Global InformationThe Hacksmith information
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| Born | James Hobson February 10, 1990 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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| Occupation(s) | Engineer, YouTuber, Entrepreneur | ||||||||||||
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| Presented by | James Hobson | ||||||||||||
| Years active | April 21, 2006-present | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 14.1 million[2] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 2.05 billion[2] | ||||||||||||
| Website | hacksmith.tech | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 12 October 2023 | |||||||||||||
James Hobson (born February 10, 1990), known for his YouTube channel Hacksmith Industries (formerly the Hacksmith), is an engineer and YouTuber.[3][4]
Hobson is the presenter and prominent figure on the channel and has done a TEDx talk on his aspirations as an engineer.[5] In December 2020, Hobson was awarded a Guinness World Record for his 'lightsaber'.[6][7] In July 2021, he was awarded another world record for the world's brightest flashlight.[8][9]
- ^ "Kitchener's Hacksmith Industries creates the pinnacle of sci-fi tech". CityNews Kitchener. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- ^ a b "About Hacksmith Industries". YouTube.
- ^ "Internet Famous: How James Hobson (a.k.a. The Hacksmith) brings in six figures a year building superhero props on YouTube". Toronto Life. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ Ellis, Philip (2020-10-10). "This Engineer Built a Real 'Star Wars' Lightsaber That Burns at 4,000 Degrees". Men's Health. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "James Hobson". TEDxKC. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ Hicks, Jesse (2020-12-04). "This Man Earned an Actual Guinness World Record for Building a Working Lightsaber". Men's Health. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ Guinness, World Records (2020-12-03). "World's First Lightsaber! - Guinness World Records". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "Canadian inventor Hacksmith creates the world's brightest flashlight". Guinness World Records. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ Goodyear, Sheena (27 July 2021). "Canadian YouTubers build the world's brightest flashlight". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2021.