# Cool Ideas: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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

As of 2026-10-28, Cool Ideas has 787,000 subscribers, 248,035,268 total views, and 374 videos. It ranks #95,450 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Cool Ideas](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/). 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 Cool Ideas is “3 Unique DIY Electric Boats from Popsicle Sticks”, a long-form video published Oct 28, 2026.
- These are Cool Ideas’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 16, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026 (44 long-form videos and 4 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 14,804. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “How to Make an Elastic Band Paddle Boat \| DIY Wooden Boat” (1,860,592 views, Jul 25, 2026). Least viewed: “3 Unique DIY Electric Boats from Popsicle Sticks” (319 views, Oct 28, 2026).
- Median length: 8:08 for 44 long-form videos; 0:31 for 4 Shorts.
- In this sample, Cool Ideas’s consecutive uploads were a median of 2 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 7 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [3 Unique DIY Electric Boats from Popsicle Sticks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/KjIamLswXnQ/) | 2026-10-28 | Long-form | 319 | 23:23 | - |
| [DIY Super Snappers Made from Pop Pop Crackers & Leaf!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/c5B4_5tv670/) | 2026-10-28 | Short | 47,830 | 0:36 | 11.89x |
| [DIY Super Snapper Made from Pop Pop Crackers!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/eif8MZKrRBU/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 69,097 | 0:27 | 11.04x |
| [How to Make a ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS \| Easy DIY Cardboard Cars](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/AEvMrqljK4Y/) | 2026-10-26 | Long-form | 1,738 | 31:31 | - |
| [How to Make a Big Hot Air Balloon at Home \| Easy DIY Sky Lantern with Paper](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/b9dTG8If-i4/) | 2026-10-25 | Long-form | 1,190 | 4:03 | - |
| [5 DIY PAPER BOAT Making Using Recycled Materials](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/H8mqs_XotTY/) | 2026-10-22 | Long-form | 5,477 | 32:07 | 1.04x |
| [7 DIY ELECTRIC BOAT Making Using Recycled Materials](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/WnuSghG7RLs/) | 2026-10-20 | Long-form | 47,349 | 31:45 | 8.68x |
| [How to Make a Cardboard SUV CAR \| DIY Thar Roxx](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/gKLzCFEE82k/) | 2026-10-17 | Long-form | 1,869 | 5:26 | - |
| [7 DIY Flying Helicopter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/dpxKV3RQNmo/) | 2026-10-14 | Long-form | 4,971 | 18:23 | 1.01x |
| [6 Easy DIY BOATS That Actually Float](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/xHsW9MqrJkw/) | 2026-10-11 | Long-form | 11,268 | 27:08 | 2.04x |
| [How To Make a Boat With Cardboard \| DIY Sailing Ship](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/mXrGtH5L7DU/) | 2026-10-06 | Long-form | 20,333 | 10:55 | 3.58x |
| [6 AWESOME DIY INVENTIONS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/qRltvlxx218/) | 2026-10-03 | Long-form | 5,056 | 8:14 | - |
| [How to make a Cardboard Truck with DC Motor and 9v Battery \| DIY Bolero Pik-Up](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/_lybbNtx1cM/) | 2026-09-27 | Long-form | 5,917 | 5:27 | - |
| [How to Make a Remote Control Paper Drone That Flies \| DIY RC Drone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/N3M4OSJsBpg/) | 2026-09-23 | Long-form | 6,825 | 4:28 | - |
| [How to Make a Houseboat with Popsicle Sticks That Floats \| DIY DC Motor Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/35TkD7mTizs/) | 2026-09-20 | Long-form | 9,995 | 11:30 | - |
| [We Made World's BIGGEST Kite! 🪁 \| Will It Actually Fly? 😱](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/f0nwhpQMLCM/) | 2026-09-19 | Long-form | 2,138 | 11:22 | - |
| [How to Make a Robot out of Cardboard (Very Simple )](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/ViGYeCryC-Q/) | 2026-09-12 | Long-form | 6,092 | 8:01 | - |
| [10 AWESOME DIY INVENTIONS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/sL_kXeuEnuc/) | 2026-09-08 | Long-form | 5,095 | 26:06 | - |
| [How to Make a Paper Titanic Ship That Floats \| DIY Electric Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/avqk3UKtfco/) | 2026-09-05 | Long-form | 12,839 | 10:12 | - |
| [How to Make a Mini Refrigerator at Home \| DIY Portable Fridge](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/MwZqWynnj1Q/) | 2026-09-01 | Long-form | 33,487 | 8:02 | - |
| [How to Make a Pencil Motorcycle at Home \| DIY DC Motor Bike](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/9ejV8fwaAgo/) | 2026-08-29 | Long-form | 377,680 | 5:01 | 8.89x |
| [How to Make a Pirate Ship with Cardboard That Floats \| DIY Sailing Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/yMG_fRvfcSk/) | 2026-08-26 | Long-form | 43,041 | 8:31 | 1.49x |
| [COCA COLA vs MENTOS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/Cbt3HQId95s/) | 2026-08-22 | Long-form | 41,019 | 3:15 | 1.19x |
| [COCA COLA AND MENTOS VS SPRITE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/G2doNedQKu0/) | 2026-08-21 | Long-form | 21,456 | 5:30 | 1.25x |
| [How to Make a Rowing Boat with Robot Driver \| DIY Popsicle Stick Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/5gTTsCAvepo/) | 2026-08-19 | Long-form | 14,062 | 6:31 | - |
| [How to Make an Electric Paper Boat That Floats \| DIY Paper Boat with DC Motor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/quPiGfEeMIk/) | 2026-08-17 | Long-form | 60,944 | 5:16 | 2.45x |
| [How to Make a High-Speed Plastic Bottle Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/vVbeAUjNmnk/) | 2026-08-14 | Long-form | 44,434 | 3:23 | 2.52x |
| [How to Make a Cardboard Electric Boat That Actually Floats!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/m2hwLsdC9lI/) | 2026-08-12 | Long-form | 45,763 | 5:03 | 2.59x |
| [Experiment: Coca Cola and Mentos and Baking Soda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/Yhg7LBSmQyk/) | 2026-08-10 | Long-form | 6,164 | 5:20 | - |
| [How to Make an Ice Cream Machine with Cardboard \| DIY Homemade Ice Cream Dispenser](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/PkJ9Ux88Uh0/) | 2026-08-09 | Long-form | 3,178 | 8:44 | - |
| [How to Make RC Monster Truck with Cardboard at Home \| DIY Remote Control Electric Car](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/WQkYN7kJJ_8/) | 2026-08-07 | Long-form | 10,599 | 8:25 | - |
| [How to Make an Electric Sports Car with Cardboard \| DIY DC Motor Car at Home](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/_I7Y10wzUmg/) | 2026-08-06 | Long-form | 97,885 | 3:52 | 3.25x |
| [XXL FANTA ROCKET with MENTOS](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/ElIwb7Dy_f8/) | 2026-08-05 | Long-form | 11,202 | 15:20 | - |
| [How to Make A Chocolate Vending Machine From Cardboard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/jvGehb_Fjsg/) | 2026-08-03 | Long-form | 38,460 | 4:19 | - |
| [DIY HELICOPTER WITH PLASTIC BOTTLE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/mlSbG9rTGkE/) | 2026-08-02 | Short | 9,702 | 0:53 | - |
| [How to Make a Drone at Home \| DIY Popsicle Stick Mini Quadcopter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/Rxoc2KunP2I/) | 2026-08-01 | Long-form | 10,451 | 3:01 | - |
| [How to Make a Pepsi Cycle Rickshaw with Pedaling Robot \| DIY Ice Cream Trolley from Pepsi Cans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/-H-wT3v4M2Q/) | 2026-07-31 | Long-form | 24,010 | 10:06 | - |
| [How to Make a Helicopter with Matchbox \| 2 Easy DIY Helicopters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/6r3ANSYaym4/) | 2026-07-30 | Long-form | 31,123 | 8:57 | - |
| [DIY SIMPLE SLINGSHOT](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/wY0Hg7Nb9EI/) | 2026-07-29 | Short | 13,312 | 0:23 | - |
| [XXL Coca Cola Rocket with Mentos](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/bxFnInKVVyU/) | 2026-07-29 | Long-form | 28,762 | 17:37 | - |
| [How to Make a Wrist Slingshot from Coca-Cola Cans](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/xa31IVNfjrQ/) | 2026-07-27 | Long-form | 15,546 | 6:10 | - |
| [How to Make an Elastic Band Paddle Boat \| DIY Wooden Boat](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/FUMIFw_SH5c/) | 2026-07-25 | Long-form | 1,860,592 | 6:03 | 38.85x |
| [How to Make a RC Car From Cardboard \| DIY Homemade Remote Control Car](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/lDabfYjrFAg/) | 2026-07-24 | Long-form | 49,740 | 6:18 | 1.08x |
| [How to Make a TRAIN with Pepsi Cans 🚂 Simple & Easy DIY Homemade Toy Train Step-by-Step](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/l6HIHpKAN9Y/) | 2026-07-22 | Long-form | 10,927 | 8:00 | - |
| [How to Make HIGH-SPEED BOAT from Pepsi Cans! \| DIY DC Motor Boat Making](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/1Jci6n17BcU/) | 2026-07-20 | Long-form | 415,800 | 8:58 | 9.16x |
| [XXL Pepsi Rocket with Mentos and Coca Cola](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/D8eHbMQkhH8/) | 2026-07-19 | Long-form | 22,318 | 18:03 | - |
| [How To Make A Coin Bank From Cardboard \| Easy & Awesome Cardboard Project](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/AKgAty9NntM/) | 2026-07-18 | Long-form | 72,309 | 3:50 | 1.62x |
| [Experiment LAVA vs ELECTRIC EEL Underground](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thecoolideas/videos/eYwgUhC8134/) | 2026-07-16 | Long-form | 491,206 | 33:27 | 10.91x |

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