Famous youtuber Grant Thompson "The King of Random" dies in paragliding accident
After rumors and confusion due to another paragliding accident that occurred recently, finally the great community of Grant Thompson followers received the painful confirmation of the death of this influencer, one of the most loved and respected of the YouTube video platform and with great number of followers on other social networks.
The confirmation came from Mark, brother of the youtuber, who explained that Grant Thompson started in the world of paragliding five months ago and had made some flights, suddenly he was showing a lot of interest in skydiving and flying. For its part, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said that on Monday they received an alert for a paraglider that had not returned, waited an hour trying to reach Grant's cell phone and then began the search.
His channel "The King of Random" of experiments and tricks started in 2010.
From the beginning, Grant Thompson started his channel focused on doing Mc Gyver-type science experiments, millions of users soon became interested in the clarity with which he explained and debunked myths, as well as the fun science games and tricks he taught to do. In a short time he had 11 million followers on YouTube, in other networks such as Instagram he had almost 390,000 followers!
At the beginning, this news was taken with skepticism and nervousness by the followers of Thompson, it would not be the first time that other Youtubers begin to roll news like this, somehow they boost their channels and end up clarifying as if nothing. On the platform some of his fans began to upload videos with titles such as "Where's Grant Thompson?"; "Is Grant Thompson's death real?" or "How did Grant Thompson die?"
Unfortunately, the answer to all those videos and questions came in a message posted on the verified Instagram account The King of Random:
"It is very sad to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night. Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts on Grant and the channel in the comments. Do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random. Grant's legacy will live on in the canal and in the global community he created".
Family man doing fun science on YouTube
It is difficult to fit the style of The King of Random in the world of modern youtubers, he was close to 40 years old, with a wife and 4 children of whom he was always proud, and his videos always left some interesting teaching along with fun, perhaps This explains the respect that was had in the community, it was not simple entertainment or silly videos, The King of Random made a space with fascinating creations.
His most viewed video "How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy!" (later copied by other youtubers) accumulated more than 34 million visits in a few days. In a later video, the influencer also teaches his followers how to make the molds he uses to make the LEGO pieces.
The King of Random Video "How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy!" (How to make Lego pieces with gummies)
After the confirmation of his death, messages of condolence from followers and youtubers followed, showing the quality of the content that he provided throughout his time on the platform and other networks:
"It's very sad to hear about the tragic passing of YouTube's The King of Ramdon, Grant Thompson." He was passionate and fearless with videos that inspired millions of future scientists. You are gone too soon, but the HUGE positive impact you had will be felt for a long time.” says one of the moved messages on the video platform.
It is possible that at the time of his death, Grant Thompson was preparing some other interesting video from the air, the agents who managed to locate his body and the destroyed paraglider thanks to the GPS, also found a device to record video.
His fans will forever admire Grant Thompson's work, it is valuable proof that you can become an influencer by uploading fascinating material. It's the kind of legacies that don't fade, which is why it will always be The King of Random.