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 New logo from late 2019[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Brett Isaac Stanford 22 April 1988 Derek Douglas Herron 3 March 1988 Scott Steven Gaunson 3 January 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
| Website | https://howridiculous.org/ | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Trickshots | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 22.4 million[2] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 13.1 billion[2] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 20 August 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[update], 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[update].[9]
- ^ "Exercise Ball Magnus Effect from 2000ft!". 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "About whoisjimmy". YouTube.
- ^ "About the Team – How Ridiculous". howridiculous.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Messurier, Danielle (23 June 2015). "Perth stunt group How Ridiculous more than a 'one-trick pony'". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Social blade stats". Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "100kg Thor's Hammer vs. Bulletproof Glass". How Ridiculous. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Can We Bounce an Airplane? (not clickbait)". How Ridiculous. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "TikTok". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.