# I did a thing: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-11-06, I did a thing has 5,660,000 subscribers, 852,870,538 total views, and 125 videos. It ranks #7,467 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [I did a thing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for I did a thing is “I made a fully automatic hammer”, a long-form video published Aug 14, 2026.
- These are I did a thing’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 6, 2022 and Aug 14, 2026 (28 long-form videos and 20 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 5,718,147. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Hidden motorbike chain Axe” (36,915,391 views, Jun 8, 2023). Least viewed: “Making a 2000rpm birthing machine” (2,252,647 views, Mar 7, 2026).
- Median length: 18:11 for 28 long-form videos; 0:52 for 20 Shorts.
- In this sample, I did a thing’s consecutive uploads were a median of 17 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 96 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 7, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [I made a fully automatic hammer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/-Ft5BrmUg1I/) | 2026-08-14 | Long-form | 4,513,472 | 18:32 | 1.13x |
| [My Homemade Jet Boat Is Terrifying](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/qcPS9KKJ5Vg/) | 2026-05-22 | Long-form | 5,830,951 | 22:40 | 1.45x |
| [Making a 2000rpm birthing machine](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/AFNmwFpyB3E/) | 2026-03-07 | Long-form | 2,252,647 | 17:25 | 0.56x |
| [Very Powerful Nerf](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/wxErZj7KCeA/) | 2025-12-12 | Short | 3,368,624 | 0:41 | 0.66x |
| [I Farmed Crabs In My Garage. Was It Worth It?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/b96uyn_5Q6Y/) | 2025-11-21 | Long-form | 4,136,420 | 24:09 | 0.98x |
| [Making a headset thats illegal in every country](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/HaC58c4_n7g/) | 2025-08-17 | Long-form | 2,276,016 | 18:30 | 0.56x |
| [tooth wrench](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/9FTzaNNwfOo/) | 2025-07-02 | Short | 3,859,572 | 0:29 | 0.65x |
| [Burning down my new house to prove a point](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/TcHdXpi0MSc/) | 2025-05-20 | Long-form | 3,271,612 | 17:28 | 0.73x |
| [Putting a homemade jet engine on a swing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/ksw3V8MXZKw/) | 2025-04-02 | Long-form | 5,688,090 | 22:59 | 1.18x |
| [Handheld vortex cannon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/80w3UsJKv3Y/) | 2025-02-18 | Short | 2,848,379 | 0:50 | - |
| [Liar, Liar, Pants on fire!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/eacQol2KFOA/) | 2025-02-08 | Long-form | 3,876,352 | 34:23 | 0.81x |
| [i made a laser hairdresser that cut off my head](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/HvgmyUAkmco/) | 2024-12-23 | Long-form | 3,342,077 | 14:20 | 0.65x |
| [chinese sausage trap](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/0sfxuw5PKVI/) | 2024-12-10 | Short | 6,384,535 | 0:51 | 1.08x |
| [How many fish does it take to pull my boat?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/0vfiR7Z0msQ/) | 2024-10-31 | Long-form | 5,005,015 | 17:30 | 0.93x |
| [I forged a Gun-Blade](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/YIjL3Zl7-BE/) | 2024-09-15 | Long-form | 4,294,938 | 17:03 | 0.78x |
| [I made the worlds most powerful soccer shoe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/Sfpr_S8nVLA/) | 2024-06-22 | Long-form | 5,748,204 | 21:30 | 1.02x |
| [Can this forgotten invention save your life?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/cLl95jjlw0s/) | 2024-04-06 | Long-form | 5,291,952 | 20:16 | 0.88x |
| [Making a speargun to catch twice as many fish](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/yA1GhMqaQao/) | 2024-02-16 | Long-form | 3,721,069 | 32:49 | 0.57x |
| [I put a ballista on my car](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/Y5RQgchauHs/) | 2023-12-08 | Long-form | 4,602,712 | 20:04 | 0.67x |
| [I Made a Spring Trap that Breaks Your Legs!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/purSYm87Cas/) | 2023-11-29 | Long-form | 5,492,276 | 11:12 | 0.8x |
| [Veritasium was wrong!!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/AiY7riVjaB8/) | 2023-11-17 | Long-form | 7,146,309 | 16:48 | 0.99x |
| [I Made My Giant Beyblade Way Too Powerful!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/FRxmR0ICvTM/) | 2023-10-07 | Long-form | 6,446,519 | 20:42 | 0.86x |
| [I made a toilet seat that weighs your......](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/kJmGVRfF1u8/) | 2023-09-28 | Short | 3,219,151 | 1:00 | 1.06x |
| [Pizza axe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/wmLmhyPDsNo/) | 2023-09-15 | Short | 21,484,291 | 1:00 | 7.06x |
| [Who solved my $5000 puzzle??!!!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/p6s09W7m15k/) | 2023-09-12 | Short | 3,716,592 | 0:59 | 1.22x |
| [I regret making your horrible video ideas](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/Jf4GBKmU8Ww/) | 2023-09-02 | Long-form | 5,565,695 | 17:53 | 0.73x |
| [My giant nail clippers can cut off fingers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/AcAsft7r5n0/) | 2023-08-26 | Short | 10,667,524 | 1:00 | 3.51x |
| [I made a spring axe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/zj1Yk-EZrSE/) | 2023-08-19 | Short | 15,668,901 | 0:38 | 5.15x |
| [My kettle screams like a man burning alive](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/Z33HIAFuKoQ/) | 2023-08-08 | Short | 7,156,274 | 0:57 | 2.35x |
| [Can a Mudcrab cut off your finger?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/H87IqpM3L6U/) | 2023-07-23 | Long-form | 6,629,587 | 24:55 | 0.87x |
| [Making a Plasma Hacksaw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/op7bt_vLsGM/) | 2023-07-11 | Short | 5,454,724 | 0:49 | 1.79x |
| [Circular Saw Throwing Device](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/jx-frsSYFsw/) | 2023-07-03 | Short | 4,745,546 | 0:53 | 1.56x |
| [Making a Man Catcher Spear](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/ai3puX7fIMI/) | 2023-06-26 | Short | 2,483,400 | 0:31 | - |
| [Should police start using Man Catchers?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/ApbsDH2eWng/) | 2023-06-26 | Long-form | 7,752,439 | 17:22 | 1.01x |
| [Making a trap for car thief](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/LLXvCrIH1sY/) | 2023-06-20 | Short | 13,119,160 | 1:00 | 4.31x |
| [Hidden motorbike chain Axe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/EGvxJ5qWYH0/) | 2023-06-08 | Short | 36,915,391 | 0:47 | 12.14x |
| [I made the worlds most dangerous pool stick](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/cr1KaZ11KCo/) | 2023-05-21 | Long-form | 12,996,264 | 19:17 | 1.75x |
| [My pressure washer is a gun](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/mGfBe8ZdLws/) | 2023-05-04 | Short | 22,532,651 | 0:51 | 7.41x |
| [Can crusher vs human hand](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/uVDdo6xbPRI/) | 2023-04-25 | Short | 33,947,914 | 0:58 | 11.16x |
| [Making throwing stars out of metal cans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/809rN1f8gLU/) | 2023-04-11 | Short | 21,026,343 | 0:49 | 6.91x |
| [How many pressure washers does it take to fly?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/lKNB3ZeTYiI/) | 2023-04-01 | Long-form | 19,940,923 | 16:21 | 2.66x |
| [Making an Axe Leg Kicker](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/FhDP97vfJPo/) | 2023-03-11 | Short | 35,897,980 | 0:59 | 11.8x |
| [I made an exoskeleton for my leg](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/i5XNBYa7U0Y/) | 2023-02-24 | Short | 8,618,531 | 0:59 | 2.83x |
| [I made an illegal home security sytem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/o8sj7uxLg88/) | 2023-02-15 | Long-form | 7,306,630 | 16:16 | 0.98x |
| [Using a robot to cheat in a boxing match!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/QNuu8KTUEwU/) | 2022-12-21 | Long-form | 4,842,016 | 22:45 | 0.63x |
| [I made hermit crabs armor then released them!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/SYZUBG-YLc0/) | 2022-11-19 | Long-form | 13,570,753 | 14:31 | 1.71x |
| [I made your worst video ideas](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/Ag-909TI-XY/) | 2022-09-24 | Long-form | 10,531,741 | 16:54 | - |
| [I put a gun on a robot dog](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ididathing/videos/0rliFQ0qyAM/) | 2022-08-06 | Long-form | 7,535,708 | 17:23 | - |

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