William Osman

William Osman(born June 8, 1991) is an AmericanYouTuberand engineer based inVentura, California. He makes videos about science and robots. He has goneviralfor a 2017 video featuring alaser cutsculpture ofVin Dieselmade of aham and cheese sandwichand a 2021 video featuring a homemadeX-raymachine. His other videos includeegg drop competitions, including one againstU.S. Navysailors as part of a recruitment campaign. He foundedOpen Sauce, amakerand creator convention, in 2023.
Osman created his YouTube channel on November 25, 2013.He began creatingYouTubevideos with his cameraman and editor John "CameraManJohn" Willner in high school. The majority of his early videos included his homemadelaser cutternamed "RetinaSmelter9000".He used the machine to test whether materials could be laser-cut, such as a video attempting to cutice.
In March 2017, Osman made a video based on a request from a viewer called Restroom Sounds, who said, "Please sculpt abustofVin Dieselusing laser-cut cross-sections of laser-sliced ham."He made aham and cheese sandwichlaser-cut to depict Diesel with a largebust,which he designed usingAutodesk MayaandFusion 360and assembled with 90 slices of meat.He called the project, "one of the worst things I have ever done, like, in my life," and apologized to Diesel.The video received over 100,000 views within two days.
OnThanksgiving2017, Osman released videos making a literal "gravy train" system to delivergravyand laser-cutting a turkey.In February 2018, he collaborated withSimone Giertzon a video in which Osman modified Giertz'sComuta-Carto function as acomputer mouse.Later that year, he collaborated on a video byMark Rober, sponsored byVolkswagen, in which the two attempted to power a car using alemon batterymade from 1,232 lemons, followed by thehuman powerof a group of children, ultimately usingsolar power.
In August 2019, Osman partnered with theU.S. Navyfor part of itsSailor Vs.series, its first recruiting campaign to featureinfluencers.The Navy invited threeSTEMYouTubers to highlight technical roles and equipment.Osman was invited aboard theUSSTheodore Rooseveltto compete in anegg drop competitionagainst a pair of sailors from a cybersecurity team.
In a 2020 video, Osman purchased aBattleBotsrobot nicknamed Red Devil and used it to destroy objects. He made another video in response to negative comments about his destructive treatment of the robot, in which he said that the robot was already old and that he knew how to undo damage to it.He worked onMr. Beast's 2021recreation ofSquid Game, designing a replicaturret gunusingmotion detectionto triggerblood squibs.He was a featured creator atVidCon2021.
In August 2021, Osman made a video building anX-ray machineand criticizing theAmerican for-profit healthcare system. Having been charged nearly $70,000, including $8,500out-of-pocket, for a hospital visit, he said, "I’m a slave to medical debt now. I have to sell all my things, I have to sell my friends’ belongings." He created his X-ray machine for a few hundred dollars using a 60 kilovoltpower supply, an X-rayvacuum tube,Geiger counters, and a sheet of lead. He called it, "the most dangerous contraption I have ever built".The video wentviralon multiple social media platforms.
In March 2023, Osman announcedOpen Sauce, a creator and makerconventioninspired byMaker Faireand VidCon.He founded the convention alongsidetalent managersDavid Seelos and Ian Dokie.It was held the following June atPier 35inthe Embarcadero in San Francisco.The 2024 edition took place from June 14 to June 16 at theCow Palacenear San Francisco.In 2024, he signed with Seelos's management firm, Underscore Talent.
Osman is amechanicalandelectrical engineerwhose videos involve science, robotics, andartificial intelligence.He has described his YouTube videos as, "dubious quality, questionable integrity and unethical delivery".He has collaborated with several YouTubers and made several egg drop competition videos.
Osman is based inVentura, California.He married Chelsea in 2016.
In early December 2017, William and Chelsea Osman lost their home inVentura, Californiain theThomas Fire.Their friend started aGoFundMeaccount to help pay for the damages.Osman posted a YouTube video about the house fire on December 5, 2017, and it quickly went viral.The GoFundMe campaign had a goal of $10,000, but surpassed $120,000 from more than 6,300 donors in 20 hours.