April fool’s pranks

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Sunday is April 1st, but here are some good pranks to get you started. Here’s one of my favorites… “Beeper bomb” sounds prank device – but of course you don’t need to buy one, you can build one yourself, just in time for this weekend!

DIY “Brain Assailant” – Link.

More:

April Fool’s pranks for nerds – Link.
Scare your friends with a fake error – Link.
HOW TO – The Singing Keyboard prank – Link.
“Last Day” magnetic sonic cube landmine – Link.
Poop Prop – Link.
Fake Virus!!! – Link.
The ultimate list of practical jokes – Link.

8 thoughts on “April fool’s pranks”

daqq says:

March 30th, 2007 at 3:07 am

I’d say it’s a bit bad design! The 7805 has its own power consumption, it’s all in all innefective. And the battery will deplete itself very quickly. I made one, sent the locals a link, but they did not post it. God knows why:
http://daqq.eu/index.php?show=prj_sanity_nullifier

With 200uA power drain it will last longer.

David
mctaylor says:

March 30th, 2007 at 9:03 am

Don’t do this at work, or in a public or commercial space.

A bomb hoax or even a joke gone bad can be serious.

E.g. Aqua Teen Hunger Force LED art shuts down Boston
jg0801 says:

March 30th, 2007 at 10:07 am

MC: concur. Here in Texas, this would qualify as a “Hoax Bomb”, and thus is a trip to Class 3 Felony land.
daqq says:

March 30th, 2007 at 11:28 am

Here, in Slovakia no one would raise an eyebrow…