Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In a 1993 episode of X-Files, a company man gets shocked and propelled into a glass mirror, leading to his death. Could that happen? Let's learn some electricity to find out!

Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:41 X-Files, the show
01:36 The Episode
03:53 The FBI's explanation
04:45 Electricity for humans
10:13 Could it happen?
12:38 Outro
13:03 Bonus

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⏵ electroBOOM youtube.com/user/msadaghd
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Shows in order of appearance:
⏵ Parks and Recreation
⏵ Some CSI spin-off?
⏵ Futurama
⏵ X-Files