ElectroBOOM

Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[3][4] He was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Tehran in 1999 and, after moving to Vancouver, a Master of Applied Science from Simon Fraser University in 2006.^[9][10] He married his wife, Safiya Nafisi, on 16 September 1999. They have a daughter together, who is featured in some of his videos as a pianist or assistant, whom he refers to as ElectroCUTE.^[11]

Sadaghdar's videos are mainly focused around comedic electronics tutorials and education.^{[12][13][14][15]} He often intentionally creates situations where a shock, fire or explosion (often caused by capacitors) occurs for comedic effect, demonstrating the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.^{[16][17][18][19]} His most viewed video, "How to NOT make an electric guitar", has over 21 million views and demonstrates the hazards of mains electricity.^[20][6]

He has currently amassed over eight million subscribers and over one billion views on his YouTube channel.