The YouTube group How Ridiculous have set one of the most visually impressive world records on the books by sinking a 593 foot basketball shot.
The Australian group traveled to the Mauvoisin Dam in Valais, Switzerland to achieve the feat. And the most impressive thing about it? The successful make came in only the group’s third attempt. I can’t even shoot that good of a percentage from the regulation free throw line!
Watch as the shot takes into account all the forces of nature at work, taking a left hand turn right towards the hoop seconds before the nothing-but-net swish. The scenery isn’t bad either.
The shot set a new official Guinness World Record, continuing quite the American-Australian rivalry between the How Ridiculous group and Dude Perfect. This makes the second time that How Ridiculous have taken the record after Dude Perfect had grabbed the crown with a 533 foot shot earlier this year.
Australian YouTube stars How Ridiculous have made a name for themselves by breaking, and re-breaking, the record for the Greatest height from which a basketball is shot.
First achieving the title back in 2011 with a 66.89 m (219 ft 5 in) shot, the basketball fans went on to better their score twice – before American YouTubers Dude Perfect broke their record from a height of 162.458 m (533 ft) earlier this year.
However, the How Ridiculous gang – consisting of Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and Scott Gaunson – were determined to win their title back.
With an incredible new attempt at Mauvoisin Dam in Valais, Switzerland, the trick shot stars managed to net a basketball from a staggering height of 180.968 m (593.73 ft) against a stunning backdrop of valleys and water in the Swiss Alps.
It’s now up to Dude Perfect to answer the call, take back the record for tallest basketball shot once again, and Make America Great Again… or something like that. A nation is counting on you, viral YouTube sensations.
H/T Gizmodo