How Ridiculous

How Ridiculous is an Australian YouTube channel based in Perth, Western Australia, that specialises in trick shots and other sports entertainment videos. The channel consists of Brett Isaac Stanford, Derek Douglas Herron and Scott Steven Gaunson. , they have 6 million subscribers and more than 1 billion video views. They are mostly known for their trick shots and experiments involving dropping objects onto other objects from a great height, typically 45 meters. Objects that have been dropped by the channel range from bowling balls, anvils, lifting stones and custom-made "giant darts".
History.
The group- whose members met at church- began in 2009, with videos made for fun in backyards, originally with 4th member Kyle Nebel. The trio's main stunt is throwing or dropping objects from great heights. Many of their videos since 2015 are recorded at the Gravity Discovery Centre at the Leaning Tower of Gingin. 
On January 19, 2018, How Ridiculous uploaded a video in which their basketball shot from set a Guinness World Record. This took place at the Maletsunyane Falls in Lesotho, Africa, and was achieved by Derek Herron. Prior to this, the trio also set the world record for the world's longest golf putt at . The record was achieved by Brett Stanford and was covered in one of their videos uploaded on February 23, 2017.
On October 12, 2018, How Ridiculous uploaded their most popular video to date where they dropped a bowling ball onto a trampoline from at the Luzzone Dam in Switzerland. Their previous most popular video uploaded in March 2018 also involved dropping a bowling ball onto a trampoline from a great height, although it was from only .
In recent years, the trio added a fourth member to the recurring team - Jack Wallace aka "Editor Jack", whose primary job is camerawork and post-production editing. However, he has appeared in person in several videos, most notably a video in which he showed his skills at speedcubing while riding a waterslide at Aquaventure in Dubai. The team have also had several friends, celebrities, and fellow YouTube stars occasionally assist with the videos. The most frequently recurring friends are named Harrison, Michael, and Big Nick, and celebrity appearances include Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Mark Rober, Shadiversity, Team Edge, Matt Carriker, and Gabriel Conte. Mark Rober, in his appearance, helped the team build a two ton, Kevlar-and-steel trampoline which was featured afterwards in several videos. The trio also list a "Tyrannosaurus rex" test dummy that they call "Rexy" as an official team member. The test dummy has featured in many of their videos, mainly those shot at the Gravity Discovery Centre.
On October 9, 2020, How Ridiculous launched a spinoff channel titled HR Gaming, in which the trio, Editor Jack and his brother Toby Wallace compete in various games such as "Among Us" and "Fortnite", often with secondary challenges to make playing the games more difficult.