prank
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30 Years Later, The Max Headroom TV Hackers Remain At Large
For 25 seconds in 1987, in the middle of WGN-TV anchor Dan Roan’s sportscast, thousands of Chicagoans’ feeds were replaced with a low analogue whine and the eery image of a masked man nodding over and over as if in a state of mania. “If you’re wondering what’s happened, so am I,” Roan said to…
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This MP3 Experiment Shows What 2000 Smartphone Speakers Sound Like
Video: Improv Everywhere is a guerrilla prank group who’s various missions have included planning a massive Best Buy infiltration and turning a busy train station into an underground spa. For its latest social experiment, the team gave 2000 people instructions via headphones, severely confusing local residents.
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The Best Kitchen Prank Is Putting A Human Head In A Jar Inside A Fridge
This prank is genius. Thanks to the wonders of optics and a simple Photoshop technique you can easily make a jar with a pickled human head inside. This will make anyone scream in the office or at home as soon as they open the fridge — such a great effect.
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How to Make Sure Someone Will Buy Your App (Hint: Use Comic Sans)
Chocolat, a text editor for Mac, offers its users a free trial before asking users to buy its app. After the free trial is over, you can still use the app but… it’ll display everything in Comic Sans. You win Chocolat. [Chocolat via @jakemarsh via Stellar]