The Outlet that Saves Lives 

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

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

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

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

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

He understands GFCI's better than 80% of professional electricians in my state. I know the soapy hand must've hurt like hell, EB's got balls.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10:32 Right hand removal tutorial

5:48 Best part : TONGUE DC 😂😂

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

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

2:28 “I guess I would be dead again.”

5:54 when you forget that your coffee is hot

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

This channel is more explosive than a michael bay movie.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5:54 when the soup is too hot

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

Your video was recommended by Linus Tech Tips, congrats!

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

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

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

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

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

"Be a man!" 😂

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

10:54 That laugh xD

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

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

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

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

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

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

1:07 I dont really see the need to take a toaster with me when i take a shower

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I need the Full bridge rectifier shirt so badly

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

8:59 That inner scream sounded so weird

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

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

6:13 that face is priceless

please support this guy, he put his life on the line for of his content, very informative, i don't really easily subscribe to any channel, but this guy deserves it, every second of it. i hope you can get reasonable amount of money from it sir, you're a mad genius in a good way, and you put a right amount of humor too. thank you

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

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

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

"Breathing will stop and there will be severe burning as an added bonus" i fucking can't 😂😂

8:23 he starts stalling

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

These videos are so addicting. You watch one video and then another one and can’t stop.

“Why shouldn’t you put a toaster in a bathtub full of water?” “Because your toast would get soggy.”

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

You are a comedic genius, intentional or otherwise.

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

"Sorry guys, the pain is too much" >puts hand down *BANG*

5:53 LOOOOOOOOOL!!! Tongue DC!

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

As soon as I hear "here let me demonstrate" I know something good is about to happen

We can't lose Mehdi. Maybe be a little more careful next time. It's hard to find someone who knows electronics in such detail and also knows how to roast people really good at the same time.

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

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

5:22 dry hands starts to play

I wish I had a teacher like you. Would've attended classes on Sundays also. 😂

5:54 sounds like stepping on a cats tail

4:26 "severe burning as an added bonus"

We appreciate everything you did to teach💝, i learned a lot from new and your old videos💝.

When you said “good news everyone” I immediately thought of the professor from Futurama

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

Perfect! Now I can use my hairdryer in the shower

“Well, before I put myself at the mercy of technology, let’s test it differently.” 😭😭💀

8:02 You know it’s lethal…when it hits triple 6.

Step 1: Start video Step 2: Press 4 on your keyboard and keep spamming the button. Step 3: Enjoy that face :D

Who just randomly drops a toaster into the tub? 😂

The madlad actually did it. The last test was way too nutty!

Last words of this man will be *"let's plug it in"*

"According to information" could sum up any paper