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The Real Life Guys
Youtube channel
LanguageGerman
Inception27th February 2016 (The Real Life Guys)
Channel NameThe Real Life Guys
Subscribers1.58 mio (25.01.2023)
Videos Published140 (28.08.2021)
FoundersJohannes Mickenbecker (*1997)
Philipp Mickenbecker (1997-2021)
Elisabeth Mickenbecker (1999-2018)
ParticipantsDaniel, Julius, Lara
CameraJulius Vogelbusch (*1995)
Data accessed 25.01.2023


The Real Life Guys is a German YouTube Channel about Do-it-yourself projects, which was found by the brothers Johannes Mickenbecker (*27th June 1997) and Philipp Mickenbecker (*27th June 1997; † 9th June 2021) in 2016[1].

Their motto is Do Someting - In Real Life with which they want to encourage young people to start own DIY-projects and experience adventures with their friends outdoors instead of wasting their time in front of digital devices[2].

Life

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Johannes, Philipp and Elisabeth (Elli) grew up in a Christian family and were mainly home schooled by their parents. They only attended public schools in their teenage years in order to do their Abitur in 2016. The twin brothers started to study environmental engineering but discontinued their studies shortly after starting them.

Their sister Elli Mickenbecker was killed in a plane crash just before her 19th birthday on 10th March 2018[3][4]. Until then she had been part of almost all the activities of her brothers. From March to May 2018 the YouTube channel of the twins paused. The only video that was published during that period was a song by their sister Elli[5].

On 2nd October 2020 Philipp Mickenbecker told in a video that lymphatic cancer had been diagnosed again[6]. In 2013 the same kind of cancer had been diagnosed for the first time. At the end of 2020 the German television channel ARD shot a documentary about him before he died on July 9th 2021 from the consequences of cancer[7]. He was buried next to his sister in Bickenbach on 17th June 2021.

Johannes Mickenbecker married Lara on Alsbach castle shortly after the death of his brother in July 2021[8]. They had been engaged since Christmas eve 2020.

Purpose and Content of their Activites on YouTube

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The Real Life Guys started the YouTube channel with the vision of encouraging young people to go outdoors and experience adventures. The twins inspire their audience to not only spend their time on their phones and laptops but to start own building- or outdoor-projects. That is why they upload their projects in irregular intervals and share their ideas with the community[9]. They gained the technical knowledge for their projects by own experiments and watching YouTube tutorials themselves[10]. Additionally the two started a second YouTube channel called ‘’Life Lion’’ in 2020. On this channel Philipp reported about his health condition and shared his faith in Jesus. Some content was supported by the actor Samuel Koch.

Projects

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The brothers did a lot of projects, which were also honored by public media. Their friends always supported their crazy ideas. Oftentimes bathtubs are a crucial material they start with[11]. In the following some projects will be explained.

The bathtub submarine

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In 2017 they constructed a manned yellow submarine using bathtubs as their raw material. Included in the interior fittings of their submersible was a diving cylinder to provide oxygen. They dived several times with it to test their construction and to explore a lake. Manned, the submarine dived into a maximum depth of 10 meters. For security reasons, professional divers accompanied the crew at all times while being under water. In a follow-up attempt to find out the maximum dive depth of the submersible, it imploded in 12 meters depth[12]. Looking back The Real Life Guys said that this had been their most dangerous project until then.

Flying Bathtub

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In 2018 the brothers constructed a huge drone out of a bathtub and carried out one of the first manned drone-flights in Germany. Amongst other destinations they flew to a bakery with it[13][14][15]. In consultation with the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA, "Federal Aviation Office") the maximum flight-hight was limited to 30 meters above ground to avoid extra paperwork for special permission[16][17]. During the time of construction they cooperated with the drone manufacturer exabotix[18].The drone has a flight duration of six minutes and is powered by six 20hp-engines. Each engine drives a rotor. All together they are able to transport a maximum weight of 140 kg[19].

Tree house

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The Real Life Guys started to build their "dream-tree-house" in summer 2018. It is situated 7 meters above ground, has three floors and is located in Seeheim-Jugenheim[20].

Godzilla

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On the occasion of the movie release of Godzilla II: King of the Monsters in 2019, The Real Life Guys built an effigy of Godzilla which was 20 meters long and seven meters high. It was then used for a prank of the comedy trio ApeCrime[21]. To realize the prank the Godzilla effigy was scuttled in the Erlensee, a lake near Bickenbach, and surfaced by divers in just the right moment. Upon testing the scuttling and surfacing some issues arose. This is why the behemoth had to be pulled out of the lake by a helicopter[22]. Before the real prank took place the effigy was repaired. The project was supported by Warner Bros. Entertainment[23].

Submersible 2.0

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After reaching one million subscribers they started to build a second submersible on the raw material of a gas tank.

Rollercoaster

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In a 48 hour project The Real Life Guys built a rollercoaster in an enclosed Hornbach-building-centre, with only the material of the building centre. The only requirement of the building centre was to ensure safety as their highest priority. In the end the roller coaster was 10 meters high, had a looping and ended in a pool. Again, a modified bathtub was used, this time as car on the rollercoaster[9][24].

Community Event

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In July 2021, shortly after Philipp had passed away, a “Community Event” was hosted at the lake Wechselsee near Biebesheim am Rhein. The aim was to build a huge raft out of doors and bathtubs. The project was supported by the local police and fire brigade and the gathering was attended by about 300 people. Initially the project was planned to be located at the NATO-Rampe in Gernsheim am Rhein, but due to safety concerns the location was changed[25].

Another Community Event was organised with the organisation Samaritan's Purse at the end of 2021 in succession of the flood in the Ahr valley. This time they helped with cleaning work in the disaster area in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in the federal state Rhineland-Palatinate. The campaign helped to clean up with several hundred people for three days in the area which was most effected by the flood [26].

Miscellaneous

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The Real Life Guys were part of the SWR-report Rollende Raritäten: Schräge Fahrzeuge Marke Eigenbau (engl. Rolling Rarities: weird vehicles DIY). They were accompanied by the television crew while transforming a childrens car into a go-cart with electric drive. The test drive was included as well[27].

In 2020 and 2021 the Mickenbecker twins were guest in several talk shows (NDR Talk Show[28][29], Nachtcafe[30], Stern TV[31]). Philipp first spoke about his cancer in public in the NDR talk show deep und deutlich (engl. deep and plainly spoken) in Oktober 2020[32].

In the German daily news Bild[33] and Der Spiegel[34][35] articles were published about Philipp Mickenbecker.

Literature

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  • Philipp Mickenbecker (2020), Meine Real Life Story und die Sache mit Gott, Adeo, ISBN 978-3-86334-283-8
  • Janet Müller, ed. (2022), Unsere Real Life Stories. Geschichten und Begegnungen voller Mut, Hoffnung und Glaube, Adeo, ISBN 978-3-86334-347-7

References

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  1. ^ "YouTube-Tüftler „The Real Life Guys"" (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  2. ^ Mickenbecker, Johannes. "DIY Kollektion". The Real Life Guys. The Real Life Guys. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Ultra-Leichtflugzeug in Hessen abgestürzt: Schwester von Youtube-Stars stirbt – Video". focus.de (in German). 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ^ Angelo Cali (2018-03-19). "Nach tödlichem Flugzeugabsturz: YouTube-Stars trauern um ihre Schwester". tag24.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. ^ The Real Life Guys (2018-03-19). "Wir werden dich nie vergessen Elli! (†18) | Unsere Schwester schrieb dieses Lied über unsere Jugend". YouTube (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ "„Nur noch zwei Wochen zu leben": Deutscher Youtube-Star erhält schreckliche Diagnose" (in German). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. ^ "YouTube-Star Philipp Mickenbecker ist tot". t-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  8. ^ "Johannes Mickenbecker hat geheiratet" (in German). n-tv Nachrichten. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  9. ^ a b "The Real Life Guys und HORNBACH Fröttmaning verwirklichen ein besonderes Projekt" (in German). 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  10. ^ "Verrückte Erfindungen der „Real Life Guys"". Deutsche Welle: Euromaxx – Leben und Kultur in Europa (www.dw.com) (in German). 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  11. ^ hessenschau de, Frankfurt Germany. "hessenschau – ganze Sendung" (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  12. ^ Peter Keller (2018-02-24). "Drei Bickenbacher basteln eine fliegende Badewanne / Dank Internet können sie von solchen Ideen leben". Echo-Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  13. ^ Sabrina Leretz (2018-01-18), "Ausflug in bemannter Drohne: Mit der fliegenden Badewanne zum Bäcker", FAZ.NET, ISSN 0174-4909, retrieved 2020-06-06
  14. ^ Stefanie Jürgensen (2018-01-22). "Youtuber fliegen mit Drohnen-Badewanne zum Bäcker". nord24.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  15. ^ "The Real Life Guys: Diese Zwillinge fliegen mit einer Badewanne zum Bäcker". rtl.de (in German). 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  16. ^ Helga Hansen (2018-01-22). "Real Life Guys: Mit der Badewannen-Drohne zum Bäcker". heise.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  17. ^ "Bastelprojekt: Youtuber fliegen mit Badewanne zum Bäcker". derStandard.de (in Austrian German). 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  18. ^ "Badewanne fliegt zum Bäcker". n-tv.de (in German). 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  19. ^ "Youtube: Per Flugdrohne zum Bäcker". Spiegel Online – Wissenschaft (in German). 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  20. ^ "Besuch im Baumhaus – NABU Seeheim-Jugenheim". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  21. ^ ApeCrimeTV (2019-05-30). "30 METER RIESEN MONSTER PRANK im SEE!" (in German). YouTube. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  22. ^ Claudia Stehle (2019-05-17). "Bickenbach: „Real Life Guys" retten ihr Monster aus dem Erlensee". Echo-Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  23. ^ "GODZILLA II: KING OF THE MONSTERS meets ApeCrime" (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  24. ^ Anja von Fraunberg (2019-12-16). "Hornbach lässt Influencer Achterbahn in eigenem Baumarkt bauen". Werben & Verkaufen (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  25. ^ "„The Real Life Guys": Hunderte folgen emotionalem Aufruf auf Youtube" (in German). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  26. ^ Video on YouTube
  27. ^ "Doku & Reportage: Rollende Raritäten: Schräge Fahrzeuge Marke Eigenbau" (in German). ARD Mediathek. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  28. ^ "NDR Talk Show - TALK am Dienstag - ARD | Das Erste" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  29. ^ "NDR Talk Show 30.03.21 Philipp und Johannes Mickenbecker, Baptiste Giabiconi, Gerhard Delling etc" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  30. ^ "Abschied von den Liebsten" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  31. ^ "Real Life Guys live bei stern TV: „Tabus gibt's bei uns nicht" | stern TV" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  32. ^ "The Real Life Guys über den Verlust ihrer Schwester, Homeschooling und den Tod | deep und deutlich" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  33. ^ "YouTube-Star Philipp Mickenbecker: Ärzte haben mich aufgegeben" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  34. ^ Kristin Haug, DER SPIEGEL. "»The Real Life Guys«: Philipp Mickenbecker und sein Zwillingsbruder Johannes über Gott und den Krebs" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  35. ^ DER SPIEGEL. "»Real Life Guys«: YouTuber Philipp Mickenbecker stirbt mit 23 Jahren an Krebs" (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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