These guys broke the world record for the highest basketball shot

Truly epic.
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Johnny Lieu
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These guys broke the world record for the highest basketball shot
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Most of us struggle to get a basketball in the hoop from mere feet away.

Yet Australian YouTubers How Ridiculous have made something of an art of shooting from long distances, breaking the world record back in 2016 for the world's highest basketball shot.

Well they've done it again, this time over the Maletsunyane Falls in Lesotho, Africa with an unbelievably epic 201.422 m (660 ft 10 in) shot on Jan. 13 that's become a new world record.

It's the fifth time the group has broken the highest shot record, but who knows if they -- or anyone else -- will top this feat.

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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