

@@haseenabadshah5381 !welcomE to the internet don’t harass now

[@hypnotourist]

"I'm gonna transmit power no matter watt"

[@juliusbawa2260]

You sir, deserve a medal

[@2000anandhu]

Ha

[@sharonishere]

Take this like and get out!

[@josephmazzeo9413]

Watt's on second. Volt is on third. Wye is on first. Farad is batting. Ohm is pitching. Who's on first?...Who? .Never mind who, Wye. Why? Because I wanna know!.....Who's on second? Watt. I'm not asking you what, who?! ....

[@hunterwilliams2833]

I hate you, but I still liked...

[@bharat7732]

He never fails to warn us without even saying "Don't try this at home". 😂

[@kickedlouwanbgmi4740]

Yo 😂

[@Inf1e]

You can always try, but be careful)

[@danolantern6030]

Rocking India's new name,aren't you?

[@shrihanshetty8859]

​@@danolantern6030 Bharat is not India's new name, Bharat is actually associated with the emperor in Mahabharata name Bharat who ruled over the Indian subcontinent and even the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru had written in the constitution in the year 1951, "India, that is, Bharat, shall be a union of states."

[@ppxccw]

I think he decided to show us instead of tell us 🤣

[@ibie27]

"With high voltage comes great responsibitly" - ElectroBoom -

[@dinamush1342]

P = I^2R With great power comes great electrical burns

[@Falcon645]

@@dinamush1342 electricity bill

[@Perseagatuna]

with great power comes great electricity bills

[@baddierater8214]

responsibitly? its reponsibility actually

[@psh370]

man thats legit

[@jackpyburn266]

best quote ever 5:36 "what they don't know is Nothing can stop me they are just postponing the inevitable"

[@silver8o077]

Agreed 😂😂😂😂

[@asntrk1]

can be used in matrix 4

[@filbert541]

Something Thanos should ve said

[@killianjerrr2176]

@@filbert541 *did say , according to this man

[@bappojujubes981]

That's like a Thanos quote.

[@jonatang5966]

Just realized that the guy spent over 4 hours recording the material, who knows how much time planning and editing, for less than 11 minutes of video.. Kudos.

[@QuasiELVIS]

Nothing unusual about that. Setting up, testing, a few takes, all X multiple scenes.

[@mahxylim7983]

Education videos do spend more time to be produced. We should support them well.

[@hunterdawson7718]

Taking apart microwaves can be frustrating as well.

[@ryanjofre]

lmao.

[@JSuparman]

12:43 to17:08 is equal to 265 minutes. LOL.

[@u12bdragon]

I cannot believe how amazing this guy is. He should be nominated in some sort of educator/teacher Hall of Fame because he actually makes the subject incredibly interesting and has been doing for many years. Really amazing dude.

[@coastersaga]

When he shorted the capacitor, I swear he pressed a switch hidden behind the bundled-up extension cord.

[@waffleMccoy]

"Nothing is exploding"there must be something wrong

[@Parth-gx1nw]

😂

[@realcartoongirl]

yup

[@LG1ikLx]

Oh that's why he flicked the switch 8:40

[@Nhatanh0475]

@@LG1ikLx 8:13 That is a warning :v

[@Moskal91]

Microwave: tamper proof screws Mehdi: I am inevitable

[@grandetaco4416]

His wife's reaction: The microwave is missing....again.

[@aaronnorman9755]

Nothing is Mehdi-proof

[@protogionlastname6003]

It is hilarious how he shorts stuff and always pretending like he didn't know what was gonna happen.

[@ScaryStory420]

He behave like stupid but he is genius

[@ScaryStory420]

@Soumodeep Guha he is definitely special

[@edward3709]

@Soumodeep Guha in his own words, a 'professional dumbass'

[@edward3709]

@Soumodeep Guha oh that's what he called himself in one of his videos lmao

[@buggsy5]

@Soumodeep Guha Many/most/all of those "shorts" are special effects.

[@shubhamshelke5739]

He safely demostrates faults that tells us how talented he is in electrical engineering

[@n2noodlesgamingYT]

To fix DC, use redstone repeaters

[@sc4rydude277]

Epic biiig big brain

[@BilalMalik-vo3tl]

I kinda think like Comparitors behave like Transformers, The Signal goes on and off, via occilation.

[@Ghorda9]

@@BilalMalik-vo3tl comparators or more like transistors.

[@BilalMalik-vo3tl]

@@Ghorda9 I'm talking minecraft

[@Ghorda9]

@@BilalMalik-vo3tl i am too

[@rramos07]

"Nothing can stop me. They are just postponing the inevitable" This guy is awesome lmao!!

[@viswanadhambagati5556]

Yes bro...

[@jess8611]

Damn those tamper proof screws 😂😂

[@9072997]

There is no tamper proof. Only tamper resistant.

[@anb1142]

@ 8:43 With high voltage comes great responsibility

[@cygnus1965]

My mom used to get so pissed when I would take stuff apart. Like the toaster I never did back together properly, and always burned one side of the Toast after that.

[@bprater]

I feel like I need to be wearing a helmet to watch your show

[@rodrigos1380]

I feel the same...

[@JamesTenis]

Me too. I also need to wear safety glasses to protect my eyes from all those sparks!

[@ahmedabd-a6]

Nah, helmet will not protect you from being shocked, you need gloves 😂

[@younscrafter7372]

Tl;dw: The higher the voltage, the lower the losses over long distances. That's why long distance power lines operate on a much higher voltage than your home. Going from high to low voltage is much easier with AC than with DC

[@_TheNoobPlayer]

Thx man

[@evangiles4403]

Correct

[@jpcreeper13]

"tesla was working for edison at the time" good thing he left, because edison would've just taken credit for AC if he didn't

[@queefstroganoff2643]

Well it's because of Tesla's AC discovery that we're stuck with shitty DC as a standard. Because Edison wanted to be the only credited pioneer for electricity when in reality he was a thief and conniving businessman.

[@spootymaniacs]

@@queefstroganoff2643 pretty much also connects to the fact that he stole the light bulb idea from multiple inventors, (Joseph Swan, Lewis Latimers carbon filament, etc.)

[@JosefCreations]

@@spootymaniacs Lewis Latimer didn't invent the light bulb, but he did improve the filament!

[@spootymaniacs]

@@JosefCreations i did not say he invented the light bulb, i said he created the improved carbon filament (thats on me though for grammar lol)

[@bromisovalum8417]

@@queefstroganoff2643 So a Bill Gates avant la lettre

[@rittenbrake1613]

“With high voltage comes great responsibility “😂😂😂😂

[@thorodinson5062]

😂this made my day

[@adityahrudaya8490]

This made my day

[@adityahrudaya8490]

Oh fuc..^ same reply

[@Black_Clyod]

No with high voltage comes great electricity bill 😂😂

[@HighVoltages]

You called me? 😝

[@ElectroBOOM]

That damn capacitor smoking though! The diode shorted out and placed the 120V AC right across the capacitor, which shorted the AC. So the cap heated up and blew up! Even when I unplugged it still kept whizzing and smoking!

[@GeoGrig]

be careful!

[@MatthijsKoningstein]

I had the same happen to me during a Factory Acceptance Test with the client. Just told them their analyzer had a special smokemachine feature. They bought it.

[@billpap6141]

8:38 wasted

[@WickedBd]

dude I love your knowledge in circuits and electricity

[@Beeks81]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa--FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLL...

[@stuffthings9618]

"With High Voltage comes great responsibility" That made me laugh too fuckin hard.

[@intellectracoon]

this guy is using comedy to make studying electricity a bit fun.

[@mateussouza3979]

A bit?

[@5tivi]

comedy yes but not studying, i always hated this kind of teachers, its just distracting and annoying

[@soumyadey7387]

@@5tivi thats ur fault

[@soumyadey7387]

i love these kinda teachers

[@steve1978ger]

well there's teachers who just waffle and distract but this guy is great

[@mattiabontempo7843]

Tesla: AC Edinson: DC Angus Young: AC/DC

[@abijahkishretamal8322]

THUNDER!!!

[@mattiabontempo7843]

Lmaoooow

[@otakushinobi1451]

THUNDER Electric chair:ZAP Prisoner:AAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHH

[@mattiabontempo7843]

Otakushinobi14 ahahahhaa

[@demanthnaidude415]

U mean edinson cavani haha

[@omniscient8885]

If you notice the clock that is kept behind him you will understand how much time he spent in making this video....True Legend 😍😍

[@emmatoshadroit2612]

About 4 hours for a 10mins video!

[@buggsy5]

@@emmatoshadroit2612 Yep. It takes a while to set up the special effects and this one had quite a few.

[@goodtimesaheadmusic]

I was searching for this comment 😂

[@imsanaholic1808]

yes. i saw 56hours

[@mrtaco0078]

@@imsanaholic1808 no

[@awesomeMSE]

At this point I'm convinced Electroboom is just a really elaborate PSA for electronics hobbyists

[@debendragurung3033]

Tesla's AC vs Edison's BS.

[@Daud-ix4tm]

Funny I like it

[@ignacio196]

Haha

[@Daud-ix4tm]

@@ignacio196 it's interesting Edisons DC is not even used that much like AC. U only see it in those bricks for consoles ,TVs, and Computers to convert AC to DC. Rip Edisons legacy.

[@andrewdudeman4074]

@@Daud-ix4tm you see DC in a lot of hvac blower motors these days. Modulating the dc current allows you to manipulate the speed, and typically uses less power.

[@andrewdudeman4074]

@@uncleteo8201 they are doing away with psc motors in residential, so all new units will have dc ecm motors.

[@cdevidal]

Edison: Electrocutes elephants to demonstrate the dangers of electricity Mehdi: Electrocutes self to do the same

[@baykus790]

Christopher de Vidal , ahahahwj LMAO

[@elizabethsather3197]

Just kinda stumbled across this guy while looking to brush up on understanding of ac/dc subject matter & am loving him! His combination of self deprocating & seemingly incompetent, screwing up, humor along with putting things in such great "lamens terms" at the same time, for people like me, is AWESOME !

[@tsresc]

"F***! They're using tamper-proof screws to stop me. What they don't know is that nothing can stop me. They're just postponing the inevitable." - #05:30 *Best Tampering Ever!!*

[@cruiserbob1]

Label: "No User Serviceable Parts Inside" Me: "I'll be the judge of that."

[@procyonbearsfoot4287]

appliance tech for 30 years, this had me rolling on the floor, btw you can get a full tamper proof bit set at harbor freight for a few bucks lol

[@douglasmolik8069]

Love it.... Good show, man, good show!

[@kurafutomine9874]

I thought your profile picture was a geass sign

[@pankitshah9756]

His humor will die when the microwave dies within the warranty period with the seals broken. lol

[@ann0ynim0us]

0:19 Why Am I Angry? I ask myself that question every single day

[@andrewf602]

same

[@bobmiah]

Churck lol i see what u did there

[@polychoron]

@@bobmiah I didn't see, until you pointed it out, thanx

[@verinqs]

hormones bruv

[@Lyle-xc9pg]

@Paradoxical Nightmare stop bullshiting kid. It lowers testosterone

[@ryanm.191]

From all the shocks this guy has given himself he would be able to power the world if we hooked up a couple wires to him

[@suncrowstotem9878]

Lolololol

[@ilondboi]

Hahaha smh

[@ryanm.191]

Michael D. Yes. We were looking for an electrical solution when all this time we should have been looking for a biological one

[@UltimateEnd0]

Ah yes Tesla would be proud. Sons of Dielectric Charge!

[@seguntunde6741]

😁😂🤣😃

[@dadofstigandstu4552]

Just found you, and I’ve got to say you are the most engaging, informative and funny electrical educator around. Thanks!

[@Ashish-wo4rs]

"This is worse than the dc system.. what's going on Tesla?" 😂

[@ShivamSingh-ip5jv]

😂 😂 😂

[@SesselPupserBoy]

😂😂😂😂 nice quote brooooo thanks for commentinghggggghhhh😂😂😂😂😂

[@denelson83]

Because his transformers are not very efficient. Transformers used in the power grid typically use thousands or even tens of thousands of turns of wire in their coils.

[@joeydoherty368]

That was the best line. Tesla brought us an electric system that powers the world, but it doesn’t work as well in Electroboom’s workshop, so it must be the wrong system.

[@abdulrasheed-ok7uz]

🤣🤣

[@dfn03]

1:41 I love the inhale for the full bridge rectifier and then just saying "It's just a single diode but it'll do"

[@adamsourisstaisil]

He knows what he's doing. He's not shorting things on accident. It's intentional. You're my favorite educator on youtube :D

[@happylego9141]

Shh, it's more fun to pretend that the shorts are accidental.

[@lennartnitsche2362]

You have ruined it

[@danielhenderson7050]

I'm beginning to realize this fact...it did just get a little less funny :)

[@spider6226]

What ever ,those things make me hahahah😂😂😂

[@Tairex777]

My grandmother already knew that

[@Gabriss32]

Did you know A.C./D.C. is an abbreviation for alternating current/direct current electricity. The brothers felt that this name symbolised the band's raw energy and the power-driven performances of their music. AC/DC is also an Australian rock band named after the electricity!

[@eekahai]

He started at 1pm and ended at 5pm

[@hvk3929]

I think I was the only one looks to the clock behind.👍🏼

[@अंशुमानअवस्थी]

How do we know it's pm🤔

[@OutrageHarvester]

@@अंशुमानअवस्थी because sunlight is still coming through his window and he doesn't live in the Arctic or Antarctica

[@TheBibleListener]

Im a lineman and I work on energized powerlines and I have really enjoyed watching your vids and learning more about electricity I handle everyday, thanks!

[@BrokenAbucus]

8:43 With great Voltage comes great responsibility

[@RooseCochran]

The real moral of the story.

[@ramansea]

cashcarti kendai Are You Dank Bank (Bad joke :( )

[@Yash-_-777]

-mehdi parker

[@DetectiveConansp3aks]

7:30 you know stuff is getting serious when electroboom is actually being safe . 😂

[@alanbrown397]

A story from a site (factory) which ran 230VDC lighting: As the filaments parted, a DC arc was set up and stabilised. That arc then ate its way: - down the support electrodes of the lamp, - into the base, - THROUGH the bulbholder, - 3-4 feet along the cable dangling from the ceiling, and was a few inches from the ceiling rose before someone managed to turn the power off. If it had managed to start chewing up the building cabling it could have been..... messy. One of the MAJOR advantages of AC over DC is that any AC arcs that happen are self-extinguishing every half-cycle, whilst DC ones are self-sustaining. This is why the AC and DC current ratings stamped on switches are so radically different - it's not about their current carrying capacity, it's about their current BREAKING capacity and ability to prevent/extinguish arc formation. IE: DC power distribution is a FIRE HAZARD and high current DC anything needs to be treated with great caution. This is why your car has so many fuses in it (and why those fuses have fairly hefty shrouds and/or springs in them despite it only being 12V) It's worth noting that at the same time as Edison was electrocuting stray dogs and the occasional elephant to show how dangerous AC was, his "Safe" DC system was killing around 8-10 electrical workers per week.

[@usvalve]

It shows how society has changed its values, that Edison could kill animals in a demo without provoking outcry and a boycott of his company! I lived in a house in England built in the 60s when there was a fashion for switchless 240V AC 13A sockets. I'm told by someone who lived in a 240V DC area of Wales that if you yanked the plug out without switching off first you could get an ElectroBOOM-style arc.

[@demoniack81]

@@usvalve Well here in Italy we have simple 3-prong 16A plugs that are fairly easy to pull out (unlike schuckos). If you pull the plug out with even just an 8A load it's 100% guaranteed to arc.

[@XmarkedSpot]

@@demoniack81 *Schuko, from German "Schutzkontakt" meaning protective contact

[@jeffreyblack666]

No, your car has so many fuses to compartmentalise the different systems to try and reduce the likelihood of one system damaging another. The large size is primarily due to the blades to provide good contact to allow a large current to pass. The actual fusing component is tiny. So no, it has nothing to do with arcing. Also, AC can sustain arcing as well. In order for the alternating current aspect to be useful, you need to have the voltage drop to below that required to sustain the arc for a long enough period for the plasma to dissipate. A good example of this is a fluorescent tube, which is a sustained arc, which runs just fine on AC. Yes, the AC does make it easier to stop the arc, but it isn't a magic cure-all. The main reason we are using the archaic AC system is because it was better to convert voltages at the time we were deciding if we should use AC or DC.

[@demoniack81]

@@jeffreyblack666 Three phase AC can also deliver much more power with a given size of conductors and voltage, as explained in the video. That's not an insignificant aspect.

[@brucerogermorgan2388]

This guy's great, a comedic genius. Absolutely knows what he's doing, which is how he can make such ridiculous mistakes - except they're not mistakes, are they? It's deliberate! Great show. I do understand most of what he's doing as I am an electrician, and I get lots of laughs from watching him. Thanks, dude!

[@esta7763]

I dunno. At this point I'm pretty much convinced that everything at this guy's house either blows up or sparks every time he tries to use them.

[@brucerogermorgan2388]

@@esta7763 Of course they do, he does it deliberately, that's why his videos are so funny. It's called Showmanship. He does it for entertainment value.

[@Baalaaxa]

@@brucerogermorgan2388 Yeah, he's doing it for the shock value, almost like Edison. Except he's not electrocuting animals in the process, only himself.

[@morpheus6749]

Every spark and zap is planned, but he makes them look like accidents and sloppy work. At least 80% of his viewers come to his channel JUST to see him get zapped. A few of them may accidentally end up learning something, but that's not why they're here.

[@halofreak1990]

@@brucerogermorgan2388 there's a reason his channel is called ElectroBOOM, with the BOOM in all caps.

[@kevinhirt]

7:21 is when i realized this dude has balls.

[@pilotreg]

Damn ur right

[@akgh2010]

I had to rewind to the point you said, and guess watt!!?? You're right 😆

[@MP-qc4yb]

Made of pure metal

[@moonbunnies5216]

He's even pointing at those 800 V lines with bare hands hsjssjjksjsj

[@LordPhobos6502]

7:50 - your transmission system is a COMPLETE success. It was able to be adjusted to compensate for inefficiencies, AND it didn't burn up or explode! 😁👍 ...hope your microwave's ok ❤

[@JoshKaufmanstuff]

@ 08:43 "with high voltage comes great responsibility" That should be on a shirt!

[@HighVoltages]

👍

[@CognitiveDomain]

@@HighVoltages 😂

[@alessandroceloria]

@@HighVoltages You are here, where is high responsibility?

[@dennissonmacalan8054]

With great power comes great electricity bill.

[@Dragoneer]

Electroboom merch incoming

[@leebatt7964]

FYI Make sure your multimeter is rated for the voltage you want to measure. 820 volts would fry most consumer meters.. mines only rated for 600 volts for example.

[@bumbarabun]

Nah it would most probably not. If it is rated for 600V it does not mean it would fry at 601V, but it is better not to try, thats for sure.

[@leebatt7964]

@@bumbarabun 820v is significantly more than 601v. Roughly 36% more.

[@bumbarabun]

@@leebatt7964 yes bat how it is usually done. It is rated 600v so how that achieved? Components chosen not lower that 600v but higher. So lets say you find a capacitor which is 650V or maybe 700V whatever is cheaper available etc. On top of that capacitor has voltage 700V but it also has some reserve. So at the end there is a good chance your tester would not fry at 800V, but I would not bet on that of course.

[@mattdude]

That specific meter is rated for 750VAC, so he definitely tested the limits.

[@CajunReaper95]

My Klein tools multimeter is rated for 1000V and 600A.

[@DanielRinggenberg]

Dear Mehdi, thank you very much for the very interesting video!

[@jackperson3626]

Thanks!

[@lanthan598]

"Anyways with this I'm converting AC into DC using..." *tries to say full bridge rectifier* "it's a single diode but it'll do"

[@revanth36]

@1:42😂

[@fireshredder24]

The single diode didn't really do....

[@user-mq3yz1ij2o]

Don't you mean half wave rectifier?

[@anonymous_4276]

Full wave rectifier requires two diodes, right.

[@YagamiKou]

@@anonymous_4276 the full wave rectifier Im familiar with requires 4 diodes usually depicted in a diamond shape but if u find a 2 diode one, id love to see it tbh

[@zacharynash-pate291]

Im having such a hard time learning from you today, not because your a bad teacher but because you make me laugh. I haven't been able to laugh like this for years. Everytime something shorts or goes wrong. I really appreciate what your doing with your channel, you make learning fun for me.

[@Kaneanite]

I can't tell if this guy is incompetent or the greatest comedian on KZbin.

[@ShiningN0vA]

definetly the second. Hes doing a great job!

[@ddAAntes]

I'm actually incompetent and I don't explode stuff so often, so he's the greatest comedian on YT

[@jvinsnes]

Great comedian, or else he would have been dead in a long time lol

[@AnunakiLAMDA]

none of the 2. he passes knolage in a funny manner, he is a god of a teacher or a professor, why not.

[@theblackbaron4119]

He looks like he knows what he's doing ^^ I'd say strongly, he's just joking.

[@deBobsico]

As always awesome video Mehdi! it's nice to always see how your antics reach such a broad audience and openly and due to the "accidents" secretly teaches them a lot more then most might realize. While yes the AC system is better, less conversions and simpler. Technically there are less losses in the transfer of high voltage DC because in AC the voltage drops to/trough 0 in it's sine wave. And you als have this thing called the skin effect which pushes the current to mostly flow along the the outer layer of the conductors. Of course this effect helps make power cabling cheaper as power lines are generally made of steel cable clad with aluminium as the conductor (coper is too expensive making the need for the high voltage even greater). This saves having to make the whole cable out of a good conductor and you can get away with the far higher tensile strengt steel as the core. So with a DC systems you would have to convert from AC at the generator to HV AC then RECTIFY that, transmit it along a likely more expensive wire to then make HV AC out of that with some very expensive electronics and then transform it down and while you can get some gains like using higher frequency AC at the consumer side transformers to allow for the use of smaller and therefore cheaper (because copper and large chunks of transformer core metal are somewhat expensive) transformer, but that transformer better have some super good isolation characteristics which might be harder if it's smaller? The concept has cropped up now and again as a cost saving thing. But clearly the tech surrounding it would be more expensive initially and you already have huge networks with AC power spanning across counties, connecting a lot of Europe for instance. I'm not an expert on this though so take everything with a grain of salt, but I did study electronics even if I work in software now for whatever that is worth.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

This guy sure gets shocked frequently. Safety is number one priority.

[@ekv]

Are u new here?

[@shaykalaora7460]

second priority is safety the first one is fun !!1

[@BertGrink]

Jayyy Zeee I'm pretty sure that ElectroBOOM knows what he's doing, and is only putting on a dramatic show in order to teach novices the dangers of not showing due respect to electricity.

[@akshatgupta3944]

And this constant trepidation don't let me listen what he has to say....

[@Jadinandrews]

At least he isn't reviewing the top five kitchen utensils no one needs.

[@jeovelitotorres7056]

What they don't know is that nothing can stop me, They are just postponing the inevitable LOVE IT LOL

[@wfrancis25]

that was a great line

[@youradvertisehere]

hilarious!

[@japzone]

I got myself one of those zillion bit screwdriver sets with all the funky weird bits. So short of them inventing another bit or permanently sealing something, I can unscrew anything! _Mwahahahahahaha!_ 😈

[@spyrospets5813]

+Jeovelito Torres LMFAO!

[@ewingleong4251]

"They can't stop me... They are just postphoning the inevitable" - You made my day! Lol

[@fnherzog]

1:48 the capacitor / smoke bomb and his reaction is just gold xD

[@richardleeskinneriii9640]

Learning electronics while watching a man intermittently get his ass kicked by electricity. I like it.

[@simonrimui]

If only my high school physic teacher was this fuckn fun, i would have became an engineer or died during practicals😂😂

[@dojokonojo]

the sad thing about the american educational system is only 30% of our science teachers actually studied the topic they are teaching. thats why you see gym teachers teaching physics. why teach physics at a public school for 40k/yr when you can become an engineer and make 3x, 4x, or even 5x that money

[@bakayarou023]

@@dojokonojo America sounds rough

[@brightgarinson3099]

@@bakayarou023 Not really, we lead in medicine and technology. Government sucks though, that we can agree.

[@sed8me69]

Had an awesome physics teacher in year 12. "These little hand generators are amazing, here, hold these 2 wires" 🤣🤣🤣 People very quickly learnt *V vs A* That and how everyone reacts differently to ⚡ shock.

[@Reydriel]

@@brightgarinson3099 You only lead in medicine and technology because of your vast amounts of money gained from oil fields (some not even in your own land) and your military industry lol

[@АндрейОнищенко-з8х]

"****, they're using tamper proof screws to stop me... What they don't know is that nothing can stop me!" Ahaha, I am laughing to tears))

[@rayford21]

Security screws and bolts are a joke. Anyone can buy a 34 piece kit of various types of these bits that also include a female/female 1/4 adapter and a case to hold them for under $10.

[@A-G-F-]

rayford21 But hey, at least those arent as common as the + or - heads

[@theoriginaldrpizza]

- heads (flat heads) shouldn't even exist. They should be less common than the security screws. In fact, in many applications, they turn into security screws: there's no way to get enough torque without the screwdriver slipping out once they've seized up in something.

[@crowcall69]

Doesn’t this look like the thumbnail was made in 2024

[@EquaTechnologies]

he probably changed the thumbnail so it gets more engagement

[@trainedtomato2360]

1:33 my favourite part "don't short sh*t!" good tip!

[@Owlzz_]

Yeah just 'do long sh*t!'

[@cesarin159x]

Hi Mehdi, been following you for about 2 years, just wanted to say I love your content and are my inspiration to become an Electrical Engineer! Thank you so much for everything!

[@hrishabhdivya]

he looked like Indian American

[@TheLordoftheDarkness]

Hrishabh Divya He looks nothing like an indian.

[@hrishabhdivya]

he does .... Indian have lot of diversity and many of north Indian looks like Iranian or you can say vice versa ...at first i really thought he was Indian ...mt physics teacher in high school used to look like him

[@williebrophy5868]

My grandfather always said "theres two things you need to avoid in life, loose wires and loose women"

[@mafelfanai]

@@vzgsxr Good luck getting STDs

[@vzgsxr]

@@mafelfanai Aww thank you. 😘

[@JCElzinga]

@@mafelfanai you dont know how jokes work do you

[@wafflefox6393]

Loose men, however, keep your bed nice and warm

[@haroonkhan-nr5qi]

he said well the second one specially

[@ashishkulkarni6382]

Amazingly choreographed, utterly informative and totally engrossing video... I wish my profs could have taught us this way!!

[@Devanshgupta]

*What's going on Tesla?*

[@alexhayden2303]

He's still laughing over Edison's JOKE!

[@i5-4670k]

Where is the voltage, Teslaski?

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Tesla: I AM JUST A CAR, WHY YOUR TELLING ME WHAT.

[@ColinMK]

You were mentioned on the h3h3 podcast by Deadmau5 and h3h3productions saying you are one of the best youtubers. I have to agree

[@laki9893]

2:45 but loose wires saved your life, remember?

[@jubinsoni4694]

You started at 12:45 and worked till 5pm to shoot the video itself + some hours in editing also...hats off to your dedication and passion

[@twinturbo3461]

Why use AC ? Because the inventor of AC didn't fry an innocent elephant.

[@amramjose]

No, actually AC can be stepped up to over 100k volts and lower current, you can supply 3 phases over long distance with much less loss than you could with a DC powerline. It is possible that super-cooling the DC powerlines would make DC a better choice, essentially making a lossless line. So, a few DC lines are working worldwide, but very few.

[@RitsuTainakaFin]

Innocent? The elephant almost killed many people

[@atlbrysco6198]

So do many executives at drug and food companies.... but you don't see us electrocuting them. An "almost" is not the same as "done," just as the law is not "kinda." Would you like to see people electrocuted for "almost" shooting someone to death? @@RitsuTainakaFin

[@taboosaboo]

I suppose if it's true.

[@mrkilroy5007]

@ if a guy does 10000 good things but kills your mother, will you forgive him?

[@kovidomi]

Things I learned today: - AC is better for long distances. - Edison was a dick.

[@rdotjdot12.3.]

Transformers are required to attain those high voltages, and transformers can’t alter the voltage of DC, only AC. So AC is only indirectly better for lengthy power transmissions; like Just Being Socially Awkward said, it’s really the high voltages stepped up by the transformers that are better for transmitting power over long distances

[@anullhandle]

kovidomi , sort of. High voltage DC is also used for some transmission lines. Edison was a dick :) Don't be fooled by the Tesla fan boys and free energy though.

[@SandipanChakrabortySCF]

For distance greater than 600km, High Voltage DC transmission(HVDC) is better an cheaper than HVAC.

[@SandipanChakrabortySCF]

st1300 r for distance greater than 600km, for connecting grids have different synchronization or different frequencies, HVDC is used

[@shouttokurt6824]

correct

[@MrBthrower]

7:12 you know you should be getting freaked out when he is starting to get nervous lol

[@russellbaker4256]

If only I had physics teachers like this when I was at school, I would have loved learning

[@ITsupportian]

@7:26 You know it is really seriously dangerous when he backs out.... 826V

[@rodgersamsonite2020]

"Moral of the story, don't be an a**hole" 👍

[@denelson83]

And don't short s**t.

[@luminumlx2604]

AC sshole

[@saquibahmad599]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@middleeasternvibes7981]

You stole that from smosh (how to not piss of asian people video)

[@dragosly2341]

10 minutes video takes 4 hours... Look at the clock behind him ! 00:10 , 10:10

[@Malidictus]

To film. Probably took a fair bit longer to edit on top of that.

[@hellspawn3200]

well he did have to set stuff up, fix the exploded cap, set up the demo for transmission, and take apart his microwave for the transformer.

[@Foo321]

we was taking the transformer in the time

[@adiabd1]

And he record the giveaway first (at 12 pm) and done at 5 pm

[@hrivera4201]

Our dude even more needed to took a rest for the 4 pm tea because their wife probably was waiting for he note the watch leap at 8:30

[@Truelag1]

Bro when he was opening the micro i couldnt even look at it. thats terrifying

[@teardowndan5364]

Another benefit of AC is that it is much easier to quench an AC arc than a DC arc due to zero power at zero voltage/current crossings, which is handy for switches, breakers and anything else that needs to break a significant AC current under load, which is why switches rated for 250VAC are only rated 30-50VDC.

[@louf7178]

Teardown Dan Does this also have to do with virtually no sparking when light switches close?

[@teardowndan5364]

Not really. There is usually little to no sparking when switches close because circuit inductance is preventing current from instantaneously increasing. Sparks when contacts open are caused by circuit inductance wanting to keep the current going and the collapsing magnetic field is kicking the voltage across terminals up to whatever is needed to make it happen. That's why sparks are particularly nasty when there is a significant inductive load in the circuit. Safety micro-switches in microwave ovens that use an AC transformer to power their magnetron often fail because of that.

[@louf7178]

Teardown Dan With some background and triple-reading (now 5x) I actually understand. 120V doesn't have much potential to jump the gap either? BTW, just recently (2 weeks) my parents just had a switch replaced in a m/w oven that I thought was a very odd failure. I now understand why. Thank you very much. Very comprehensive reply.

[@teardowndan5364]

The nominal line voltage doesn't matter much: the voltage from the collapsing magnetic field in an inductor can be multiple kV up to whatever the the breakdown voltage of the device providing circuit inductance (motor and transformer windings) is. If you try directly jumping a car starter, you may get fierce sparks there too despite being only 12V. You can also make a simple 500+V "step-up" inverting converter with nothing more than relay with no integrated protection diode, a diode, a capacitor and a suitable power source for the relay: wire the relay's coil to the source via one of the relay's NC contacts, connect the diode's anode to the coil's negative side, cathode to the capacitor's positive and capacitor negative to coil positive. When the relay is closed, current builds up in its coil until the relay goes open. When that happens, the relay coil (inductor) wants to keep the current going and the path of least resistance for doing so is through the diode and capacitor. You'll see the output capacitor's voltage rise either until input energy balances out leakage or something fails. Very noisy but it works.

[@louf7178]

Teardown Dan Something like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaaqZaGFrqtsb9U Also, I remembered the other times I see sparks - when unplugging a vacuum cleaner w/o using the switch -so right, it never sparks when plugging in.

[@arsenic9141]

7:07 this part made me think about my headphones.

[@squidsquiddly5970]

What do you call a stolen Tesla? An Edison

[@yourloyalsubscriber1773]

What do you call a robbery? 911.

[@HeyDude93gt]

Geniusboy 79 what do you call trumps hair? The hair style of a WINNER!

[@yourloyalsubscriber1773]

Geniusboy 79 haha-... She's Gone.... 😿

[@HeyDude93gt]

Geniusboy 79 good come back

[@kishananuraag]

your comment on every vid of his

[@tntstorms7969]

I worked as an electronics engineering tech for 1 1/2 designing, prototyping and testing new designs and after soldering an entire board with tons a tantalum capacitors I accidentally miss-wired the power socket so ground and power were reversed and blew all the caps simultaneously - it was a popcorn light show. I also did the stupid meter thing where I left the test lead in the current socket and turned the probe into a missile which was very deadly. At my current company a contractor electrician miss-wired the power in our building and was electrocuted to death. Yes sometimes it is a spark, a shock, an explosion, some dangerous projectile, or downright lethal current flow. By careful out there.

[@stroys7061]

“They are using tamper proof screws to stop me.” 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣 You know this is gonna be fun!

[@knisayusuf]

Those tamper proof screws are required by UL(the product safety & regulatory body-Underwriters Laboratories)..Only service personnel should open the outer enclosure.

[@jefffwank9179]

@@knisayusuf your point...?

[@dreugh424]

@@knisayusuf Service personnel, or someone that knows what they're doing

[@radiocaf]

I suddenly have less respect for Edison having learned about him electrocuting an elephant. Also, "Unibrow Out" is the best closing statement I have ever seen on a KZbin Video.

[@pegtooth2006]

radiocaf yes I do agree for yeas now. He didn't invent the filament bulb... He bought it and improved upon a poor brook sucker's design.

[@rayyanali4471]

radiocaf I heard he also stole family pets and electrocuted them.

[@Fanaz10]

someone should do something about this Edison guy

[@djahriman]

Really?? REALLY?!?!? Lmfao time will tell. Edison was not an inventor, he stole shit.

[@rayyanali4471]

Googled it and found this link:edison.rutgers.edu/topsy.htm It's even more messed up knowing that the circus handlers decided to execute the poor creature rather than sending it back to the wild.

[@samuelatienzo4627]

5:05 - “using transformers : ROBOTS IN DISGUISE” 🤖 😂😂

[@danek_hren]

TRANSFORMUUUHRS

[@Blank-n7c]

AC current is best for homes and buildings because any appliances that are big that use up tons of power DC wouldn’t work since bigger appliances run on AC would need AC. Plus AC works best on rectifier power adapters also appliances with harden parts like heating elements would need AC

[@tunney2033]

I am beyond concerned when he's taking apart the microwave and playing with the transformers

[@sspence65]

HVDC is getting more common, especially in undersea cables. DC to DC converters make this possible.

[@deang5622]

Getting more common in undersea applications? It is fundamentally important in undersea applications, it has to be DC! And the converters are not DC to DC. The converter stations at each end of the undersea link are AC to DC, and DC to AC.

[@stuartdparnell]

And barely anyone has touched on HV HFAC for wireless quantum tunnelling magic shit.

[@pranjalkumar4708]

"....promised him $ 15,000 , which was a lot of money... " It is still a lot of money.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

Yeah but it was probably like, $300,000 or something.

[@Max09732]

It was $50,000 not $15,000 so even worse.

[@niko5008]

In argentina, 15.000 (pesos) you can buy a old cellphone, my computer cost us 100.000 (pesos), wich is like 1000 dollars.

[@Shinkajo]

@@niko5008 Ok?

[@timoarrg]

@@niko5008 no tenía mucho que ver pero bueno, nunca esta mal aclarar que la moneda argentina es una garcha Jajajaja

[@rekik2936]

9:40 the moral of the story

[@zedbags]

"What they don't know is nothing can stop me" Not even high voltage live wires I swear this man is secretly a god of thunder

[@DonatelloVersus242]

what do you mean *secretly* ?

[@fandiaplikasi8045]

I always hold my breath when he starts to measure

[@jorgequeipul]

fucking same XDDD

[@bonecanoe86]

Because AC cools my house, I doubt the Justice League could cool my house.

[@SuperVstech]

bonecanoe86 but the justice league IN your house would be cool...

[@ankitaaarya]

@@SuperVstech aaii see hajahah

[@jasonmnosaj]

Bet they could.

[@royb5014]

Best comment

[@prich0382]

3:50 i don't get how low voltage means high current when Voltage is basically pressure, I = V/R, so how can low voltage mean high cutrent? The eire over a long distance will have a decent resistance.

[@kspatil001]

Legit doubt. Here the thing: . When electricity is generated in the power station, there's some 'power' generated. . The voltage generated here is, say, 11kV. . Now the voltage is increased (using step-up transformer), say, 220kV. Have you seen any power consumption (or loss) till this stage? Barely any! So power is almost constant here. Now, when power is constant and voltage is boosted, what would you expect? Yess! Low current. (P=VI) . Similarly, if we had low voltage, high current would flow. . Now why can't we use V=IR here? Simply because this eqn is applicable when R is acting like a load. Load draws the current whereas transmission lines are not responsible for drawing current but transmitting it.

[@luvinsanity1]

They are using tamper proof screws to stop me... What they don't know is nothing can stop me~!

[@member8900]

SA Khan he is a supporter on Patreon and can watch the video before us plebs

[@wesraevens3122]

Patreon privilege

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

all he needs to do is invest in a tamper screw set, tekton makes a good set that they will replace if any pieces break.

[@mjyanimations1062]

“Honey, I broke the microwave”

[@OskarP2601]

Again

[@shivamanitheeclipse932]

"Come lemme break you now "..... 😂😂

[@misters2837]

@@OskarP2601 That is the THIRD ONE in a MONTH!

[@Elleaf1]

If you run DC power downhill, does it have the potential to go further?

[@ner0b]

Yes.

[@charlesmoore1307]

Lol

[@ameyas7726]

Sadly not all cities, towns are downhill...Edison is still a DC loser..

[@kylehill3643]

@@ameyas7726 San Francisco with all it's PC power is as downhill as it gets!

[@denelson83]

Watt are you talkin' about?

[@NicholasScott-um2ey]

I think the main reason they used AC is that AC produces a moving magnetic field allowing it to be transformed to a much higher voltage and lower current so you can use smaller wires to transmit it, a DC converter to ramp up or down the voltage was more complex especially back then they probably only had rotating transformers and resistors, it was long before transistors

[@manofculture-8045]

"With higher voltage comes higher responsibility" - ElectroBOOM

[@sufiyanadam]

5:34 _What they don't know is that nothing can stop me._ *_All hands down!_*

[@mcblaggart8565]

6:01 The intense gaze of the electrician.

[@andrewhalliday9133]

Odd that this was just now recommended to me... Anyways, it's actually more efficient to transmit with HVDC over long distances. I don't know at what distance HVDC becomes more efficient but for the Utility I work at, we transmit at 500kv DC for about 900km before it's inverted back to AC for distribution. Wish this video wasn't 3 years old so this comment might spark some discussion

[@daniel-davis]

Even though I barely know about electricity. That is cool to learn. Thanks for the knowledge. I got this recommended to me today as well. So to get what you are saying correct, AC is used for shorter transmission of high voltage and DC is used for long distance of high voltage?

[@AdamBrusselback]

Yup, however the tech used to build those HVDC systems is a bit more advanced than what was available when AC first won out. It would take until the 1950s for it to become realistic. It does seem like these new systems are extremely useful though, as they allow connecting and synchronizing existing AC grids which were built in an incompatible way (e.g. 50hz with 60hz) to share load over a larger interconnected system.