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By Mar 29, 2019
DIY

Four food pranks for office life on April 1

Be amusing, not irritating.
By Jan 14, 2016
Technology

How Pranking An Online Calendar Almost Sent This Student To Prison

Georgia Tech student Ryan Pickren shares his story on Facebook
By Nov 10, 2015
Entertainment

Pizza Rat Robot Terrifies New Yorkers

Before Giuliani, no one woulda blinked
By Apr 1, 2014
DIY

A Chemistry Prank From The April 1939 Issue Of Popular Science

These trick matches create serpents of ash. Happy April Fools' Day!
By Sep 25, 2013
Science

Nonsense Paper That Cites Michael Jackson And Ron Jeremy Actually Gets Published

Apparently no one at the Romanian journal that ran it was a Thriller fan. Or realized Bernoulli hasn't published a...
By Mar 8, 2013
DIY

Magic Mystery Bulb

Transform an old lightbulb into a glowing April Fools’ prank.
By Oct 31, 2012
DIY

Boo! Give Yourself A Dead Hand, Plus 3 More Easy DIY Halloween Tricks

Terrify your friends 1964-style. Bonus: the simplest jack-o'-lantern ever
By May 4, 2012
Science

Archive Gallery: Popular Science Plays Pranks

Practical jokes from invisible ink to dangling a car off a bridge
By Aug 20, 2008
Technology

Extreme Engineering

Canadian student pranksters have turned city lights into Morse code, covered the mayor’s house in fake paint, and dangled a...
By Aug 12, 2008
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Great College Pranks

Bury Lady Liberty in a lake? Sneak frat jokes onto the Voyager? If there's one thing the smartest college kids...