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Allen Pan - Sufficiently Advanced

b. 1989

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Electrical engineer
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Born 1989. Allen Pan - Sufficiently Advanced is an electrical engineer.

Allen Pan (born December 22, 1989) is an American YouTuber and electrical engineer. He is known for his Maker culture-oriented videos, creating gadgets and machines.

Early life Allen Pan was born on December 22, 1989. He went to the University of Southern California, graduating in 2012 with a BS in electrical engineering. Pan originally received media attention in late 2015 after uploading a viral video of him creating a real-life version of the superhero Thor's hammer Mjolnir, which only he can pick up.

Pan also built a butane torch disguised as a lightsaber. In 2017, he appeared on MythBusters: The Search as a contestant and in 2020, Pan built a gun that shoots masks onto people's faces to protect them from COVID-19.

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Important facts

Born
22 December 1989
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Electrical engineer

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Allen Pan - Sufficiently Advanced was born on 22 December 1989.

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Allen Pan - Sufficiently Advanced is an electrical engineer.

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· Wikidata: Q111145207

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