# Not What You Think: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-28, Not What You Think has 3,460,000 subscribers, 3,704,678,191 total views, and 1,160 videos. It ranks #15,166 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Not What You Think](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/). 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 Not What You Think is “Helicopter Drone Carrier”, a Short published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Not What You Think’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Aug 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (5 long-form videos and 43 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 622,238. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Helicopter That Lost Its Radioactive Blades” (13,680,018 views, Sep 8, 2026). Least viewed: “Flying Robot Dogs” (74,604 views, Oct 6, 2026).
- Median length: 17:37 for 5 long-form videos; 1:03 for 43 Shorts.
- In this sample, Not What You Think’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 4 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Helicopter Drone Carrier](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/hQtdbzY-eIk/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 76,003 | 1:11 | - |
| [How Aircraft Shoot Backwards](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/7Mtowi24jOo/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 360,820 | 1:06 | 1.97x |
| [When a Torpedo Falls From The Sky](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/CA5t7PD1uFM/) | 2026-10-26 | Short | 279,120 | 1:08 | 1.28x |
| [How this Boeing 747 Ended Up at the Bottom of a Lagoon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/dlKcpO4BstA/) | 2026-10-25 | Short | 129,607 | 1:01 | - |
| [The WWII Bomb Designed to Bounce on Water](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/atfisvSvhOs/) | 2026-10-24 | Short | 76,239 | 1:15 | - |
| [The US Air Force Is About to Go Blind](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/_FKy19dShZI/) | 2026-10-23 | Long-form | 625,194 | 19:35 | 1.96x |
| [Aircraft with a Fake Cockpit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/CHMb6mTnVtM/) | 2026-10-22 | Short | 404,704 | 1:01 | 1.19x |
| [The Devastating Fire That Killed a Ship at Home](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/TswxCSWnOIM/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 96,513 | 1:11 | - |
| [The Missile That Turns Sideways -- The Onyx](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/yg5q6OBbFoI/) | 2026-10-20 | Short | 308,413 | 1:10 | 1.06x |
| [Why F-35B Cannot Land on Supercarriers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/ccPNdTP07n0/) | 2026-10-19 | Short | 448,681 | 1:15 | 1.34x |
| [Why US Marines are Pepper Sprayed in the Face](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/6MyfgTp4Hug/) | 2026-10-18 | Short | 85,987 | 1:10 | - |
| [The Completely Legal Way to Derail a Moving Train](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/-T2JftnxnWQ/) | 2026-10-17 | Short | 237,182 | 0:46 | - |
| [Why You Shouldn't Buy the Flying Tesla Roadster](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/eCcQiDXGxII/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 1,410,879 | 0:56 | 4x |
| [Why Javelin Doesn't Work Twice a Day](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/gsUsZLv7Ts0/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 1,847,245 | 1:07 | 5.2x |
| [Pissing Gun vs. Pooping Bomb](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/1EAvswoDiw0/) | 2026-10-13 | Short | 619,282 | 0:58 | 1.74x |
| [This Japanese Frigate is INSANE!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/rv5oMhQDB2A/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 87,700 | 0:58 | - |
| [The End of the Ticonderoga-Class Cruiser](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/3WCeAkAKU78/) | 2026-10-11 | Short | 284,637 | 0:54 | - |
| [The Largest Air-Cushion Vehicle on Earth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/H7zwUgUKFiY/) | 2026-10-10 | Short | 153,570 | 1:01 | - |
| [Why F-35B Can't Land on American Supercarriers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/NxsYhM89B4M/) | 2026-10-09 | Long-form | 898,053 | 14:13 | 3.23x |
| [Legal Vandalism in The Bronx](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/CdvuV5Qnajs/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 426,397 | 1:03 | - |
| [Fuel Accident in the Wings](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/KB2GgAxIEp8/) | 2026-10-07 | Short | 2,355,721 | 1:17 | 5.75x |
| [Flying Robot Dogs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/hObli0KuCKE/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 74,604 | 0:55 | - |
| [Thrust Vectoring and Stealth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/U1atFwzdSb0/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 296,247 | 0:57 | - |
| [What color is afterburner?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/zfATGzLlqQk/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 1,673,643 | 0:42 | 1.77x |
| [How Many Shots Does it Take to Sink a Frigate?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/bl4mHhmjOPk/) | 2026-09-30 | Short | 576,085 | 1:29 | - |
| [Why Japan has no warships](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/daeMcYJmoVc/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 435,251 | 0:47 | - |
| [How to make Shock Diamonds](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/dixOIwy9_Ks/) | 2026-09-28 | Short | 121,498 | 0:59 | - |
| [The 3rd Most Powerful Navy on Earth Doesn’t "Officially" Exist](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/XLydRVEokJM/) | 2026-09-25 | Long-form | 1,847,088 | 17:37 | 6.39x |
| [A Radioactive Reaction Video](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/M5l0I-wnBYI/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 553,573 | 1:29 | - |
| [The Worst Tires for the Fastest Airplane](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/KaKYNeQUAzs/) | 2026-09-23 | Short | 1,329,464 | 1:19 | 0.75x |
| [What with the Vectis Drone?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/ycmIVCt2LOY/) | 2026-09-22 | Short | 402,026 | 0:59 | - |
| [When a Russian Submarine Sinks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/gFpqAc5tK4Q/) | 2026-09-21 | Short | 5,324,395 | 0:54 | 3.02x |
| [Spy Plane That Was Allergic to Tap Water](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/vPxoJC8OUyA/) | 2026-09-17 | Short | 1,551,596 | 1:22 | 0.88x |
| [Tank vs. Old House](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/4J3Q24Zhrek/) | 2026-09-16 | Short | 1,970,752 | 1:27 | 0.99x |
| [Not a Hazing Ritual](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/wApIZXztdOI/) | 2026-09-15 | Short | 682,402 | 1:09 | - |
| [How Hollywood LIED About the SR-71](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/GHCtCgvl3y0/) | 2026-09-14 | Short | 1,998,315 | 0:57 | 1.22x |
| [Why SR-71 Tires Self-Destroyed When Parked](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/-qX9YMA70D8/) | 2026-09-11 | Long-form | 943,455 | 16:56 | 3.93x |
| [B-1B vs. 45 Caliber Bullet](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/e1eoqm_BUUk/) | 2026-09-10 | Short | 988,136 | 0:35 | - |
| [When Helicopters Run Out of Fuel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/otymauxu3Ro/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 7,375,332 | 1:08 | 4.27x |
| [The Helicopter That Lost Its Radioactive Blades](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/N6K1aJWYXmE/) | 2026-09-08 | Short | 13,680,018 | 1:17 | 11.95x |
| [Polish Navy's Underwater Fu*k-up](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/VqlpTMXBSnI/) | 2026-09-07 | Short | 842,627 | 1:07 | - |
| [Why This Helicopter Carries Radioactive Blades at All Times](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/TpRxXv7JwlM/) | 2026-09-04 | Long-form | 666,034 | 19:41 | 3.07x |
| [Air Burst Rounds vs. Cluster Munitions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/P-92fxQ2tvE/) | 2026-09-03 | Short | 559,302 | 1:02 | - |
| [Fake Tank. Real Missile.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/rW2qpOVNQL0/) | 2026-09-02 | Short | 2,187,186 | 0:35 | 1.91x |
| [The Helmet That Banned Pilots](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/rGakOE5pk9I/) | 2026-09-01 | Short | 2,551,336 | 1:24 | 2.25x |
| [The Math Behind 2x Firepower](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/AhdpDuC-tIw/) | 2026-08-31 | Short | 817,144 | 0:45 | - |
| [Aircraft Stuck in Mud](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/5LQT8XzR66U/) | 2026-08-28 | Short | 1,267,365 | 0:59 | 1.34x |
| [Why Helicopters Can Lift More External Load Than Internally](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/u-Fkd73fvdE/) | 2026-08-27 | Short | 627,300 | 1:07 | - |

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