Mountain throws come with a drone lesson on How Ridiculous
Editor Jack explains the circling camera work behind the Australian trio's Lesotho challenge.
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Random Things Vs Mountain! Longest Throw Wins
Throwing things down a mountain creates a second challenge: keeping a camera close enough to follow them. In the description of "Random Things Vs Mountain! Longest Throw Wins", How Ridiculous editor Jack explains why the footage takes viewers around in circles.
A conventional drone couldn't keep up, he writes, so pilot Seth used an FPV drone with a camera fixed to the aircraft rather than stabilized on a gimbal. Tilting backward to slow down would point that camera toward the sky. Circling the moving objects lets Seth adjust his speed while keeping them in frame. It's a useful little behind-the-scenes companion to a longest-throw contest.
The trio posted nothing new this week, but the catalog collected about 3.6 million views. "GOODBYE BALL 😂☄️" is the channel's most active upload, drawing more daily views than either the mountain challenge or "Can We Catch It On The Other Side?" The latter also credits a stay at Semonkong Lodge, with flying-disc tags hinting at the kind of catching problem involved.
The subscriber count held at 24 million, while daily viewing is a little below its usual level. Nearby in channel size, Ryan Trahan had a much busier viewing week and added subscribers. For How Ridiculous, this was an upload break with an unusually practical extra tucked into the mountain video's description: an explanation of how to film objects that won't obligingly slow down.
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Jack explains that Seth used an FPV drone because a conventional drone couldn't keep up with the objects.





