How Ridiculous

How Ridiculous
New logo from late 2019[1]
Personal information
BornBrett Isaac Stanford
(1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 36)
Derek Douglas Herron
(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)
Scott Steven Gaunson
(1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)
NationalityAustralian
Websitehttps://howridiculous.org/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009–present
GenreTrickshots
Subscribers22.8 million[2]
Total views13.62 billion[2]
100,000 subscribers2014
1,000,000 subscribers2017
10,000,000 subscribers2022

Last updated: 14 October 2024

How Ridiculous is an Australian YouTube channel based in Perth, Western Australia. The channel's main personalities are Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and Scott Gaunson.[3] As of August 2024, they have 22.4 million subscribers and more than 13.14 billion video views.[4] They are mostly known for their trick shots and experiments involving dropping objects onto other objects from a great height, typically 45 metres (148 ft). Objects that have been dropped by the channel include, but are not limited to, bowling balls, basketballs, anvils, lifting stones, custom-made heavy metal objects such as giant darts and a Mjölnir-like hammer,[5] household appliances,[6] cars/motor vehicles,[7] and even a small plane.[8] The group also frequently devises interesting targets to drop said objects onto, such as RC car race tracks, giant axe blades, multiple cans of spray paint or silly string taped/grouped together, bedliner-covered obstacles, a bulletproof glass table, and pools full of oobleck.

How Ridiculous also operates a TikTok page, which had 14.7 million followers and over 320 million likes as of August 2024.[9]

  1. ^ "Exercise Ball Magnus Effect from 2000ft!". 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b "About whoisjimmy". YouTube.
  3. ^ "About the Team – How Ridiculous". howridiculous.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Social blade stats". Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "100kg Thor's Hammer vs. Bulletproof Glass". How Ridiculous. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "We Dropped a Fridge Off a 45m Tower!!". How Ridiculous. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Car vs. World's Strongest Trampoline – 15 ft (45m) drop". Mark Rober. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Can We Bounce an Airplane? (not clickbait)". How Ridiculous. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "TikTok". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.