Awesome Pranks

Miami’s face-eating man grabbed headlines last month, and YouTube prankster Vitalyzdtv proceeds to go on a simple but timely prank, until he goes up against a real-life Chris Redfield.

YouTuber Bangakang and his friends filled a large and ratty chest with chocolate gold coins, buried it in Venice Beach in the middle of the night and then “discovered” it the next day.

Old Uncle Drew is asked to play ball with the young blood, who are annoyed at first but then quickly remember not to judge a book by its cover. Especially if it really is just that: a cover.

A French man is blindfolded by his buddies and told he’s about to make a 50-foot bungee jump off a bridge during his bachelor party. Fortunately, he didn’t dive in head first.

We’re starting to wonder if the people in Jack Vale’s city think he’s nuts. Here he is with another awkward prank, convincing his wife that he’s at Walmart. Well he is, but that’s not the problem.

Capital Breakfast DJ’s Lisa Snowdon and Dave Barry had their guest Chris Hemsworth break some uncomfortable news from the family of one of their listeners as Thor. Odin’s son did it in one take.

At the Tower of Pisa in Italy, every tourist tries to get a photo in a cheesy “I’m holding up the tower” pose. These guys take advantage of all those outstretched hands with some high-fives.

Like pranks? Here’s 10 practical jokes from Quirkology that you can pull off with minimal effort and no cost (except your friendships.) The ketchup packet trick is pure evil. Works with mustard too.

It’s about time Toronto got the hero it deserved. Yes, their Batman is a lot like Gotham’s except that he strikes fun into the hearts of people. And his arch nemesis is The Jerky.

Some of you might be familiar with the bucket prank, in which an unsuspecting victim is forced to hold a bucket of water to the ceiling and ends up soaked. This is not that version.

Jimmy Kimmel’s previous crowdsourced pranks were pretty harmless. But this one is a bit riskier for the volunteers – they unplugged their TV while their family was watching the Super Bowl.

Prankmeister Rémi Gaillard stands by the side of the road disguised as one of those annoying speed cameras, snapping pictures of anything he thinks is going too fast – because, why not?

Also known as the “poor man’s perimeter alarm”, these foot-long pull-strings are rigged with a small explosive charge, which makes a loud 85dB bang when yanked. Sold in packs of 72 pieces.

After the success of the Halloween candy prank, Jimmy Kimmel once again asked parents to mess with their kids. The little ones were allowed to open their presents early, only to find crap inside.

These poor souls who unfortunately had to work on Black Friday probably had enough on their plates before these guys (inspired by this show) came along with their nonsensical shopping lists.

Last October, the gorilla enclosure at the Werribee Open Range Zoo in Australia was tested out by… two guys in gorilla suits. Visitors were treated to an unbelievable display of fake gorilla behavior.

Improv Everywhere sends an army of pranksters into Best Buy wearing their trademark blue Polos and khakis, amusing customers and annoying security. Since when is wearing blue illegal?

Jimmy Kimmel has a cruel sense of humor, asking asked parents to tell their kids that they ate all of their Halloween candy and video their reactions. Thankfully, none of the kids had weapons.

YouTuber StagNews and his buddies set up this Halloween prank that was so simple it was brilliant: a 4-foot dummy dressed as a skeleton. Turns out an inanimate object can be pretty scary.

An instruction manual for unleashing your inner Dennis the Menace, Bart King’s book helps you pull off practical jokes of all shapes and sizes, and chronicles some of the greatest hoaxes of all time.

Pain in the ass extraordinaire David Thorne doesn’t just make life hard for clients, he trolls his colleagues as well. He got 10 formal complaints in 6 months, all for pranking the same officemate.

The victim of this prank gets a rude awakening, resulting in a maddening ride down the road. The only thing that would have been better would have been for it to kick in during rush hour traffic.

Just for Laughs is back with another simple but highly effective prank, preying on good samaritans with a bizarre twist on the ol’ switcheroo. Good thing none of the victims had a dog with them.