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99 Outrageous April Fool's Inspirations

From Invisible Dog Pranks to Deceptive Soup Cakes

— March 20, 2013 — Pop Culture
It is almost the world’s biggest prank day and many people are searching for an April Fool's inspiration to ruin their loved one’s days for a temporary period of time. Listed here are some notoriously well-organized pranks that will surely inspire you in your pursuit of causing a ruckus.

Pranks can be done on a wide scale from gross to outright scary. You can purchase simple prank tools from your dollar store or plan out a major prank session that will become legendary.

Let's be honest; we all need a good laugh from time to time. I am a huge believer that everyone needs to be able to laugh at themselves. Fortunately, as humans, we have dedicated a global day to make this happen; so gear up for April Fool's and laugh it out with your friends and family.
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Missile Distractor Devices
Missile Distractor Devices
The iLaunch Thunder Will Keep Co-Workers On Their Toes
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Comedic Baller Highlight Reels
Comedic Baller Highlight Reels
To Celebrate the NBA YouTube Channel Reaching 1 Billion Views
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Feel Good Football Pranks
Feel Good Football Pranks
This Tostitos Chips Commercial Surprises Military Veterans
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Performance Self-Art Pranks
Performance Self-Art Pranks
The Gallery Hijak Video Teaches You How to Become Art
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Grocery Store Gags
Grocery Store Gags
MediocreFilms Present a Hilarious List to Kmart Workers
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Feisty Father Pranks
Feisty Father Pranks
The Jimmy Kimmel 'Hose' Video is Hilarious and Audience-
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Multicultural Panhandler Pranks
Multicultural Panhandler Pranks
An Urban Improv Troupe Invades an NYC Subway with High Demands
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Comical Christmas Dancing Pranks
Comical Christmas Dancing Pranks
This Hilarious Recording by Preston Leatherman Has Holiday Cheer
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Porktastic Corporate Pranks
Porktastic Corporate Pranks
The Conscious Minds Organic Bacon Scented Litter is a Swineriffic Gag
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Look-Alike Family Foursome Pranks
Look-Alike Family Foursome Pranks
The Improv Everywhere Quadruplets Stunt Had Onlookers Smiling
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Confused Fake Date Pranks
Confused Fake Date Pranks
The Camera Captures Tommy Approaching Random Women for Blind Dates
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Packed Prank Apps
Packed Prank Apps
FunChat App Combines an Array of Social Features
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Petition to Petition Pranks
Petition to Petition Pranks
Scott Rogowsky Asks People to Sign Up to Stop What He's Doing
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Glass-Shattering Screamers
Glass-Shattering Screamers
The Panic Button Lets You Release Rage Without Damaging Your Vocals
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Prankster Writing Utensils
Prankster Writing Utensils
The Pull My Finger Pen Dares You to Do the Unthinkable
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Augmented Reality Pranks
Augmented Reality Pranks
The 'Walls to the People' Smartphone App Shows Graffitied Landmarks
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Record-Breaking Costly Coffees
Record-Breaking Costly Coffees
The Quadriginoctuple Frap Makes for an Expensive Starbucks Visit
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Undead Television Pranks
Undead Television Pranks
The Thinkmodo Zombie Experiment NYC Video Scared Unsuspecting Residents
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Cyborg Stalkers
Cyborg Stalkers
The Doctor Who Cyberman Wall Decoration is Always Watching You
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Popular Puzzle Game Pranks
Popular Puzzle Game Pranks
MIT Students Create a Two-Hundred-Foot Tetris Game on Building Window
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Prankster Writing Utensils
Prankster Writing Utensils
Take Care of Unsuspecting Bullies With the Squirt Gun Pen
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Slimy Sneeze Pranks
Slimy Sneeze Pranks
The Pranker Uses a Misty Spray to Fake Huge Sneezes
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Ironic Holiday Shopping Pranks
Ironic Holiday Shopping Pranks
ImprovEverwhere Executes a Black Friday Prank That Redefines Deals
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Fake Secret Society Pranks
Fake Secret Society Pranks
One of the Best Ways to Freak Out Pizza Delivery Guys
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Prankster Channel Changers
Prankster Channel Changers
The Ninja Remote Can Control Any Television
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Hilarious Hand-Holding Pranks
Hilarious Hand-Holding Pranks
The ‘Holding People’s Hand’ Video is Fantastically
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Horrible Holiday Pranks
Horrible Holiday Pranks
'I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present' Part 2 Has Parents Ruining Christmas
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Horrendously Uncomfortable Pranks
Horrendously Uncomfortable Pranks
The 'Awkward Mistletoe' Joke Takes Street Kissing Too Far
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Invisible Dog Pranks
Invisible Dog Pranks
What Looks Like a Hearing Test is Really a DTS Sound-Sponsored Prank
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Silly Speed Trap Pranks
Silly Speed Trap Pranks
The Rémi Gaillard Radar Gag Gets Him in Trouble as Usual
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Saxophone Prankster Apps
Saxophone Prankster Apps
The Sexy Sax Man is Now Available on iOS Devices for Fans
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Musical Beer Pranks
Musical Beer Pranks
The Red Stripe Prank is a Cleverly Executed Publicity Stunt
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Virus Gullibility
Virus Gullibility
If Conficker Worm is Not An April Fool's Hoax, 15 Million PCs Could be Inf
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Conversation Hijacking Pranks
Conversation Hijacking Pranks
Medicore Films Confuses Callers with This Cell Phone Prank
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Terrifying T-Rex Attack Pranks
Terrifying T-Rex Attack Pranks
This Roaring Dinosaur Scares Pedestrians on the Street
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Pooptastic Eco Pranks
Pooptastic Eco Pranks
Climate Rush Group Dumps Manure on Jeremy Clark's Drive
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Google Pranks
Google Pranks
Calendar Wake Up Feature
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Rainbow Keynote Pranks
Rainbow Keynote Pranks
'Spinning Beach Ball of Death' by Improv Everywhere Surprises Audience
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Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
1.2 Million 'New York Times' Fakes Handed Out
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Profane Protests
Profane Protests
Viral Chinese 'Grass Mud Horse' Pranks Fight for Freedom of Speech
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Dogsled Urban Transit Pranks
Dogsled Urban Transit Pranks
The ‘Best Bus Stop Ever’ Ad Surprised Commuters
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Viral Gamer Pranks
Viral Gamer Pranks
Starcraft 2 Has the Greatest Rick Roll of All Time
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Ghostly Drive-Thru Pranks
Ghostly Drive-Thru Pranks
The Invisible Drive-Thru Prank Stuns Unsuspecting Fast Food Employees
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Tragically Hilarious Toddler Pranks
Tragically Hilarious Toddler Pranks
Jack Vale Tricks Pedestrians With a Mask Inside Baby Carriage
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Christmas Present Pranks
Christmas Present Pranks
DIYHacksAndHowTos Meshes Christmas with April Fool's Day
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Costumed Central Park Pranks
Costumed Central Park Pranks
Ed Bassmaster Scares Strangers in New York Dressed as Bush Man
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YouTube Rick Rolling its Own Users
YouTube Rick Rolling its Own Users
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Walk-In Homicide Pranks
Walk-In Homicide Pranks
See How People React to This Elevator Murder Social Experiment Campaign
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Sleeping Subway Beds
Sleeping Subway Beds
'The Sleeper Car' by Improv Everywhere Let People Rest Their Eyes
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Tablet Mockery Apps
Tablet Mockery Apps
The Primary Coffee Company HotPad App Disses iPad Overheating Issue
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Headless Halloween Pranks
Headless Halloween Pranks
Rich Ferguson Performs a Scary Head Drop Illusion to Strangers
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Remote Control Rodent Pranks
Remote Control Rodent Pranks
These Pedestrians Get a Scare Courtesy of this Funny Rat Prank
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Realistic Elevator TV Pranks
Realistic Elevator TV Pranks
The LG 'So Real, It's Scary' Campaign Involves a Deathly Illusion
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Pedestrian-Saving Pranks
Pedestrian-Saving Pranks
The Scum River Bridge Keeps Your Feet Dry, Makes a Point
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Dramatic Surprise Prank Ads
Dramatic Surprise Prank Ads
The New Dutch TNT Commerical Will Wreck Your Nerves
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Kitchen-Sink Bombs
Kitchen-Sink Bombs
The Next Wave of Terrorism?
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Pressure-Filled Deodorant Pranks
Pressure-Filled Deodorant Pranks
This Nivea Commercial Covers an Elaborate Airport Prank
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Promotional Pranks
Promotional Pranks
Glassing Eyewear Uses Immaturity for Publicity
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Stuck Foot Door Wedges
Stuck Foot Door Wedges
Open up Doors with the Foot in the Door Doorstop
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Deceiving Urine Sample Treats
Deceiving Urine Sample Treats
Candy Warehouse Offers a Mouth-Watering Pour of Sour Liquid Candy
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Crude Christmas Pranks
Crude Christmas Pranks
‘I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present' Channels Parents' Inn
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Playful Pranked Faces
Playful Pranked Faces
The Pro Plus Stay Alert Ads Will Have You Laughing With Their Familiarity
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Terrifying Ghost Pranks
Terrifying Ghost Pranks
Brazilian TV Show Freaks Out Elevator Riders with Creepy Screaming Child
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Flying Cup Pranks
Flying Cup Pranks
The Drive Thru Floating Cup Video Features a Magical Stunt
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Hilarious Pepper Extract Pranks
Hilarious Pepper Extract Pranks
A Boyfriend Gets Sweet Revenge on His Girl in This Hot Sauce Prank
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Political Billboard Pranks
Political Billboard Pranks
D*Face Takes On the Queen at G-20 Summit
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Profane Traffic Lights
Profane Traffic Lights
Manhattan Prankster Gives Crosswalk Lights the Finger
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Flipped Fast Food Pranks
Flipped Fast Food Pranks
The Alki Stevens Cone-ing Video Features Ice Cream Chaos
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Malicious Mummy Pranks
Malicious Mummy Pranks
This Corpse Elevator Prank From Brazil Leaves People Screaming For Help
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Viral Political Pranks
Viral Political Pranks
Barack Obama Rolling (Like Rick Rolling)
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Prank Photography
Prank Photography
Jamie Chung's ‘Mischief' Photos Make Childhood Jokes Artistic
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Taking Pranks Global
Taking Pranks Global
Improv Anywhere Launches UrbanPrankster.com
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Monumental Pranks
Monumental Pranks
Vandalized Lenin Statues Cause Outrage and Laughs
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Social Media Pranks
Social Media Pranks
Elderly Man Uses Twitter as a Search Engine on Oldmansearch Twitter Page
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Imitating Social Profile Pranks
Imitating Social Profile Pranks
CasinoRoy Creates Confusion with His Fake Facebook Accounts
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Job Application Pranks
Job Application Pranks
This 'Gettingjobbed' Tumblr Site Provides a Humorous Read
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Wall Street Pranks
Wall Street Pranks
Jokers Make Light of Bankruptcy on CNN
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Cardboard Office Pranks
Cardboard Office Pranks
The Cardboard Office Prank is the Ultimate Workplace Joke
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Pile of Poop Soap
Pile of Poop Soap
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Deceptive Soup Cakes
Deceptive Soup Cakes
Machi No Kumasan is Offering These Realistic Looking Ramen Soup Cakes
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Horrifying Hotel Pranks
Horrifying Hotel Pranks
Spanish Candid Camera Spooks Guests With a Scary Little Girl Prank
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Insanely Dangerous Pranks
Insanely Dangerous Pranks
Laser Targeting U.S Commercial Aircraft
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Unusual Bacon Culinary Innovations
Unusual Bacon Culinary Innovations
Bizarre Repurposed Pork
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River Pollution Pranks
River Pollution Pranks
Glowing Green River Caused by Pranksters?
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Prank Computer Cords
Prank Computer Cords
The Usb-It Stick On USB Cable by Thinkgeek Turns Anything into a USB Device
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Chatroulette Pranks
Chatroulette Pranks
The Dr. Pepper Chatroulette Cheerleader Prank Hits the Web
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April Fools Pranks
April Fools Pranks
Facebook Launches Live Poke
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Nasty Food Pranks
Nasty Food Pranks
Beware the Chocolate Chip Donuts
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Viral Inter-Office Pranks
Viral Inter-Office Pranks
Graphic Designer Pranks Secretary in This Hilarious Lost Cat Chain Mail
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Wrapping Paper Pranks
Wrapping Paper Pranks
Man Gets His Whole Apartment Wrapped for Epic Christmas Prank
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Foul-Smelling Aerosols
Foul-Smelling Aerosols
The Fart Spray is the Ultimate Weapon Against Your Enemies
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Police Car Pranks
Police Car Pranks
Spanish Artist, SpY's, Interventions Spare No One
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Dino-Hiding Wedding Pranks
Dino-Hiding Wedding Pranks
Save the Date is a Card That You Want on Your Fridge
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Haunting Hotel Pranks
Haunting Hotel Pranks
Bert Kreischer Leaves Surprises for Housecleaning Staff
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Display Photo Pranks
Display Photo Pranks
These Default Profile Picture Silhouettes are Hilariously Deceitful
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Musical Shoes
Musical Shoes
The Gangster CD Stereo Sneaker Plays Your Favourite Tracks
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Humorous Traffic Signs
Humorous Traffic Signs
Funny and Unusual Road Signs from Around the World
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