Pranks

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.

Patrons ordering a glass of fresh orange juice are very impressed when the waitress effortlessly squeezes a whole glass of the good stuff from just one half of the fruit. And then…

(NSFW: Language) The appropriate thought process when watching this vid goes a little something like this: “Oh man. Why would you ever willingly do that? ::Teeth clenching:: Whoa! Well done.”

LEGOLAND California pulled a fast one on their General Manager, replacing his Volvo XC60 with a life-sized LEGO XC90, built from over 201,000 bricks. Not the same car, but still pretty awesome.

Want to drive one of your pals really insane? Next time you’re in the locker room, sneak up behind him with a little extra shampoo, and let the wacky hijinks ensue. Now lather, rinse, repeat. Repeat.

For Improv Everywhere’s latest mission, 23 actors and 2 dogs infiltrated a public space near the entrance to Prospect Park in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and went on “mute” at coordinated intervals.

Proof of French prankster Rémi Gaillard’s elite trolling skills from YouTube member TWITCH772. His video game shenanigans are funny too, but the astronaut on the golf course had us rofling.

When in doubt as to how to pull off a prank that scares the snot out of somebody, the good old fashioned creepy-girl-ghost-busting-through-the-wall remains a consistent crowd pleaser.

One unfortunate team member of the Icelandic football club Þór Akureyri got a faceful of prank during practice, thanks to the well executed and smooth moves by his teammates. (Thanks, Thorir!)

(NSFW:Language) Here’s a prank where a guy hides in the wall to catch a interview candidate off guard. But things aren’t always as they seem, and the prankster quickly becomes the victim.

The folks at Just for Laughs perform one of the oldest tricks in the book.  It gets old after seeing it a couple of times, but we probably would’ve freaked out if this was done to us too.

BMW’s idea of an April Fools’ joke, the “World’s Fastest Pickup” has a 420hp engine and a maximum load capacity of more than 990lbs. It actually looks fairly decent with the Targa roof off.

Arena Net celebrated April Fools’ Day with the technologically adept, naughty and totally fake Commando class. Watch the video to see how this modern warrior copes in a fantasy setting.

The quintessential 21st century invention – the union of a shirt and a plate. Now food is just a downward tilt of your head away. Check the date before you buy it though. Or go make your own.

A Spanish candid camera show pranks hotel guests with a little girl that they made to look a lot like the Japanese horror icon Sadako. Watch out for the cleaning lady’s “reaction.”

Is your family always yammering about you not helping around the house? Get the Housework Timer and show them you want to help. At least for three seconds – since that’s all the timer can count.

Biola University professor Matt Weathers plays another prank on his Nature of Math class, in which he seemingly manages to go inside his newly installed Windows 7 system to fix some problems.

View live feeds from a house filled with 12 people, and buy tokens to trigger paintball guns, shockers and more. It’s like Big Brother except you can hurt the contestants. In real time. Awesome.

For the person who already has everything. That’s right, inside this beautiful package is the key to a paradoxical present, the gift of nothing. Also a great way to reconcile with enemies.

Who hasn’t heard of the antics of flight attendant Steven Slater, aka JetBlue guy? Dial House conceptualized this job quitting kit in honor of Slater’s glamorous – and criminal – resignation.

This smartass thought it would be funny if he pretended to pass out while piloting a plane. If this actually happened we’re betting the passenger knocked out the pilot for real when they landed.

Funny Or Die disguised pop singer Jewel as a shy and unassuming office lady at a karaoke bar. You probably know what happens next – literal jaw-dropping when she took the stage.

The gel ink in this pen was developed by KGB scientists during the Cold War. The ink starts to fade minutes after it’s used and will completely vanish within 48 hours. Perfect for contracts.

Feeling evil? This pocket-sized device will wreak havoc with your friends’ TV, randomly turning it off without human intervention. Just make sure you let ’em know the truth before they call tech support.