# Simple Idea: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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

As of 2026-10-29, Simple Idea has 1,910,000 subscribers, 1,911,064,532 total views, and 169 videos. It ranks #33,486 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Simple Idea](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/). 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 Simple Idea is “How a Winchester works \| Rifle”, a Short published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Simple Idea’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Dec 10, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026 (17 long-form videos and 31 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 25,213. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Winchester 1873 (The Gun That Won the West shorts) #Winchester” (22,002,905 views, Dec 20, 2025). Least viewed: “DIY Secret Safe — YouTube Gold Button” (951 views, Jul 14, 2026).
- Median length: 0:40 for 17 long-form videos; 0:09 for 31 Shorts.
- In this sample, Simple Idea’s consecutive uploads were a median of 3 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 53 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 30, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [How a Winchester works \| Rifle](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/yLUSvblF6dc/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 8,220 | 0:06 | - |
| [How a Winchester 1873 works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/fqIfzQJcMf4/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 4,404 | 0:39 | - |
| [How a Winchester 1873 works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/4vPIiuldbdk/) | 2026-10-21 | Long-form | 3,354 | 1:00 | - |
| [How a Revolver Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/0QFHR7ZvqR0/) | 2026-10-11 | Short | 7,998 | 0:19 | - |
| [How a Revolver Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/jnfWEn_U1zg/) | 2026-09-30 | Long-form | 4,181 | 0:40 | - |
| [How a Revolver Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/mNrsHPYCUS0/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 17,042 | 0:06 | - |
| [How a Revolver Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/95Lf5SNoeeY/) | 2026-09-29 | Long-form | 3,131 | 1:09 | 1.89x |
| [Smith & Wesson Model 500 Revolver (Test)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/gXE325NSckE/) | 2026-09-22 | Long-form | 3,755 | 0:43 | - |
| [How a Pistol Works - Wood pistol DIY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/1fz1QAUpyrM/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 13,337 | 1:08 | 9.05x |
| [DIY Secret Wooden Safe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/ODXsFuARJmQ/) | 2026-07-31 | Short | 6,614,838 | 0:05 | >100x |
| [YouTube Gold Play Button](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/e6S1CKv_78M/) | 2026-07-21 | Short | 6,747 | 0:12 | - |
| [DIY Secret Safe — YouTube Gold Button](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/CMtty8HGiYI/) | 2026-07-14 | Long-form | 951 | 1:27 | - |
| [DIY Secret Wooden Padlock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/6giL3YHnSqM/) | 2026-07-13 | Short | 14,267,071 | 0:09 | >100x |
| [How SD Card Slot Works, Push Push Mechanism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/-PeEZr266KE/) | 2026-07-10 | Short | 50,839 | 0:09 | 1.22x |
| [How SD Card Slot Works, Push Push Mechanism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/vaJJZPEDlbc/) | 2026-07-10 | Long-form | 2,824 | 0:21 | - |
| [DIY Padlock Wooden](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/gtgjapPB5mY/) | 2026-07-07 | Short | 7,597,284 | 0:09 | >100x |
| [How a Trap Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/Ub_It2zfcFE/) | 2026-06-30 | Short | 183,751 | 0:05 | 4.35x |
| [How a Trap Works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/wKA83TZ9EEw/) | 2026-06-30 | Long-form | 5,372 | 0:14 | - |
| [Giant Pumpkin Pollination #Giant #Pumpkin](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/pp8ueK7R1eo/) | 2026-06-25 | Short | 19,012 | 0:20 | - |
| [Giant Pumpkin Pollination](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/sc7iNz4r3SE/) | 2026-06-22 | Short | 20,368 | 0:25 | - |
| [DIY Bottle Cap Opener](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/LkB8h7-o5tk/) | 2026-04-30 | Short | 35,768 | 0:28 | - |
| [DIY Wooden Padlock, Minimal Mechanism](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/Dw4i72GswBE/) | 2026-04-28 | Short | 45,790 | 0:10 | - |
| [Simple Secret Lock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/qztsuU2zeFg/) | 2026-04-26 | Long-form | 2,786 | 0:24 | - |
| [Simple Secret Lock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/IrKL8Taisnk/) | 2026-04-26 | Short | 38,805 | 0:11 | - |
| [Simple DIY Secret Gate Lock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/EeF2tgdCHCs/) | 2026-04-24 | Short | 58,093 | 0:11 | 1.05x |
| [Secret Weapon, Key Gun, Pistol](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/Ee3tnPr4Ml4/) | 2026-04-02 | Long-form | 2,075 | 0:18 | - |
| [Secret Weapon, Key Gun, Pistol](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/vKXY-1fRLaU/) | 2026-04-02 | Short | 37,129 | 0:07 | - |
| [Desert Eagle Wooden Pistol](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/deXGCVqNZpo/) | 2026-03-24 | Short | 68,241 | 0:07 | - |
| [Desert Eagle Pistol, Gun](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/kWW1NzNw1GY/) | 2026-03-20 | Short | 61,783 | 0:08 | - |
| [How a Desert Eagle works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/kUqmM_FjukY/) | 2026-03-19 | Short | 109,906 | 0:07 | - |
| [Desert Eagle Wooden Gun](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/oEaiWEbIwXY/) | 2026-03-18 | Short | 30,058 | 0:07 | - |
| [Desert Eagle Wooden Pistol, Gun](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/C_cm4n7JJ-Y/) | 2026-03-18 | Long-form | 2,365 | 0:26 | - |
| [Wooden Safe DIY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/Ag5BiE2GL48/) | 2026-02-25 | Short | 59,662 | 0:06 | - |
| [DIY Wooden Padlocks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/Aj5iys0YxyA/) | 2026-02-21 | Short | 54,680 | 0:08 | - |
| [DIY Wooden Padlocks, lock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/5cz-4o5AoAY/) | 2026-02-18 | Short | 7,762,640 | 0:10 | 25.98x |
| [How anAK 47 works animation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/48HVa1HhNuI/) | 2026-02-14 | Short | 45,614 | 0:09 | - |
| [Automatic gate latch, DIY](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/kNDhjVhJdCc/) | 2026-02-13 | Short | 356,703 | 0:07 | 1.89x |
| [AK-47 trigger mechanism #AKM #AK74](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/QoW1caw1E1Q/) | 2026-02-10 | Short | 134,708 | 0:09 | 1.17x |
| [The 5 Best Weapons in the World](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/eKimAprCy1s/) | 2026-02-07 | Long-form | 2,284 | 1:20 | 2.13x |
| [How an Ak-47 works](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/mxhkuPVmG5A/) | 2026-02-06 | Long-form | 3,262 | 0:31 | - |
| [How an AK-47 works #Kalashnikov #AKM](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/SrOZHqfKHQA/) | 2026-02-06 | Short | 240,964 | 0:10 | 2.35x |
| [Makarov Pistol vs Colt M1911 #DIY #WOOD](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/50WRsI1VvIw/) | 2025-12-26 | Short | 983,423 | 0:15 | 15.15x |
| [Makarov pistol, PM #Makarov #pistol #PM shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/ntzyyhSI9Ws/) | 2025-12-25 | Short | 605,942 | 0:08 | 5.44x |
| [How a Makarov pistol works, PM #Makarov #pistol #PM](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/1Mu5_uTSBDI/) | 2025-12-25 | Long-form | 4,070 | 0:18 | - |
| [Soft Body Tetris, Korobeiniki](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/cZrgNqVPHQY/) | 2025-12-23 | Long-form | 1,928 | 0:59 | - |
| [Winchester 1873 (The Gun That Won the West shorts) #Winchester](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/KlYtZG-f5mE/) | 2025-12-20 | Short | 22,002,905 | 0:09 | >100x |
| [How a Winchester 1873 works (The Gun That Won the West)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/6VEufKSOfog/) | 2025-12-20 | Long-form | 18,574 | 0:30 | - |
| [3d modeling on ipad #shapr3d](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simple.ideass/videos/iUbXLvG7PyA/) | 2025-12-10 | Long-form | 984 | 1:37 | - |

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