ElectroBOOM

Sadaghdar was born in Iran on 13 January 1977 and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[2][3] He was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electronics/Telecommunications from the University of Tehran in 1999 and, after moving to Vancouver, a Master of Applied Science (Micro-Electronics) from Simon Fraser University in 2006.^[8][9] He married his wife, Safiya Nafisi, on 16 September 1999. They have a daughter together, Yona Sadaghdar, who is featured in some of his videos as a pianist or assistant, whom he refers to as ElectroCUTE.^[10]

Sadaghdar uploaded his first video in April 2012.^[11] His 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 overloading electrolytic capacitors) occurs for comedic effect, demonstrating the dangers of electricity when not properly handled.^{[16][17][18][19]} His most viewed video, "How NOT to Make an Electric Guitar (The Hazards of Electricity)", has over 22 million views and demonstrates the hazards of mains electricity.^[20][5]