The King of Random (TKOR) is a YouTube channel created by Grant Thompson that conducts DIY projects and experiments (such as creating and launching model rockets, cutting open spray paint cans and deep frying ballpoint pens), often involving large amounts of a single item. Thompson created the channel in 2010. Thompson died on July 29, 2019, in a paramotoring accident at the age of 38. The channel was originally hosted solely by Thompson, but is now hosted by sculptors Nate Bonham and Calli Gade and meteorologist Grace Dirig. As of May 2021, the channel has around 12.6 million subscribers.