Mexico HATES Extension Cords!!!
Summary
TLDRThe video follows an electrician as he travels to different cities in Mexico to examine their electrical systems, outlets, and wiring. He is concerned about safety issues like lack of ground fault protection. He finds a hodgepodge of sketchy, makeshift wiring and outlets in hotels, houses, and streets. Some sockets don't work properly. He tests outlets for safety. The cities are exciting but electrical work seems subpar. He advises proper wiring and protection to prevent fires and electrocution.
Takeaways
- 😱 Mexico's electrical system seems very hazardous and poorly maintained in many areas
- 😅 The video host tests outlets in various locations with some dangerous methods
- 🤔 Ground fault protection seems to be missing from many electrical systems
- 🔌 Outlet and wiring quality varies greatly across locations
- 🌆 Mexico City has a lot of visible cabling that seems chaotic
- 🏨 Hotel rooms often have questionable electrical work
- 💡 One outlet at the resort has GFCI protection that works properly
- 😀 Brilliant sponsors the video and offers interactive science/math courses
- 🎥 The host visits Mexico City, Oaxaca City, Wakka City and a Cancun resort
- 🤯 Overall electrical safety seems lacking with risks for fires and electrocution
Q & A
What is the video about?
-The video is about the narrator visiting Mexico and commenting on the electrical systems, outlets, wiring, and safety standards he observes in different cities like Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Cancun.
What does the narrator think about Mexico's electrical systems?
-The narrator thinks Mexico's electrical systems, wiring, and safety standards are questionable and potentially dangerous in many places he visits.
What electrical safety issues does the narrator find?
-The narrator finds exposed wires, improper grounding, lack of GFCI outlets in bathrooms, overloading of small wires, and more.
Why does the narrator touch live wires during his tests?
-The narrator admits these are risky tests he is doing and tells viewers not to try this at home. He is likely doing it to viscerally demonstrate the lack of ground fault protection.
What are some positives the narrator finds?
-The narrator does find proper waveforms, some outlets with ground connections, and GFCI protection in some of the newer or upgraded places.
What does the narrator recommend viewers do?
-He recommends viewers visit Mexico for the culture, attractions and people, but be cautious with electrical systems and don't use electronics in risky situations.
What is the purpose of the Brilliant sponsorship?
-It allows the narrator to promote Brilliant's interactive math and science courses and offer viewers a discount.
What disclaimer does the narrator give?
-He says only around 1% of his viewers are from Mexico, so he gives a disclaimer that he does not want to offend Mexicans.
Why does the narrator visit Mexico?
-It seems the purpose is to examine and comment on Mexico's electrical systems and standards, while also showing some of the culture and attractions.
What is the tone of the video?
-It has a humorous and exaggerated tone, but also attempts to seriously highlight electrical safety issues observed.
Outlines
😀 Introducing Mexico City
The first paragraph introduces Mexico City as the destination for the video. It mentions that only 1% of the narrator's viewers are from Mexico and expresses hope that someone will test their electrical system. It also promotes Brilliant as a sponsor.
🔌 Touring Mexico City's Questionable Electrical Work
The second paragraph describes a tour of Mexico City, pointing out questionable electrical work like exposed wires, spliced cables, and lack of ground fault protection. It tests outlets to find missing ground connections.
⚡ Trip to Oaxaca City and Observations on Electrical Infrastructure
The third paragraph covers a trip to Oaxaca City, describing observations on their electrical infrastructure like thin wires powering houses. It tests an outlet to find no ground fault protection.
😖 More Concerning Electrical Situations in Mexico
The fourth paragraph continues documenting questionable electrical practices in Mexico like handmade extension cords. It advises not to touch electrical boxes and tests outlets to find no ground fault protection.
✅ Finally, Success with GFCI Protection at a Cancun Resort
The fifth paragraph describes the narrator finally finding GFCI protected outlets at a Cancun resort, though other outlets still have issues. It summarizes key points and promotes Brilliant.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Mexico
💡electrical system
💡ground fault protection
💡outlets
💡wires
💡Brilliant
💡electricity
💡voltage
💡Amp
💡hazard
Highlights
The video is sponsored by Brilliant to promote their interactive math and science courses.
The host visits Mexico City and is shocked by the poor and dangerous electrical wiring he finds.
In Mexico City the host finds exposed wires, cables falling from ceilings, and missing ground connections.
The host says Mexico's electrical system would be better if he had translated his videos into Spanish.
In Oaxaca the host is impressed by handmade extension cords, which are like the ones he makes.
The host doubts the thin power lines in Oaxaca can safely power entire houses.
In Oaxaca the host finds modern modular outlets with switches and USB ports.
The Cancun resort has outlets that don't securely hold plugs, exposing live prongs.
The outlets in the Cancun resort don't even reliably charge devices.
The host finds one outlet in the resort with proper GFCI protection.
The host recommends visiting both cities and towns when traveling.
Brilliant offers interactive science and math courses from intermediate to university level.
Brilliant's courses include quizzes to test and reinforce your knowledge.
Brilliant customizes course content based on your needs and learning pace.
Viewers can get 20% off an annual Brilliant subscription.
Transcripts
hi today we are going to Mexico although
their country has around 127 million
subscribers only around 1% of my viewers
come from their country it would be a
shame if somebody had to test their
electrical
system thanks to brilliant for
sponsoring this
video where you learn tons of math
science and Computing in fun and
interactive ways just sign up for my
link brilliant.org electroboom and start
with a 30-day free triy
on first stop Mexico City let's take a
tour of our fourstar hotel
[Music]
[Music]
yay
[Music]
it's interesting to see how they run the
communication lines in Mexico City I
mean it may give some people wire
management anxiety this is uh truly I
mean come on man I I don't even see all
these cables here well some of them have
fallen these stuff are Optical fibers
they actually
upgraded a power line I'm sure this
Outlet is
[Music]
safe I mean there's only one switch here
that turns on that light and this light
doesn't work and I can't find any
Outlets but I'm sure that TV is plugged
in somewhere let's
see oh there you go the there is an
outlet
here how is this powered the power lines
are running through this into the outlet
H there's the power cables well there is
only live and neutral on this cable so I
guess you can't forget about the ground
protection on that
outlet where is it going to move forward
holy moly look at this this looks like a
job I would do they use the power cable
cut it and connected the other cable to
the end of it ran it to the outlet
behind the TV and that's how it's
powered this Outlet man my God unplug
that thing well it's nice it's held by
one screw there let's open this
Abomination and see what's going on
inside good news everybody there is
ground connection here too bad it's not
going to the outlet behind the TV
somebody only had a two wire cable I
mean if it's the North American Standard
I highly doubt it if there is any ground
fault protection on these outlets in the
rooms just put it back as is I guess it
looks better than when we started well
at least there is another Outlet this
lamp is plugged into let's find that
one what they ran the cable from the
lamp straight into the wall what is that
thing oh my God look at that but at
least they use some electric tape to
cover the exposed wires and then we have
the internet and telephone lines which
is glued at the corner
[Music]
here
[Music]
they also have another Outlet in the
washroom this one better be GFCI
protected let's see if the voltage is at
familiar levels at least almost 130
volts this is still within standard
let's see if the ground is connected
neutral to ground is almost zero good so
most Outlets have ground which begs the
question this lamp with the sketchy
power connection has outlets here I hope
the ground is connected there is it0
volts between neutral and ground yep
okay and to make the matters worse there
is no breaker box in the room maybe
there is an electrical room somewhere
here there is some stuff
here oops this sketchy half falling
apart boxes
for air conditioner what's piso I guess
this is one of those cases that I have
to test the outlet right on the last day
and then we run
[Music]
away oh my God this passage has all the
parts and
everything this all the microwave
parts so many parts of everything is
here you know how many Transformers I
could get out of these microwave ovens
oh my what a Heavenly
[Music]
environment it is a very nice and
crowded and historic
[Music]
City
[Music]
[Music]
let's see if I can see the waveform
using my tiny scope here we shove our
probe in the live and neutral we connect
our probe to the live wire
ouch we connect everything first then
plug into the live and neutral maybe
this test shouldn't be done in such a
wet environment but hey let's try it out
plug it in there you go hey not bad the
sine wave looks pretty sine wavy at
least we have one thing right here does
it even have groundfold protection take
the cover off
there is no groundfold protection on
this thing Let Me Shine a Light here for
you see somebody spliced the neutral
wire into two wires wrap the wires
around each other and wrap some electric
tape around them oh my God is this a
case of make do with what you have or
someone got lazy so either the entire
room is protected or nothing is
protected Let's test for ground full
protection I feel like it's all my fault
if I had dubed and subbed my videos in
Spanish Mexico's electrical system would
be in a better shape it seems like
extension cords in Mexico are all
handmade my type of people I'm not
supposed to film here but look at this
Abomination oh my God what is extension
cord in Spanish C extension
let's see if we can find extension cords
in Mexico here is a hardware store let's
check it there you go they have all
types
see I mean maybe they find it more fun
if they make it themselves kind of like
me but beside the questionable wirings
and whatever is going on up there and
this questionable power lines Everything
Is So Exciting in this
[Music]
Kitty
[Music]
all right I put 1 kilo between live and
Earth don't try this at home for around
130 milliamps and if there is anything
to trigger this will trigger it how much
are you willing to bet that there is no
protection around here let's give it a
try
ouch my resistor is absolutely
annihilated there is no ground fault
protection here but at least there is
Earth it should count for something does
the room even have a breaker after my
resistor was shorted we still have power
here just don't take your electronics
into the washroom and don't throw your
hair dryer into the water but we are
done with the Fantastic Mexico City and
we are going to
Waka you can use brilliant anywhere
anytime your idle time doesn't have to
be a waste when you can have fun
learning our hotel here is
nice hopefully you'll have a better
electrical experience here not all four
stars are made the same there is no
Outlet in the washroom there is one by
the sink I have to test it doesn't seem
protected but the outlets seem to be in
good shape
[Music]
s
[Music]
although all the outlets in this room
are in good shape I still doubt it if
there is any groundfold protection here
the only one that might have it is this
one by the sink here I don't see any
evidence of protection here well I'll
test it but first let's try to find the
breaker box I have a feeling it's in
this closet here let's take a
look no it doesn't look like it's for
the rooms I guess we are doing it again
without access the fuse panel if I want
a nitpick I would say well this one is
nice and straight up but this one is
sideways upside down
eclectic damn it I forgot my multimer
some fuses are missing here should I
touch these hopefully they don't have
power oh more maybe they're just
building it not finished
[Music]
yet Waka city is a beautiful historical
exciting City man you should come and if
you into eating crickets you can eat
[Music]
crickets those
lamps 12 Vol lines are coming down there
or at least I hope there are 12 volts
let's give it a
try yeah
[Music]
isn't this 120 volt line a little bit
too thin to power an entire house yeah I
feel like these are a little bit too
thin and what they use electrical tape
again to power the entire house as an
example those are 200 amp rated wires
running to the city from my house and
and these are rated for 100 125 amps
going to my neighbor's house where those
Mexican wires rated for like 20 amps
come on Mexico you don't want to set
your power lines on fire maybe somebody
did some calculations here anyway let's
check this Outlet the Earth is connected
too so oh it's interesting to see this
kind of modular Outlets you can buy if
you want like a switch and an outlet or
you can put three Outlets or whatever
nice the wiring seems pretty new a metal
box inside and yeah everything is
updated the only thing that's missing is
a ground fault protection maybe they
don't believe in groundfold protection
this is an updated room so maybe they
have a central ground Vault protection
for the sake of not wanting to talk to
the hotel people about why the breaker
popped I hope they don't have a ground
fault
protection here is another 1K between
live and Earth and let's see
special effect no groundfold protection
we don't have to explain anything to
anybody I mean 127 million people
survived without groundfold protection
maybe groundfold protection is overrated
but I also know a ton of people died for
this reason so hopefully Mexico will add
this to their code This Is How They
traditionally dis what is is that oh my
God I forgot to bring my multimeter
should I touch it for the love of
God extension cords man is it cheaper to
buy these and Jerry rig them
[Music]
[Laughter]
[Music]
together
[Music]
so that's what these holes are for these
meter counters I wonder if it's powered
this time I can't prair let's
check only 21 22 volts how about the
other
side
no fortunately it's not powered I found
another one let's check
it 90 volts doesn't seem on but not very
low voltage eer wow this one is like 115
so that thing is maybe hot so I guess
the lesson is don't shove your hand in
the holes it doesn't
[Music]
belong
[Music]
done with the oaka city now for our last
resort we go to a resort in
Cancun have you studied on Brilliance
[Music]
today
[Music]
okay this room looks better we have some
beautiful view
of air conditioners what do we have here
Outlets that support North American and
European plugs a light switch USB
charger I bet there is no groundfold
protection more stuff on this side what
in the world is that it's a light dimer
cute is that a HDMI I guess with this
you can connect your computer to the TV
what is that some sort of smoke detector
perhaps with all the holes blocked I
think this was supposed to be screwed to
the ceiling I guess I'll just push the
screws into the ceiling
fixed what is that hey look one outlet
with GFCI protection how about the other
side right hey I guess this is the one
place they overdid it because you can
use one outlet with GFCI protection to
support and protect multiple
Outlets second day and these Outlets
only look good on the surface I tried to
charge my cell phone plugging it into
the USB and it doesn't even work now I
have a dead cell phone and what's up
with the design of these Outlets see
they keep spitting out the Chargers and
they don't stick in exposing those metal
prongs what if some kid sticks their
finger in them or somebody accidentally
drops something conductive on those
prongs uh
someone shorts those prongs accidental
what the hell that was antil climactic
it doesn't even charge your phone
because it keeps spitting out your
charger yeah I have to push it in and if
I let go it disconnects damn it what
design of an outlet is this
I guess if your things are not connected
to power it means they're safe they may
not work but they're safe how about this
one let's see nope these North American
only Outlets though hold your stuff
better and work and I assume if you have
push them out like the other one the
prongs also disconnect like
so ow at least the crappy outlet that
spits your charger out makes sure that
it disconnects to North American system
is junk man at least Let's test the GFCI
with my trusty 1 kiloohm between live
and
earth oh yes it popped there you go and
the other
one popped and of course you don't need
to connect a resistor between live on
earth they have a test button you press
it pops out and the LED goes out and you
know it's working and you can reset it
again there you go so I guess in this
Resort we are protected although the
quality of the outlets plugs are
[Music]
questionable I mean resorts are great
for sunbathing and swimming and eating
and relaxing but cities and towns man
those are where people and culture and
attractions and local food are so make
sure you visit everything especially
visit brilliant.org electroboom to take
advantage of a 30-day free trial and
learn from intermediate to University
level knowledge with a good dose of
interactivity that not only keeps you
engaged but also makes the knowledge
stick in your brain tons of courses on
many different fields of science math
and Computing that include quizzes to
test your knowledge and make you
exercise brilliant customizes content
based on your needs and pace so you can
upgrade your knowledge and keep it fresh
they often create new courses and
learning paths like introduction to
probability probability was always a
tougher subject for me to get my head
around now Made Easy by brilliant or
going viral on
X hm maybe I take this one before
probability so take advantage of the
30-day free trial from my link below and
when you realize you're better off with
continuous learning and that by just
spending like 10 to 20 minutes a day
you're advancing to new heights the
first 200 of you can get 20% off
brilliant's annual premium subscription
do it and thank you for
watching
Посмотреть больше похожих видео
I Discovered This Hidden Wiring Trick In An Old Forum!
Tödliche Steckdose? Der Test des Testers!
EVERYTHING you need to know about about robot power
💵🤣🤣🤣La Vendio Barata En Facebook y Mira Que Tenia 🤣🤣🤣💵
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL MATERIALS Apprentice Electricians Should Know
TIPS POSISI PENEMPATAN STOPKONTAK LISTRIK RUMAH
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)