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Sam Barros' Powerlabs!
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Joined: August 31, 2006
Last Sign In: 4 months ago
Videos Watched: 581
Subscribers: 156
Channel Views: 8,681
Hello, and welcome! My name is Sam Barros and this is the official YouTube PowerLabs Channel, showcasing some of the newest and best videos from some of the various experiments and research I have worked on in different fields of science and technology. For more information, go to http://www.powerlabs.org/
Name: Sam
Ever since I was really small I knew I would be a scientist. My mother tells me that when I was 3 years old I stuck a hair pin in an outlet to see what would happen: the hair pin blew up, the outlet and surrounding wall went black, and power for the whole appartment complex went out. My experiments have definitely become a lot more sophisticated since then, but the basic idea remains: I like to learn how things are made, how they work, and, most importantly, how to make them better. That is why I decided to pursue a college degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tecnological University. My passion for science has earned me sponsorships (I built an electromagnetic Rail Gun thanks to a very generous donation from a capacitor company) and some very interesting jobs and work assignments: I have worked in a Nuclear Power Plant, and worked on special effects in Hollywood, New York, and India. I was also on the TV show Junkyard Wars (Spiller Thriller episode), I created one of the stunts for Fear Factor, and I've presented on Microwave Ovens in MTV's "Big Urban Myth Show" and a similar, Mythbusters like show called "What is good for you" in Australia. I've also been on Discovery Channel twice and will be again, two more times, on an upcoming show that airs this December. I currently work for kVA effecs, the premier high voltage special effects company, and routinely travel to different places to sell, service, and install high voltage equipment. When I'm not working on the sales and installation end of things, I perform research, creating new and exciting products I also enjoydriving competitively (at race tracks and events).
Hometown: Brasilia, Brazil
Country: United States
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Schools: Michigan Technological University
Companies: PowerLabs
Interests and Hobbies: Research, Development, and generally building amazing things.
Movies and Shows: The ones I make and participate in ;)
Music: PowerLabs projects are usually worked on to the sounds of XM Radio Channel 81; BPM!
Books: The Merck Index, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, my Calculus Handbook, Thermodynamics for Mechanical Engineers
Website: http://www.powerlabs.org
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Electromagnetic Acceleration Overview
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A Discovery Channel episode featuring myself showcasing some different types of el...
1 year ago 17,294 views Powerlabs
A Rail Gun shot for the Discovery Channel... 2007
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Firing the Railgun 2.0 This shot is firing a 1cm^3 Al110 projectile injected by Ar...
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Channel Comments (4)
SuperRS25VF22 (1 year ago)
The wallfliping looks sweet. = )
tasteytreats666 (2 years ago)
<b>give me a test drive!</b>
superhotty555 (2 years ago)
want to grab drinks sometime?
aggrippa (2 years ago)
You sould look into Kinetic mass launchers. With your skills you could make one into a pole arm. heres the site. http://www.amazing1.com/electric-guns.htm