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5 Epic April Fools' Day Pranks For Social Good

... protests in the late 19 th century, for instance. In 1899, anarchist political activist and writer Emma Goldman even released a torrent of rats in a Macy’s department store. 3. Naked activists overtook a pharmaceutical company’s lobby. Last year, those at the headquarters of HIV drug manufacturer Gilead Sciences got a little surprise. Naked demonstrators  swarmed their lobby, demanding that the heath care industry stop prioritizing profit over public health. “We stand here naked, completely vulnerable, a state in which the current system leaves millions around the world,” ACT UP London’s Jake Chambers told New Now Next. “We also stand with bareness and honesty, and we demand that drug companies be exposed in the same way.”. 4. The ‘Yes Men’ unveiled their shenanigans. A group called the “ Yes Men ” once surprised senators on Capitol Hill by presenting a “ Survivaball ” suit that helps people survive climate change. They’ve also ...

The 13 Best April Fools’ Day Pranks Of 2017

... 6 l 3 yt 7. — Virgin Australia (@Virgin Australia) March 31, 2017. The emoji horns. Honda had a bit of fun with its April Fools’ Day prank, releasing an ad detailing how the company has tried to bring some range to the good old fashioned car horn. An outdoor assistant. Google unveiled Google Gnome, an assistant for all your outdoor needs. “Google Gnome is like having a tiny, little meteorologist at your beck and call,” notes the description in the Google store. The little device can also “take charge of your backyard tools” and comes with all sorts of add-ons, including a bird bath attachment. Invisible box. Zappos also had fun with a bit of a ridiculous idea tackling a very real problem, thieves who steal boxes from your front door. The company’s solution? Create a box that becomes invisible. The problem is that even the ...

The Best April Fools' Day Pranks In History

... called in excitedly claiming to have felt it, including at least one woman who said she floated around her house before landing again. Zero-G Day surfaced again at the beginning of 2014 with the exact same explanation, according to __link__. This time, the magic date was Jan. 4. 1998: The left-handed Whopper. In a full-page ad that ran in USA Today in 1998, Burger King announced that it would now offer a burger specially made for one continually underrepresented part of society: south paws. So, what distinguished the left-handed Whopper from a regular one? The toppings and condiments would all be rotated 180 degrees on the bun. This would in turn redistribute the weight of the sandwich and make it more comfortable when held in the left hand, according to the announcement. Jim Watkins , senior ...

Adam Trent’s Top 5 April Fool’s Day Pranks

... out. Adam Trent. 1. Totaled mobile. One of Trent’s favourites that involves an old, broken mobile phone with a cracked screen. Remember that phone you cracked but never threw away? Now's its time for glory. “If you don’t already have one, you can buy them online or at a phone-repair store for next to nothing,” Trent says. “Ask to borrow your friend’s phone. Secretly make the switch to the broken phone, and then toss that one back to your friend – clumsily – to be sure they drop it and think their phone is now broken.”. Bonus points if you manage to toss it from a bridge or into a pool. Good times. 2. Contact switcheroo. Again, 'borrow' your friend’s mobile, but be sure they unlock it if it has a passcode. Then, go into the contacts and change your name to that of your friend’s significant other. Return the phone, wait a while and then start texting your victim from your own phone. Angry messages are fun, but sexy, come hither texts are even better. “I ...

The Good, The Bad And The Very Funny

... Zaremba | NJ Advance Media for __link__. Calling for Al Koholic: Tube Bar prank calls. Perhaps one of the best known phone pranks occurred back in the 1970's at the Tube Bar in Jersey City. The premise is simple — a caller asks for the bar's gravel-voiced owner, Louis "Red" Deutsch, and then asks for a fake patron, such as Al Koholic, Al Killeu, Pepe Roni, Ben Dover, Stu Peit and Hugh Jass to name a few. When Deutsch catches on to the prankster, threats and insults fly. The recordings' popularity in turn inspired the Simpsons' running gag of Bart and Lisa pranking bartender Moe Syzslak. As a word of warning, the Tube Bar recordings are filled with profanity and crudeness. Listen at your own risk  (or amusement). Air horn-toting, bunny-suited man gets slapped by cop. File this under prank gone ...

Here’s The Best And Worst Of This Year’s Pranks So Far

... gags are rolling out. Google Home is a nifty little voice assistant for inside the home… but what about outside? Meet Google Gnome. Alas, I know a bunch of people who would actually buy this. I might be one of them. Google Japan's Bubble Wrap Keyboard. Google Japan always gets suuuper whacky with their gags, and this year’s is no different. You probably type for work. Working is stressful. Know what releases stress? Popping bubble wrap. Google Japan has turned bubble-wrap popping into a typing method. It probably takes a million hours to type a few sentences, but damn is it satisfying. Auntie Anne's changes its logo to try to connect with millennials. In an effort to connect with today’s kids and their filters and their instaglams and their snapcharts, Auntie Anne is ditching the halo from their logo in favor of the flower crown found in every music festival selfie taken ...

Best April Fools' Day Pranks And Jokes To Play On Your Friends And Family

... it will be worth it. Click to play Tap to play. The video will start in 8 Cancel. Play now. Identical twin SHOCKS subway riders into thinking he's from the future. Share this video. Get daily updates directly to your inbox. + Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing. Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email. It's April Fools' Day , the one day that it's completely acceptable to do awful things to the people you care about and get away with it because of an ancient tradition. Give some of these a go, but remember doing any of the following pranks after midday on April 1 is against the rules and if you're not sure a colleague will see the funny side, it's probably best not to bother. If you're looking to have a laugh at someone else's expense, you could do worse than to try these effective and inventive pranks. Just don't blame us if you ...

April Fools' Day Prank Roundup

... winky face, and rolling eyes…. Mc Laren. At 1,495 kg (3,296 lbs), the 570 GT is a lightweight sports car thanks to carbon fiber and what better way to emphasize its featherweight class if not by applying lots of artificial feathers with carbon-fiber veins? 10,000, to be exact. Hand-applied, these feathers are 2.76 inches long and come with a pearlescent lacquer coating for a stronger visual impact. Those willing to spice up their posh new Adam city car can pay more and get a so-called "scented paint." The first of the bunch is this "Berry-Red," which as you might have guessed already, smells like a strawberry. Who said Formula 1 cars can’t be practical? Get ready to meet the first-ever F 1 hatchback, the “R. S. 17 Hayonara.” Renault says it’s only a concept, but nevertheless it’s accepting signed blank checks should you be interested in owning one. It draws inspiration from the company’s first production hatchback, the Renault 16 launched in 1965. It has a cargo capacity of 300 liters and can be ...

Best Aussie April Fool’s Jokes

... named FLIKEA. “Using a fleet of five custom-fit aircraft, the single-class airline will launch in 2019 and will use the five dimensions of Democratic Design unique to IKEA to reduce aircraft weight and fuel requirements, resulting in a dramatically reduced transit time, lower ticket price, and cutting out the need for any stopovers,” the airliner said in a press release. FLIKEA. I’d like to see that! Source: Supplied. VIRGIN UNLEASHES CANINE CREW. Virgin Australia today announced it was introducing a world-first Canine Crew service. “Hundreds of dogs have been specially trained at a new purpose built canine crew training facility over the past few months in preparation for their introduction to service on all Boeing 737, Airbus A 330 and Boeing 777 aircraft in the Virgin Australia fleet,” the airliner said in a press release. Virgin even posted a video on social media showing the said Canine Crew in training. Today we are excited to unleash our new Virgin Australia Canine Crew in a world first initiative. ...