1 The Pain of Electricity (AC versus DC)
ElectroBOOM shocks himself with AC and DC to show how each feels; linked as an entertaining answer to questions about whether a voltage will hurt.
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2 Fun with ultracapacitors!!
Demonstrates ultracapacitors dumping large currents; cited in threads on shorting capacitors and on whether supercapacitors could replace a car battery.
3 Fun with a few 9V batteries. (244 of them)
Cited in threads on series battery stacks as an example of a 244-cell 9 V stunt, which answerers describe as reckless rather than instructive.
4 Don't worry, it's just ESD! (Electrostatic Discharge)
ElectroBOOM's light-hearted look at electrostatic discharge, including handheld ESD guns; linked in threads asking how worried to be about static.
5 Using LEDs as mains indicator lights on 120V and 230V (live demos)
Big Clive demonstrates several ways to run an LED as a mains indicator on 120 V and 230 V, recommended when resistor-only circuits overheat or reverse voltage harms the LED.
6 The most deadly project on the Internet
Big Clive's warning about microwave oven transformers, shared to make clear how easily these projects injure or kill.
7 Crappy PSU analysis
A teardown and analysis of a cheap USB power supply, cited when people ask how to test chargers and whether bargain units are safe.
8 Inside Fluke - The Measure of Innovation 2015 - Pt 1
A Fluke sales video testing several multimeters, almost always linked at one timestamp as a caution against buying too cheap a meter.
9 EEVblog #94 - Near Death Multimeter Experience
A cautionary tale about a multimeter failing on mains voltage, shared to stress why meter input protection and ratings matter.
10 EEVblog #42 - Exploding Capacitors in High Speed
An older EEVblog video blowing up electrolytic capacitors, linked to show what happens when polarity is reversed and why it matters for safety.
11 How To Make An Electrical Arc Furnace
Linked as an example of a home-built arc furnace running from a microwave oven transformer; viewers note it is fiddly and raises real safety questions.
12 Measuring Human Body Capacitance (or any capacitance)
ElectroBOOM measures how the human body behaves as a capacitor and conductor, cited in discussions of shocks, static and finger-poking circuits.
13 Polarised Solar DC Circuit Breakers - Reverse Polarity
Demonstrates a polarised DC breaker failing when wired in reverse, with the arc sustained inside it; cited when people ask whether breaker polarity matters in battery systems.
14 Spacer Installation on 765,000 volt line
Footage of linemen working on energised high voltage lines from a helicopter, linked to illustrate potential equalisation and conductive protective suits.
15 Computer killing powered USB hub. (Mac murderer)
Shared as a short warning about feeding power back into a host's USB port, which breaks the specification and can damage the computer.
16 Inside some dodgy Chinese USB power supplies from Greece.
Big Clive examines some USB power supplies and finds poor isolation, used to show how a mains charger can fall short on safety.
17 EEVblog #373 - Multimeter Input Protection Tutorial
Dave Jones explains the layers of input protection inside a multimeter, including HRC fuses and shielding; often cited when someone asks whether a mistake has damaged their meter.
Hidden gem18 When lithium batteries catch fire: How overcharging can do bad things to Li-ion cells
Shows Li-ion cells being overcharged until they fail and burn; linked as a warning in threads about home-made chargers.
19 How To Determine If Voltage Is Real Or a Ghost Voltage Using your Fluke Digital Multimeter
Explains ghost voltages and how a meter's low impedance setting tells real mains voltage from induced readings, shared in safety discussions.
20 Worst Case Scenario with a Acetone Vapor Bath
Shows what happens when an acetone vapour bath catches fire, cited to argue that the fire risk of ABS smoothing is smaller than often assumed.
21 Making an ARC Welder - Part 1 of 2
Demonstrates rewinding a microwave transformer for very high current; linked for the technique, alongside clear warnings that this kind of project is dangerous.
22 Exploding electronic components in HD
Footage of electrolytic capacitors bursting, shared both for entertainment and to illustrate how the scored vents on the cans fail in a controlled way.
23 Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses
Shared as a warning about counterfeit fuses and safety parts sold through online marketplaces, with the message that cheap sources are not worth the risk.
