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Rigged Elevator Pranks Riders With Donald Duck Sounds and More

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:04 +0000

Have you had enough elevator pranks? Well, howzabout just one more? We promise it’s a good one! Set on a Norwegian talk show, this prank doesn’t involve any ghastly ghouls or zombies in coffins like we’ve seen in the past. It merely consists of two jokesters duping elevator riders via a “voice activated” experience they’re [...]

Man Pulls Off Flawless Human Chair Prank

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:23:11 +0000

Let’s close the case folks, because we’ve found the best video prank by far. In the newest YouTube video uploaded by user UCMagic, one prankster decided to conceal and outfit themselves flawlessly to look like the cushions of a coffee shop chair. When seated in the correct position (looking all too well like the other chairs) the [...]

Dad Pulls Off Best April Fool's Prank of 2013

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:45:15 +0000

This is the kind of prank we like. Nobody gets hurt, and it didn’t happen to us. This dad pranks his kid so well, and truthfully, we didn’t even see it coming even though we knew it was a prank. Well done, sir. We’re glad you’re not our dad. Source: Dad Pulls Off Best April [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’s April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

The Best Celebrity Pranks Ever

Cassandra Rose — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:45:17 +0000

April Fool’s Day is today, and what better way to celebrate the day that it’s totally cool to wrap a toilet in cellophane than to go through some of the best celebrity pranks throughout the ages? Of course, by “ages,” we mean anything within the new millennium. Whether they’re perpetrated on the first of April, [...]

Prankster Dressed as Plant Terrifies Shoppers

Emerald Catron — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:25:08 +0000

YouTuber RRyanLewis, whose favorite pastime seems to be dressing up as a plant and scaring people, is at it again. Here is his newest installment of the “Bushman” pranks. In episode 2.31, he demonstrates his ability to fit into a planter, and also to make grown men scream like wee little girls. Truthfully, it doesn’t [...]

Check out the Best Bus Stop Ever

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:27:19 +0000

This surely makes waiting for the bus a little less boring. In a recent video, the folks over at Qualcomm decided to make everyone’s day a little brighter by adding in some crazy stuff. In order to do so, the company placed a URL on the side of a local bus stop and waited for the [...]

Valentine's Day Wedding Proposal Prank

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:07:27 +0000

How was your Valentine’s Day? Probably better than this guy’s. At least, that’s what these passersby were thinking… Posted on YouTube just before the day of love, this Valentine’s Day proposal prank video — in which a man asks his “girlfriend” to marry him whilst surrounded by a mass of strangers, only to have her [...]

A Collection of 'Baby Powder in the Blow Dryer' Pranks — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:00:08 +0000

[onescreen item="5013060"] Want to do something nice for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day? DON’T pull the baby-powder-in-the-blow-dryer prank. (But if you do anyway, be sure to film it, thanks!) It’s often the simplest pranks that are the most enduring, the most re-watchable, and this prank is certainly that. It’s got visual flair, the element of [...]

Ellen DeGeneres Pranks Strangers With Taylor Swift Lyrics

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:07:06 +0000

In a recent episode of the Oprah of the 2000's (aka 'Ellen'), the daytime talk show host sent one of her writers to Lowe's in order to stir up some serious confusion in a few unsuspecting people. How so? By speaking to strangers only with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's hit 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'

'Overly Attached Girlfriend' Stalks Celebs at the American Music Awards

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:05:28 +0000

Whatever the situation, you don't want to get on Overly Attached Girlfriend's bad side. She can get super weird, super quick. But the truth is, all her creepiness is really funny. So what better way to spice up the American Music Awards red carpet than by planting the YouTube sensation in the path of famous musicians and celebrities?

Pranksters Dress As Target Employees On Black Friday

Dan Seitz — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:00:03 +0000

Black Friday is infamous among retail personnel for bringing out the absolute worst in people. Customers are rude, self-centered, and obnoxious. So the guys at Prank Vs. Prank struck back for the employee, dressing up as employees of a certain retail establishment and offering “help”. Just a gentle reminder to be polite as you shop [...]

Worst Friends Ever Fail at 'Trust Fall' Game

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:10:56 +0000

Remember that ‘trust fall’ game you used to play as a kid? Man, that was scary. In elementary school, it was the game we used to distinguish who the trustworthy friends were and who stunk. Basically, it’s when you close your eyes and fall backwards, trusting the person behind will catch you before you plummet [...]

Would You Fall for the Collapsing Elevator Prank?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:37:52 +0000

The folks at LG think their flat screens are pretty lifelike. So to prove it, they covered the floor of an elevator with the screens and had cameras running when unsuspecting office workers got into the lift. As the elevator made its way down, the faux-floor began to collapse, flat panel by flat panel. Appropriate [...]

Man 'Borrows' Pedestrian Cell Phones for Hilarious Prank

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:25:22 +0000

Unless you’ve used your monthly minutes, there’s usually no harm in letting a stranger borrow your cellphone for a quick call. There’s usually no harm, but internet prankster Andrew Hales plays off this social generosity in his latest video. In it, he approaches strangers on Brigham Young University’s campus and asks to borrow their phone. Once he does he [...]

Do You Pull Internet Pranks on Your Friends? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:03:36 +0000

The Internet hasn’t just changed the way we gather information, communicate and share videos of cats battling printers. It also gives pranksters a completely new venue to do their worst. But are practical jokers giving up the whoopee cushion for more digital nefariousness? According to a survey of 2000 18- to 24-year-olds by the confectioners Maynards, [...]

7 Great April Fool's Day Pranks on the Internet

Lori Crofford — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:23:50 +0000

It's April Fool's Day today (no, seriously!), which in recent years has morphed into God's gift to the Internet.

Today, sites everywhere are doing their best to prank unsuspecting users, and we'll be the first to admit that we've fallen for a few of them. (Thanks, Google!)

As such, we've pulled together the best jokes and gags across the web that will have you laughing all the way to April 2.