How Ridiculous: History, Merch, Owners, Launch Date and many more

How Ridiculous is one of the popular Australian YouTube channels. The channel is run by Brett Issac Standford, Derek Douglas Herron and Scott Steven Gauson. The three friends launched their YouTube channel on 9^th September, 2009. The channel currently has 20.1 million subscribers. The videos of the channel are viewed by more than 10 billion viewers. The trio created the channel “How Ridiculous” which is based in Perth which is situated in Western Australia. The trio has also received the Golden and Silver play button from YouTube for their millions of subscribers. 

History about How Ridiculous 

The group members of How Ridiculous met at a church and began making trick-shot videos in their backyard in 2009. They created those videos just for fun. At first Kyle Nebel was also one of the members of How Ridiculous but later he left the group due to some reasons. Historically, the trick-shot videos included trick shots, finding creative ways to destroy objects and throwing or dropping objects from great heights. Since the year 2015, many videos of the trio are being recorded at the Gravity Discovery Centre situated at the Leaning Tower of Gingin. 

The trio has also recently produced several contents including videos where the trio are testing the ability of various objects to throw or pass through obstacles such as weather balloons, glass plates, and sheets of drywall. 

At the end of 2021, How Ridiculous began releasing a series of short videos and reels on both YouTube and Instagram respectively. Some videos were just short clips from their YouTube videos but most of the videos featured participants who were quickly completing tasks and challenges which included 

• popping balloons
• breaking glass
• unlocking doors
• making basketball shots

The short videos contained multi-stage races that was to be completed by the participants. These short films within a less time period became viral hits instantly on both YouTube and Instagram. The short videos gained hundreds of millions of views and prompted the team to release numerous long YouTube videos with similar themes and contents. The current most viewed long video on YouTube of How Ridiculous was uploaded in November 2021. The YouTube video features a competition between three stars at the RAC Arena in Perth. 

The trio: Brett Stanford, Scott Gaunson and Derek Herron attempted to pop multiple weather balloons in succession using various objects. The whole activity was photographed with their Phantom camera. One of the best objects were an arrow which was shot from a recurve bow and a bunch of screws which were thrown at once both the objects popped 11 balloons at a glance. In January 2022, this balloon video was gained billions of views. It had overcome the viewers count of their previous video which was uploaded in October of 2018. The video featured Brett Stanford dropping a bowling ball from a height of 165 meters onto a trampoline at Luz zone Dam in Switzerland. 

In addition to Switzerland and the RAC Arena, the group has also visited and created mesmerising contents from all over the globe. The places where they created their YouTube videos include: 

• Optus Stadium
• Perth Motorplex
• Texas
• Los Angeles
• Utah Olympic Park Jumps
• Turkey
• Lesotho
• Dubai
• Serbia
• Sheffield
• The Australian outback

The group had released another highly popular video on 19^th October, 2018. In the video the trio throws a giant metal arrow into a bulletproof glass table from a height of 150 feet (45 meters). The arrow was almost completely embedded in the centre of the glass and the image was considered highly artistic/symbolic. So, the group kept the glass and arrow intact and later built a new table from them. It is currently kept as an attraction at the Gravity Discovery Centre. A limited-edition T-shirt depicting an arrow stuck in glass was also released by the trio.

In recent years, the trio has added a fourth member to their regular team. The fourth member is Jack Wallace who is known as “Editor Jack.” His main work is camera work and post-production editing. However, he has personally appeared in several videos, most notable appearance of Jack Wallace is on one of the videos in which he showed off his speedcubing skills while riding a waterslide at Dubai’s Aquaventure. The team also received occasional support from several friends, celebrities, and other YouTube stars. The most frequent and close friends are Harrison, Michael, and Big Guy Nick. There were various guest appearances which included:

• Tiger Woods
• Ernie Els
• Mark Rober
• Rick Shields
• Sha diversity
• Team Edge
• Matt Carriker
• YBS Youngbloods
• Gabriel Conte

During the appearance of Mark Rober, he helped the team build the two-ton trampoline which was made of Kevlar and steel, which was subsequently shown in several videos. The trio also has a Tyrannosaurus rex test dummy whom the trio named as “Rexy”. Rexy is denoted as an official team member. Rexy is officially featured in several YouTube videos mainly which are created and filmed at the Gravity Discovery Centre. 

The trio had launched another channel named as HR Gaming on 9^th October, 2020 besides their official channel How Ridiculous. In the HR Gaming channel, the trio along with Editor Jack and his brother Toby Wallace play games together. They play games such as 

• Among Us
• Minecraft
• Rocket League
• Fortnite

They often play games in a group and beat with secondary challenging teams making stages of the game difficult. This second channel was not much successful like their main channel How Ridiculous. Currently the channel HR Gaming is inactive for a certain period of time. The most recent video of the gaming channel was released on 7^th May, 2021. According to the year 2023, the trio did not express any interest in activating and again start with their HR Gaming channel. 

Details about the owners of How Ridiculous

1. Brett Issac Standford

Brett Issac Standford was born on 22^nd April, 1988. According to the year 2023, the age of Brett is 35 years old. He holds the nationality of being an Australian. He is one of the Australian sports enthusiasts. He is married and father of three children. It is estimated that the net worth of Brett Standford ranges between $300K to $500K USD. 

2. Derek Douglas Herron

Derek Douglas Herron was born on 3^rd March, 1988. According to the year 2023, the age of Derek is 35 years old. He is well known among the netizens and his fans through out the globe for his trick shots in basketball including high altitude drops and tricks shown in videos of How Ridiculous channel. He holds the nationality of being an Australian. The net worth of Derek Herron in 2023, is estimated to be ranging between $300K to $500 USD.

3. Scott Steven Gauson

Scott Steven Gauson was born on 3^rd January, 1992. According to the year 2023, the age of Scott is 31 years old. Scott has received a lot of praises from his fans and netizens all over the globe because of his outstanding basketball trick shots and excellent sports related activities and moves. He hells the nationality of being an Australian. He is married and has two children. It is estimated that in 2023, the net worth of Scott Gauson is $300K to $500K USD. 

The trio Brett Standford, Scott Gauson and Derek Herron are popularly known as great YouTubers, social media content creators as well as entertainers. They are the Ambassadors of Compassion. They also help the children who are surviving in poverty. They follow and believe in Christianity. They work in the name of Jesus. They also own the merch named as “Rexy clothing.” 

Social Media Accounts

The trio Brett, Scott and Derek has their personal social media accounts along with their social media accounts of the channel How Ridiculous. The platforms have millions of followers of the How Ridiculous. They are known for their entertainment work all over the globe. They are present in social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram as well as YouTube. 

How Ridiculous Merch: Rexy Clothing 

1. Custom Design: The clothes of Rexy clothing are designed in Perth to ensure each one is unique and captures the essence of Rexy and his friends. The trio keeps a long track record of their products. Rexy clothing is a pride for themselves on their custom designs that ensures to capture the spirit of adventure. 
2. High Quality Fabrics: The trio have worked tirelessly with their team to develop high quality fabrics that are not only comfortable, but also are custom dyed and made for the family of How Ridiculous. The colours and construction materials have been carefully selected to emphasize the vibrancy and playfulness that is represented by Rexy. 
3. Fair Production: The whole merch team of the trio Brett, Scott and Derek are committed to fair production practices and ensure that their clothing is made with respect for people and the environment. Since their clothing brand is customised, only the required number of products are prepared as per the needs. This states that the merch does not have any excess or wastage of their products. Additionally, all of their clothing items are packaged in biodegradable bags. This is a small but important step towards a greener planet.

Guinness World Records 

As per the sources and research, the trio has set the current Guinness World Record for “longest non-competition golf putt” at 120.6 meters (396 feet) in 2017. Brett Stanford had achieved the record because he had sunk a putt at Western Australia’s Point Walter Golf Course. 

How Ridiculous uploaded a video where the trio was shooting a basketball from 201.42 meters (660.8 feet) and setting the current record for “highest height to shoot a basketball” on 19^th January, 2018. They received appreciations from people all over the world. The trio had filmed the video and performed the activity at Maletsuyane Falls in Lesotho, Africa. This is the fifth time How Ridiculous has held this record since Derek Herron first broke the record in 2011 with a ball shot from 66.89 meters. 

A video of the channel How Ridiculous shows that Brett Stanford also attempted to set a Guinness World Record for “Tallest ping pong ball shot into a red plastic cup.” The video was uploaded on YouTube on 27^th August, 2021. The shot was taken from the catwalk at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Unfortunately, it was not recognized as a record because the cup diameter used was 90 millimetres (3.5 inches) rather than the required 85 millimetres (3.3 inches). 

The owners of How ridiculous which is one of the rich and famous YouTube groups had revealed that the oversight was completely unintentional and that they intend to try again with a properly sized cup later on coming years. The experiments, challenges, and impossible feats created by the trio of How Ridiculous have propelled them into the ranks of YouTube’s biggest names which also helps to boost the net worth of How Ridiculous. 

Glimpses to the subscribers’ growth of How Ridiculous 

Net Worth of How Ridiculous 

According to the year 2023, the net worth of How Ridiculous estimated to reach up to $7 Million USD. Currently, the net worth is estimated to be ranging between $1.5 Million USD to $2 Million USD. The trio of How Ridiculous earns from their YouTube as well as the merch named Rexy clothing. They even earn their honorarium from brand endorsements. 

Ankit Kataria

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